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in this issue >>> September Membership Drive Featured Event - Chef Night Featured Council - Multifamily Featured Chapter - Prince George’s Featured Partner - Camden Planning Group
A Monthly Insight into your Maryland Building Industry Association Membership
MBIA Membership MBIA Membership Newsletter will bring you a monthly insight into the Maryland Building Industry Association. We’ll include membership related news stories, tips on how to maximize your involvement, money saving opportunities and much more.
featured event >>>
MBIA Chef Night October 19, 2016 Chef Night is not only one of our most popular events, it is also one of the best for networking. If you have never been, you definitely do not want to miss it! Featuring over 20 celebrity Builder, Developer & Remodeler Chefs, you’ll have the opportunity to sample food and drinks around this year’s Oktoberfest theme.
September Membership Drive Membership Drive was a huge success! Though recruiting new members is an ongoing effort, every year we make an extra special effort in September to coincide with NAHB’s national membership drive. Twice a year, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) holds a national membership drive contest with over 450 participating local associations. MBIA has finished 2nd for 3 consecutive drives. For September, 42 of our associations finest members set out to recruit 75 new
Chef night gives you the chance to meet the
members. First and foremost,
owners, purchasing directors and sales
we want to thank each person
managers of the members you want to know;
that took the time during the
our Builders! Another highlight of the night is
month to send an email, make
our famous Silent & Live auction benefiting
phone calls, and do whatever
the Home Builders Care Foundation. Come and bid on 1 of over 100 excellent items!
they could to help recruit. A special thanks goes to those
For more information, visit
that were able to join us on
www.marylandbuilders.org
September 17th for our annual
MBIA Brings in 86 New Members
telethon. We were pleasantly surprised to have over 25 members join us! We are extremely excited to announce that not only did we meet our goal of 75 new members, we finished with 86!
A huge congratulations goes out to Wormald Homes for finishing in first place in our Battle of the Builders contest! Led by the fabulous Cindy Plackmeyer, comprised
her team was of
Pete
Baxter,
Howard Perlow, Judy Borns, Leah Fellows, Steve Smith, Dan Murtaugh, Peggy White, Alex
Villegas
and
Leslie
Rosenthal. Team Wormald finished with 12 new members just nudging out Williamsburg Homes who finished with 11. Individually, our big winner was (continued…)
for a full list of mbia councils, visit www.marylandbuilders.org/councils
featured council >>>
Multifamily Council The Multifamily Council represents the specific interests of builders, developers, owners and managers of all sizes and types of condominiums and rental apartments. Its priorities include showcasing the benefits of higher-density housing, while promoting smarter approaches to growth, including the revitalization of urban areas.
How to Join Membership to MBIA’s Multifamily Council is
Local Benefits Include:
Featured Upcoming Event
$125 annually. There is also an option to join both
• Free attendance at monthly
Held on November 10, 2016 at the
MBIA’s Multifamily Council as well as NAHB’s
lunch meetings where
Greenbelt Marriot, the Multifamily
Multifamily council. The fee is $200 annually. In
industry news will be discussed
Trends conference is the premier
addition to online and in-person educational
(lunch included)
event for the multifamily building
opportunities, the council offers networking events
• Free attendance at Multi-family
industry. Over 200 industry profes-
during the International Builders’ Show as well as a
tours of award winning
sionals attend this extremely
number of specialty events. As a member benefit,
apartment communities throughout the year.
informative conference. The event begins at 7:30 a.m.
• Educational Sessions targeting multifamily
with breakfast & networking. The conference begins
companies
at 8:30. Topics include: Economic trends, trends in
• Discount attendance to the Multifamily Trends the rental market, trends in design & development and much more. • Plus much, much more!
free tip to
maximize your online profile
the council publishes a number of newsletters, including the Washington Hotline, which features exclusive information on hot-button issues such as affordable housing. The Council also oversees the Housing Credit Certified Professional educational designation
affinity partner spotlight >>>
Camden Planning Group At our most recent Board of Directors meeting in September, we launched a new partnership with the Camden Planning Group bringing our members an excellent opportunity to save money with their 401(k) plans! How Does the 401(k) Affinity Program Benefit Business Owners, Employers and Employees? • Shared fiduciary responsibility along with Brinker Capital. • Low-cost and completely fee transparent. No kickbacks to plan providers and / or plan financial advisors! • Product mix of actively managed mutual funds, index mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and professionally managed asset allocation accounts. No proprietary investment products or parties-in-interest!
