01 Feb 2023 Installation & Awards Program
On January 19, the Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association (GAHBA) held its annual Installation and Awards Program at the Cobb Galleria Centre. Guests enjoyed a cocktail hour followed by the installation and awards ceremony. During the ceremony, the GAHBA’s 2023 officers and board members were sworn in, and the 2022 signature award winners were recognized.
The 2022 awards for outstanding leadership and service are as follows:
Council Chair of the Year – Mark Whitmire, MTW Companies LLC
Chapter President of the Year – Scott Richards, Essential Construction Management
2022 Spike Club Award Winner – Jim Chapman, Jim Chapman Communities
Emerging Leaders Recognition – Class of 2022
- Curt Byrd – Direct Residential Communities
- Chase Fulbright – The Erosion Company (TEC)
- Ashton Sutton – Ameris Bank
- Darren Domino – Construction Resources
- Carli Nichols – Construction Resources
- Teala Smith – New American Funding
- Jon Gallinaro – Southland Partners
- Jon Finucane – Harrison Homes
- Haleigh Linn – New American Funding
- Taylor Gann – Construction Resources
- Ayden Middlebrooks – HB Next
Presidential Award – Valerie Braverman, Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association
Associate(s) of the Year – HB Next & Pike Consulting
Builder of the Year – Vince Longo, Longo Custom Homes
Lewis Cenker Award – Carol Stone, CoastalStates Bank
The 2023 Officers and Board Members are as follows:
2023 Executive Committee
President – Maurice Lester, JW Collection
Vice President – Bill Lisecki, Adams Homes
Secretary/Treasurer – James Nash, Heatherland Homes
Immediate Past President – Whit Marshall, Paran Homes
Associate Vice President – Heather Bounds, Northwest Exterminating
Associate-at-Large – Matt Hopkins, SEI Group
Associate-at-Large – Larry Tarver, North Georgia Brick
General Counsel – Tyler Dunn, Weissman PC
2023 Builder Directors
Tim Arnold – D.R. Horton – Atlanta West Division
Thomas Billups – Billups Homes Inc.
Jim Cheeks – Fortas Homes
Doug Cohen – Fischer Homes
Adam Cornett – David Weekley Homes
Bradley Hall – Hall Construction and Real Estate Services
Ryan Houk – Lennar
Jennifer Landers – Kolter Signature Homes, LLC
Sean Morris – Jim Chapman Communities
Chris Singer – Century Communities
Brad Smith – Craftmark Towns
Virginia Van Lear – Level Craft Construction
Jonathan White – Meritage Homes
2023 Associate Directors
Wilson Borden – The Erosion Company, LLC
Tony Cann – HB Next Corporation
Brad Ethridge – Dupont Tyvek
Jon Gallinaro – Southland Partners Inc.
Lowell Hays – Maverick
Keisha Hulsey – 2-10 Home Buyers Warranty
Tessa Jones – Cambria
Tammy Pace – Perkins, Pace Drywall, LLC
Brian Robbins – Pella Window and Door of Georgia
John Royer – O’Kelley & Sorohan Attorneys at Law
Mitchell Smith – Pike Consulting Group
Chris Tilley – Regions Mortgage
2023 Committee & Council Chairman
Zack Brooks, Create Homes – Cobb/Cherokee Chapter President
Myles Cardenas, McKinley Construction LLC– DeKalb/Rockdale Chapter President
Craig Nolen, Adams Homes – Forsyth Chapter President
Whit Marshall, Paran Homes – Gwinnett Chapter President
Jeff Brock, Brock Built Homes, LLC – Inner Atlanta Chapter President
TBD – Metro South Chapter President
Curran Watters, Callaway Builders, Inc. – North Fulton Chapter President
George McClure, The McClure Company – Builder Action Fund Chair
Tiffany Hogan, D.R. Horton-Atlanta East – Government Affairs Committee Chair
Dave Peeples, Kennesaw State University – NAHB Student Chapter Advisor
Tony Albachiara, Ashton Woods – HomeAid Atlanta Chair
Doug Herbert, Herbert Construction – Associates Council
Wayne Hiott, Tyler Chandler Homes, LLC – 55+ Housing Council Chair
Mark Whitmire, MTW Companies – Builder/Developer/Lender Council Chair
Cortney Stewart, Denim Marketing – Professional Women in Building Council Chair
Mark Caputo, Pine Creek Construction – Remodelers Council Chair
Erika Bridges, McMichael & Grey, PC – Sales & Marketing Council Chair
Eric Connolly, Archway Custom Homes – Young Professionals Group Chair
Dave Radlmann, Urban Eco Group – EarthCraft Council Chair
Ken Warlick, Vertical Luxury- Education Committee Chair
Bill Lisecki, Adams Homes – Membership Committee Chair