T&K Roofing & Sheet Metal Co. has always been highly involved in supporting both the local communities and the roofing trade industry, as evidenced by the number of affiliations and organizations Tom Tjelmeland, Kurt Tjelmeland and the T&K organization are involved with.

• The National Roofing Contractors Association
• Midwest Roofing Contractors Association
• Iowa Roofing Contractors Association
• U.S. Intec Midwest Regional Platinum Advisory Board
• Master Builders Association
• The Roofing Industry Alliance For Progress
• Association of General Contractors
• National Right To Work Committee
• National Federation of Independent Businesses
• Eastern Iowa Association of Cash Management
• The Better Business Bureau
• Cedar Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce

Tom Tjemeland, President, T&K Roofing

• Mayor of Ely, Iowa, 1972-1977; 1984 to Present
• Board of Directors Member, East Central Iowa Council of Government
• Board of Directors Member, All Iowa Agricultural Association
• Board of Directors Member, Linn County Historical Society
• Charter Member, International Roofers Unions
• National Labor/Management Committee
• Member, Rotarian, 1986 to Present
• Past President, Local Chapter of the American Institute of Plant Engineers (AIPE)
• Past President, All Iowa Agricultural Association
• Past President, Ely Optimist Club
• Past President, National Roofing Legal Resource Center
• Past Council Member, St. John Lutheran Church
• Past Board of Directors Member, Iowa Roofing Contractors Association
• Past NRCA Board of Directors Member, 1988/89; 1990/93; 1994/97
• NRCA Committee Appointments:
  • Government Relation Chairman, Publications, Marketing, Hail Task Force, NRCA Retirement Program, and Manual Update
• Author, "Key to Putting Quality on the Roof" and "Planning, People and Commitment" articles published in the NRCA Professional Roofers magazine.
• 1994 Co-author and presenter at Oak Ridge National Laboratory on project problems using perlite insulation
• 1992 was appointed to NRCA's Manual Update Committee which was in charge of updating the "NRCA Roofing and Waterproofing Manual."

Kurt Tjemeland, Executive Vice President, T&K Roofing

• Board of Directors Member, Junior Achievement
• Past Board of Directors Member, Iowa Roofing Contractors Association Member, NRCA ASTM committee
• Member/volunteer, Eastern Iowa Special Olympics
• Member, Association of Facilities Engineers