Adam Quenneville

President, Adam Quenneville Roofing & Siding

“Under Our Roof.”

That’s the name Adam Quenneville, president of Adam Quenneville Roofing & Siding, has affixed to a podcast he started a few months ago.

It features conversations with business leaders who are heavily involved in the community, said Quenneville, adding that he recently had Nate Costa, president of the Springfield Thunderbirds, on the show, and he was really looking forward to his next guest, Gary Rome, president and CEO of the Gary Rome Auto Group.

Adam Quenneville when he was named to the 40 Under Forty class of 2009

“He’s kind of my hero when it comes to involvement in the community, and I’ve told him that personally,” said Quenneville, noting that Rome, one of BusinessWest’s Difference Makers in 2022, has become a role model of sorts for him on the subject of giving back and getting involved. “That guy is a superstar.”

Without doubt. But Quenneville has become a hero to some, a role model to many others, and a superstar in his own right for the way he has created a culture of giving back at the roofing company he launched 31 years ago.

That’s especially true when it comes to the roofs the company donates to area nonprofits and others — an average of three to five a year now. The company has gifted roofs to Revitalize CDC, Lorraine’s Soup Kitchen, the YMCA of Greater Springfield for some of its properties, and, more recently, a 10,000-square-foot roof for the Ronald McDonald House in Springfield.

That was a project that hit home, said Quenneville, noting that the agency provides lodging and meal expenses for the parents of children enduring difficult healthcare journeys. Quenneville’s two children had extended stays in Baystate’s Children’s Hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, which is why he’s such a strong supporter of that institution.

And he supports many others as well, as we’ll see, but first … back to those roofs.

Beyond nonprofits, the company, through its AQ Cares division, is now donating free roofs on an annual basis to a veteran, a first responder, and a teacher, with the public choosing winners among received nominations.

“He has made giving back a meaningful part of his company’s identity through charitable initiatives, sponsorships, and direct support of local causes.”

Overall, and like previous finalists for the Alumni Achievement Award, Quenneville is being recognized for building on an impressive résumé of both accomplishments in business and work within the community.

With the former, he has steadily grown his business, from a few crews to 10 on average, while also broadening the list of services to include siding, windows, gutters, roof repair, roof cleaning, and more. Annual revenues have grown from $4 million when he joined the 40 Under Forty club to nearly $20 million today.

In 2025, the company was named one of three national finalists for Roofing Contractor magazine’s Residential Roofing Contractor of the Year, eventually losing out to a company exponentially larger. 

His company has evolved with the times, said Quenneville, noting that, in addition to the podcast, he uses a YouTube channel to educate consumers who are more into research than past generations, with videos on a wide range of subjects, such as whether to repair or replace a roof. In many cases, it can be the former, he noted, adding that he often advocates for repair to keep roofing materials from filling up landfills.

“We’re releasing three long videos and two short videos per week along with blogs that match that content,” he said, adding that he works out of a studio in his office and creates the videos of another way of giving back.

As noted earlier, beyond the donated roofs, Quenneville and his company have become involved with a wide array of area nonprofits, causes, and institutions, not only the YMCA of Greater Springfield and Lorraine’s Soup Kitchen, but also the Thunderbirds, UMass sports, and the Miracle League of Western Massachusetts.

As he talked with BusinessWest, he was lamenting recent headlines concerning budget cuts and the possible elimination of sports at South Hadley High School (he’s an alum), and how he intends to get involved and help the school continue those programs.

“I offered to put $1,000 up and then $100 for every roof we do between now and then,” he said, adding that the school will need hundreds of thousands of dollars to keep its sports, and efforts to help are in their early stages.

His planned involvement there is just example of how he has taken a leadership role when it comes to community involvement — and several giant steps toward emulating his role model, Rome.

“He has made giving back a meaningful part of his company’s identity through charitable initiatives, sponsorships, and direct support of local causes,” wrote Morgan Bennett, marketing director of Adam Quenneville Roofing & Siding. “His leadership has helped strengthen partnerships with youth organizations, nonprofits, and community events throughout the region.

“Adam’s example shows that true leadership is not only measured by growth and achievement,” she continued, “but also by how consistently someone shows up to support the people and communities around them.”

That’s what Quenneville celebrates with his new podcast, and it’s also the tone he sets at the company he started and has led to continued growth and impact within the community.

And that’s why he’s a finalist for another prestigious honor, the Alumni Achievement Award.

—George O’Brien