Media, Awards & Press

RECENT MEDIA AND PRESS

• Ask The Expert: Raise The Roof with Letitia Hanke – Podcast Episodes

  • National Black Business Month and Nature Pacific Pest Services
  • Raise The Roof With Letitia Hanke – Earth Month And Jim Persons Of Safety Pride
  • AAPI Heritage Month And Better Invested Property Management

• Featured in How women in the building trades have a better future under construction
• Featured on the Women of Excellence Podcast
• Featured in the “Self-Made Boss” book
• Build Her Up:   Women Who Lead Podcast
• Sit down? No Thanks, I’d Rather Stand” podcast by Kelly Corrigan Wonders  As a 19 year old, Letitia Hanke took a job as a receptionist at the local roofing company. Within 10 years, she bought the business she has now been running (and growing) for 18 years. If you want to remember that anything is possible, this conversation will wake you up to the possibilities. Part 2 of the How’d You Do That? series.
• “Making a Difference” news feature
• 2020 Featured on “Returning the Favor” with Mike Rowe
• 2020 Interview on the Kelly Clarkson Show
• Patch.com Rohnert Park (1/8/2019): Climate Smart Construction Job Training Program Set For North Bay
• KSRO (9/5/2018): Sonoma County Focus interview on The LIME Foundation
• 2018 Community Child Care Council of Sonoma County Champions for Children Award (Empowering Youth)
• 2018 Nonprofit Leadership Award by the North Bay Business Journal
• Press Democrat (3/17/2017): Santa Rosa’s SAY program teaches construction trade to underserved youth 
• North Bay Business Journal (7/4/2016): Santa Rosa entrepreneur Letitia Hanke raises glass ceiling through the roof
• Record-Bee (11/6/2015): Lime Foundation to host fire benefit

RECENT AWARDS

• 2022 Most Influential Woman of the Year by North Bay Business Journal
• 2022 Featured in Book by Billionaire Jacqueline Reses “Self-Made Boss”
• 2021 Spirit of Education Awardee by the National Association of Remodeling Industry (NARI)
• Our CEO, Letitia Hanke Voted 2021 Sonoma County Woman of the Year
• 2020 Residential Roofer of the Year by Roofing Contractor Magazine
• 2020 Featured on the Emmy Winning Kelly Clarkson Show
• 2020 Featured on Emmy Winning Mike Rowe’s Returning the Favor
• 2020 Featured in Square international commercial
• 2020 North Bay Spirit Award winner by Comcast California and Press Democrat
• 2018 Walmart Community Playmaker award by the Golden State Warriors.
• 2018 4C’s Champion of Children-Empowering Youth award
• 2018 North Bay Business Journal Non-Profit Leadership award
• 2017 Entrepreneur of the year award by the National 100 Black Women Council
• 2016 Northern California Small Business Award by the California Black Chamber of Commerce
• 2015 Woman in Business award by the North Bay Business Journal
• 2015 Entrepreneurial/Innovative Spirit Award winner by the North Bay Leadership Council
• 2014 Small Business of the Year Award from Governor Gavin Newsome
• 2008 Spirit of Sonoma Honoree award winner

California Contractor’s License (No. 837618)
Letitia Hanke is also:  Former President, North Bay Black Chamber of Commerce

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