Did you know that as a member of the Maryland Building Industry Association, you have a free online directory listing and you can customize it with your logo, long description, video, coupon, social media and much more? If you are unsure if you listing is enhanced, visit your online portal to check! For more information, login to your account at www.marylandbuilders.org
• Lower plan expenses based on own 401(k) plan and others 401(k) plans that could not be obtained without Maryland Building Industry Association membership For more information on the program, call Jennifer Langford with Camden Planning Group at 443.921.1210 or email jlangford@camdenplanning.com
For our full list of money savings opportunities, visit www.marylandbuilders.org/value-of-membership
membership drive continued >>>
Congratulations to Wormald Homes and Tim Morris with Williamsburg Homes none other than Tim Morris with Williamsburg Homes! Tim brought in 9 new members for the month bringing him to a total of 15 for the year! In second place, a big shout out goes to Pete Baxter with Cosentino who brought in 5 new members! Rounding out the top 5 are Steve Breeden with Security Development and Jeff Caruso with Caruso Homes who both finished
MBIA Awards of Excellence Wednesday, November 16, 2016
with 4 and Michael Schueler with Winchester Homes and Hillary Colt from
The Hotel at Arundel Preserve
Konterra who both finished with 3. Howard Perlow from Residential Title and Cindy
5:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Plackmeyer from Wormald Homes both brought in 2 members. We had 12 more members bring in at least one new member. Those members are: Robb Aumiller, Leah Fellows, Morgan Gilligan, Dave Lunden, Sandy Marenberg, Thom Marston, Mike McCann, Marty Mitchell, Dan Murtaugh, Aaron Rice, Steve Smith, David Thaler and Peggy White. Thank you again for all your help! 42 of the 86 new members recruited were brought in by members! As part of the special Membership Drive package, every new member receives a free ticket to Chef Night. Additionally, we will be holding a special new member reception directly before Chef Night from 4:30-5:30. Come out and welcome our new members to our association. If you are interested in attending, please register on the Chef Night page of our website. Lastly, please As mentioned, the membership drive coincided with
remember that just because the membership
the National Association of Home Builders member-
drive is over, doesn’t mean that we can’t
ship drive competition with over 450 other
keep bringing in new members. Though we
HBAs. Winners are determined based upon percent-
don’t always create a special “package”
age growth of new builder and associate members
throughout the year, the $150 discount on
during their competition month. NAHB takes a few
membership is something that you can offer
months to release the results! We'll let you know as
a prospect at any time during the year. For
soon as we find out how we ranked!
details, contact Chris Baughan at 301-776-
Featuring... The MBIA Awards of Excellence is a combination of 3 great events that the Maryland Building Industry Association has held in years past. The event will feature the prestigious Milton E. Kettler Award, Joseph C. Rodgers Award and Stewart J. Greenebaum Award. The Stewart J. Greenebaum is presented annually in recognition of extraordinary and outstanding contributions to the Association by a builder member. The Joseph C. Rodgers Award is presented annual to an associate member. The Milton E. Kettler Award is presented in recognition of a lifetime of unselfish participation, contributions and services that include but is are limited to: business, trade or professional organizations; the building and housing industry and the community. Join us in celebration of our association and industry’s finest.
featured chapter >>>
Don’t wait, this event will sell out!
Chapters are a great way to get involved with the association at
The Land Development Council’s Community
no cost! Chapters serve each county in the MBIA jurisdiction with
Development Awards will also be presented.
the purpose of representing the members doing business in those
The program offers recognition to
areas. The chapters monitor local legislation, policy changes,
development professionals who provide
new regulations and lobby on behalf of the industry.
superior and creative development projects
6231 or cbaughan@marylandbuilders.org
Our Prince George’s Chapter has garnered a ton of interest and is quickly becoming one of our most popular chapters. If you do business in DC or are interested in doing business, you definitely want to be a part of this chapter. Ken Dunn with Soltesz is our Prince George’s Chapter President. They have an excellent happy hour planned for November 2nd at Copper Canyon from 5:00-7:00. Their last happy hour featured over 125 people so you don’t want to miss out. Their next meeting is scheduled for November 4th from 8:30-10:00 at the County Administration Building. If you are interested in getting involved with the Prince George’s chapter, please reach out to Marcus Jackson at 301-776-6208 or mjackson@marylandbuilders.org.
that are sensitive to the community and make appropriate use of the existing natural elements. Awards were presented for Project of the Year, Awards of Excellence and Individual Achievement. Lastly, we will conduct the MBIA Election for the 2017 Executive Committee and Board of Directors! For more information, visit our website.
