Board of Directors

Executive Committee Members

David McGuire

2026 HBAGC President / COO - Roby Family of Companies

Joe Padilla

1st Vice President / Land Acquisition - Keystone Custom Homes

Tara Whiteley

2nd Vice President / Digital Marketing Manager - Eastwood Homes

Andi Dirkschneider_Bliss

Immediate Past President / President - Brookline Homes

Lisa Cortez

Associate Vice President / National Director of Builder Outreach - Cornerstone Home Lending

Darci Morris

Treasurer / Managing Director CRE Homebuilder Banking – Wells Fargo

Alma Jacobs

Secretary / Thomas Property Group

Ken Pack

Legal Counsel / Managing Partner - Hanking & Pack, PLLC

2026 Board Members

Chris Boone, Builder Director / Capital Land Partners

Jeff Ott, Builder Director / Dream Finders Homes

Frankie Franklin, Builder Director / Kolter Homes

Brett Taylor, Builder Director / Hopedale Builders

Robbie Kornegay, Associate Director / Moen

Ward Marotti, Associate Director / EnviroTech

Ron Skufca, Associate Director / Skufca Law

Damon Cortez, Associate Director / Mutual of Omaha

Morgan Smith, PWB Council Chair / Roby Commercial

Celeste Horton, SMC Chair / Classica Homes

Hy Nguyen, LDC Chair / DPR Design

Elise Smith, YPC Chair / Landworks Design

Charlie Fonville, CCC Chair / Pace Development

Chad Little, Union Co Chapter Chair / Niblock Homes

Cassandra Snyder, Gaston Co Chapter Chair / Blue Real Estate Group

James Pressly, Iredell Co Chapter Chair / Pressly Residential Group, LLC

Ryan McGee, Union Co Chapter Chair / McGee Brothers

Jake Kennedy, Workforce Development Chair / True Homes - Builders Bridge

Craig Neal, Membership Committee Chair / Stancil Services

Mike Smedley, MAME Committee Chair / Director of Marketing – Mattamy Homes

Jeff Dillon, Parade of Homes Committee Chair / Truist

Joe Padilla, Advocacy Committee Chair / Keystone Custom Homes

Suzanne Parker, Presidential Appointee / McClatchy

Taylor Gibson, Presidential Appointee / National Design Mart

Brodie West, Presidential Appointee / The CHE Companies

Aaron Kersey, Presidential Appointee / Telepathic Graphics

Jim Kotyk, Presidential Appointee / Piedmont Natural Gas

Jenna Miller, Presidential Appointee / Duke Energy

Karla Knotts, Lifetime Board Member

Brian Pace, Lifetime Board Member

Bob Zweier, Lifetime Board Member

Danny Kelly, Lifetime Board Member

Alma Jacobs, Lifetime Board Member

Rob Nanfelt, REBIC