Members of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) elected four senior officers during its International Builders' Show in Orlando.
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Members of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) elected four senior officers during its International Builders' Show in Orlando.
Taking the helm as NAHB's chairman of the board this year is Barry Rutenberg, a Gainesville, Fla.-based home builder with more than 35 years of experience in the building industry. Rutenberg is president of Barry Rutenberg and Associates Inc., and his firm has developed more than a dozen communities and 1,000 homes in the Gainesville area.
Charlotte, N.C.-based home builder and developer Rick Judson was elected to be NAHB's first vice chairman of the board. Judson, owner of Evergreen Development Group, has several decades of experience in land development and construction of single-family, multifamily and commercial projects.
Kevin Kelly, a Delaware builder and developer with more than 30 years of experience in the building industry, was elected as second vice chairman of the board. Kelly has been a builder and developer since he joined Leon N. Weiner & Associates in 1979 and became actively involved at the Home Builders Association of Delaware. His building experience includes land development, multifamily and single-family home building, construction financing and property management.
Tom Woods, a Blue Springs, Mo.-based home builder, joined the NAHB leadership ladder with his election as third vice chairman of the board. Woods is president of T.E. Woods Homes, a company he founded in 1974. His firm has developed scores of communities and more than 1,000 homes in the Greater Kansas City area.
Bob Nielsen, who served as chairman of the board in 2011, is now immediate past chairman for the building association.