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Nothing makes us happier than helping a
Over and over again, it’s been proven that
member succeed and find the value of our
active participation can help members achieve
association. If you are having trouble getting
the goals they’ve set for their businesses and
that meeting with a builder, let us know.
themselves. With MBIA, there are many ways
Unsure who you should contact? We can help.
to get involved! Attend one of over 100
Did you know that every member is entitled to
networking events or join us for one of over
an excel list of our entire membership? Ask us
200 meetings. An easy way to get involved is
and we can send it to you! You do not need to
by joining one of over 40 MBIA Councils,
spend a ton of money. There are many free
The following is a list of members that have recently
Chapters and Committees. Your involvement
ways to become active with the association.
lapsed their membership. If you know anyone on this
can make a difference - for the association and
We hope you reach out to us and let us know
list, please reach out and get them back on board!
for your business. If you are unsure how to get
how we can help you!
Membership Department: Chris Baughan Director of Membership & Sales cbaughan@marylandbuilders.org
Allysha Jenkins Membership Coordinator ajenkins@marylandbuilders.org
Contact us at 301-776-6242
www.marylandbuilders.org
Recently lapsed members >>>
Acorn Environmental Bank of America CB Flooring Dow Solar Fitzgerald Financial Group Housing Marketing Assoc. Lands End Properties Premier Accounting Solutions Shore-Line Construction ToolBox TomGirl
Augustine Homes Capitol Components Deldeo Builders Farm & Home Excavating Greenleaf ConstructionJohn J. Gessner, P.A. Magruder Companies ProActive Medical T.J. Angelozzi Troutman Company
Remember, Members do Business with Members!
Join us in welcoming the following new members!
mbia spike club >>>
90 Decibels
Choice Stairways
Lafayette Federal Credit
A huge thank you to the following member who have all
Adcock & Associates
Classic Exteriors
Lawrence Abell & Assoc. Sill Engeneering
Allan Myer s
Colonial Sash & Door
Lawyers Express Title
Alside Building Products
DAE Carpe
Leeds Realty
Anchor Title
Decisive Data Systems
LP Corp.
Solargaines
AnnieMac Home
Delta Concrete
McCrone Engineering
STARR Systems
Design House Kitchens
Metro Stone Works
Stifel Nicolaus
ATC Group Services
Embrace Home Loans
Mill Creek Residential
Terra Stoneworks
Battaglia Homes
Essex Bank
MR Stone
24-7 Sales
Bay State Construction
Fleur de Lis
Pagenstecher Group
United Foundation
Benfield Electric
Floors, Etc.
Phoenix Land Design
Urban Green, LLC
Benhoff Builders
Gingles, Inc.
Pinnacle Builder Sales
Village Development
Brockton Homes
Goode Companies
Plymouth Rd Architects
Whalen’s Home
Burgess Lighting
Granitech
Residential Realty
Mortgage
Camden Planning Group HomeTeam Pest Camille Scott Interior Design
Defense Howard Bank
Group Rosedale Federal
Second Century Home Smart Automation Solutions
Improvements Win Kelly Winstar Home Services
Rosen, Sapperstein
Capital Carpets
Integrity Title
& Friedlander, LLC
CB3 Consulting
Jerry’s Siding & Roofing
Royal Electric
Charm City Builders
Keller Williams Realty
Schmuck Lumber
For a full list of MBIA Members, visit marylandbuilders.org
recruited a new member for 2016! Tim Morris, Williamsburg Homes………….15 Jeff Caruso, Caruso Homes…………………10 Pete Baxter, Cosentino………………………6 Tom Marshall, Elm Street Development……6 Michael Scheuler, Winchester………………5 Steve Breeden, Security Development………5 Carter Wilson….....4 Larry Cafritz……...4 Hillary Colt……....3 Howard Perlow…..3 Jamie Fraser…...…2 Dave Lunden……..2 Cindy Plackmeyer..2 The following have all recruited 1 new member: Brian Afnan
Robb Aumiller
Jeff Barba
Karen Benner
Leah Fellows
Morgan Gilligan
Sandy Marenberg
Thom Marston
Mike McCann
Marty Mitchell
Dan Murtaugh
Aaron Rice
Steve Smith
Chuck Sullivan
David Thaler
Alex Villegas
Peggy White
Thank you again! We still have a few months left in 2016!