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Home Front Home Front Home Front April 2015
The Official Publication of the Manatee-Sarasota Building Industry Association
Greetings BIA members:
This is my last newsletter as your BIA Executive Vice President.
This has been a wonderful journey for me since 1998 and especially these last
six and half years. I have been blessed with an experienced BIA staff that many
of my counter parts have not enjoyed. Beverly and Leslie are the best and will
be a tremendous asset to Jon as he begins his tenure as the BIA’s CEO.
The countless number of individuals within the BIA over the years and an equal number of
individuals in our community that I have had the pleasure (well in a very few cases it wasn’t that
pleasant) to meet and work with I will remember and contribute to a fond and lasting memory of
my time with the BIA. This industry like many others I suspect has its share of characters too.
This interaction and relationship with all of the above individuals, including a few of the
characters, is and has been the most rewarding aspect of working in the industry and for the
association. We have worked together during some extremely difficult times enduring the greatest
down turn in housing history (what was I thinking?), yet we survived as did many of our
members. Sadly we lost as many members during this downturn, but we are slowly recovering
and will continue to grow, especially with all of your help and support.
Bringing the two associations back together after 25 years of operating independently in 2009
was a positive move and it better aligned the BIA in the business community in Manatee and
Sarasota. With the cooperation of leadership from both associations allowing a smooth transition
and creating a new and positive atmosphere for the members was a pleasant surprise.
As I move on to a completely unfamiliar phase of my life, wondering what to expect, what to do is
a bit nerve racking, but exciting as well. Everyone wants to know, what are you going to do? I
don’t really know, but think it is like on the job training (OJT), I will find out each day, probably a
lot of “honey do’s” in my future. I am certainly getting a lot of offers for things I could do after April
30th, but most of these “offers” sound like a full time JOB! Most of them without pay, but I am
thinking retirement shouldn’t be a job, just saying.
It goes without saying that I will miss the action and everyone that I have worked with during my
tenure in the BIA, both as a member and the EVP. I am confident that the BIA is in good hands
with your staff and the board of directors along with the housing industry is moving in a positive
direction to continuing recovery, which will help to grow your businesses and our economy.
I am not planning on leaving the area, at least in the near future and I am sure that our paths will
cross again. It has been my pleasure to serve the members, the association and the community
and it is my sincere wish for each of you much success and good health going forward.
Thank you for your friendship and support.
Best Regards,
Alan Anderson Executive Vice President
Thank you to our 2015
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Aurora Awards 2015 – Call for Entries is Open!
Established 35 years ago, the Aurora Awards are the most
coveted symbol of building and design excellence in the home
building and design industry.
The Aurora Awards program is affiliated with the Florida
Home Builders Association (FHBA) and the Southeast
Building Conference (SEBC), one of two regional trade shows
recognized by the National Association of Home Builders
(NAHB). The 2015 Aurora Awards will be presented during
the 2015 SEBC on the evening of July 18, 2015 at a black tie
event which will include dinner, drinks and a live band.
You don’t want to miss this opportunity to shine. Aurora
Awards winners will be featured on the FHBA, SEBC and
Aurora Awards websites, as well as, in the Florida
HomeBuilder magazine and in FHBA Action News.
Head on over to www.SEBCShow.com/AuroraAwards for
general requirements, categories, to your submit your entries
and more. Deadline Submission: May 12, 2015
Excel Awards 2015 – Call for Entries is Open!
The Excel Awards are the most coveted symbol of building
and design excellence in the home building and design
industry. DEADLINE for Marketing and Design Awards:
Thursday, May 21st. DEADLINE for Individual Achievement
and Million Dollar Circle Awards: Thursday, May 28th
Go to ExcelAwards.com to Enter & For All Details
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Executive Board
President
Michael Rahn, Regions Bank
Vice President
Jimmy Stewart, LWR Communities
Treasurer
Bill Smock, Gator Plumbing
Secretary
Brian Keller, WCI Communities
Immediate Past President
Drew Smith, Two Trails, Inc.
Board of Directors
Matt Russell, Pool Design Concepts
Joe Ernst, D & D Garage Doors
Tom Brady, Dawson Companies
Bill Waddill, Kimley-Horn & Associates
Michael Greig, Legacy Homes
Mike Johns, John Cannon Homes
John Carlson, Core Construction
Michael Neal, Neal Communities
Contact Us
Manatee-Sarasota
Building Industry Association
6983 Professional Parkway East
Sarasota, FL 34240
Office: 941.907.4133
Fax: 1.941.907.4134
Chief Executive Officer
Jon Mast
Ext. 304
Deputy Executive VP
Beverly Smock
Ext. 303
Membership & Events Director
Leslie Weed
Ext. 309
www.ms-bia.org
WE NEED YOU TO GROW
YOUR ASSOCIATION!
HERE’S HOW YOU CAN WIN MY
“POT OF GOLD”“POT OF GOLD”
Join a team! All Board Members
are Team Captains! For each NEW Associate and/or Builder member who joins during the
2015 Spring Membership Drive (May 1 and 5pm on May 29), $25 will be
put into a "POT OF GOLD""POT OF GOLD"
At 5pm on May 29th IF the membership count is at 350 or above, the
team with the most Associate and Builder members recruited DURING
the Spring Membership Drive will take home the "POT OF GOLD""POT OF GOLD"
If the membership number is NOT above 350, the "POT OF GOLD""POT OF GOLD"
belongs to the BIA. This means that retaining members is just as
important as recruiting new members.
You can start your recruiting efforts now to give your recruits time to
mull it over and then start collecting the applications in May! I will be
sending out tools to help you recruit in another email.
HINT: Encourage your Team Captain to get together for a cocktail napkin
planning session. ;)