Meet the Board

The BIA has installed a 2023 board that represents the diversity and strength of our local industry. The current officers and trustees bring a variety of backgrounds, skill sets and viewpoints to our association’s leadership.

Board members include custom builders and production, large companies and small, businesses with locations in multiple states and businesses that operate solely in Ohio. The board has experts in areas that run the gamut, from multi-family building to single family building, flooring, windows, banking, law, planning, civil engineering and development.

The 2023 board is already at work, carrying forward the BIA mission to support and represent members in areas ranging from advocacy to education.

Meet our new officers and trustees.

Executive Committee

Jane Arthur Roslovic, President Treplus Communities

Hometown: Columbus, Ohio

Years in the industry: 36

Years as a BIA member: 6

Your 2023 vision for the Board and the BIA: I would like to see the board continue to support the advocacy efforts to educate the citizens and political entities that influence residential development and growth on the need for housing in Columbus. We must figure out a way to grow our community responsibly and meet the needs of central Ohio growth. Additionally, we need to educate young people about the opportunities that are available to them in the workforce in residential construction trades.

Josh Barkan, Senior Vice President

M/I Homes

Hometown: Bexley, Ohio

Years in the industry: 10.5

Years as a BIA member: 5.5

Your 2023 vision for the Board and the BIA: In 2023, I hope to help continue to grow the BIA’s membership and the BIA’s impact on local building policies, initiatives and issues important to our members in order to continue to facilitate workforce housing in central Ohio on a reasonable basis.

Troy Fritz, Builder Vice President

Weaver Custom Homes

Hometown: Columbus, Ohio

Years in the industry: 40-plus

Years as a BIA member: 8

Your 2023 vision for the Board and the BIA: As our industry has evolved, so has our organization. The advocacy efforts of the BIA are very crucial to support our members, builders and affiliates as well as the greater good of the consumer. I am excited for the direction and the momentum that we are currently experiencing and the impact we are having.

Mike Reeves, Associate Vice President

Kimley-Horn

Hometown: Avon, Indiana

Years in the industry: 16

Years as a BIA member: 6

Your 2023 vision for the Board and the BIA: I look forward to continuing our advocacy and outreach by working with communities as they write new zoning codes and upgrade sanitary treatment operations.

Joe Thomas, Secretary

Metro Development

Hometown: Columbus, Ohio (Clintonville)

Years in the industry: 30

Years as a BIA member: 30

Your 2023 vision for the Board and the BIA: To serve as a leading voice in growing awareness of the importance of workforce housing in central Ohio.

Jonathan

Wilcox, Treasurer

Wilcox Communities

Hometown: Powell, Ohio

Years in the industry: 17

Years as a BIA member: 6

Your 2023 vision for the Board and the BIA: To continue the positive momentum with advocacy at the local government level and to expand opportunities for badly needed housing in our region.

Bob Yoakam, Immediate

Past President

Rockford Homes

Hometown: Delaware, Ohio

Years in the industry: 13

Years as a BIA member: 13

Your 2023 vision for the Board and the BIA: To really focus on advocacy as we have been doing. While the current economic environment has slowed, the central Ohio region is positioned to be a Midwest growth hub for residential and commercial construction for many years to come.

Trustees

Kate Allen

America’s Floor Source

Hometown: Pataskala, Ohio

Years in the industry: 20

Years as a BIA member: 20

Your 2023 vision for the Board and the BIA: There is power in numbers, and I look forward to the growth in acquiring new builder and vendor members in 2023. I look forward to fun and productive networking events.

Tom Hart

Painter and Associates

Hometown: Oak Park, Illinois.

Years in the industry: 26

Years as a BIA member: Since 2003, when I went from Executive Director to a member

Your 2023 vision for the Board and the BIA: To continue to guide the BIA and support the BIA's professional staff on their mission to be the premier advocate and voice of homebuilding and housing issues in central Ohio.

Todd Lipschutz

Maronda Homes

Hometown: Chicago, Illinois

Years in the industry: 20-plus

Years as a BIA member: HBA 20, Columbus BIA 3

Your 2023 vision for the Board and the BIA: Continue our critical efforts of new housing advocacy with our municipal partners and the expansion of our workforce development through area career centers/school districts.

Jeff Memmer

Memmer Homes

Hometown: Canton, Ohio

Years in the industry: 19

Years as a BIA member: 13

Your 2023 vision for the Board and the BIA: To increase influence at all levels of government and industry, to positively impact housing.

Jeff Miller

CESO

Hometown: Columbus, Ohio

Years in the industry: 40

Years as a BIA member: 20

Your 2023 vision for the Board and the BIA: To continue the advocacy efforts under the BIA board’s guidance and vision and maintain the momentum that we have of being a voice in the development process of central Ohio communities.

Nanette Pfister

Epcon Communities

Hometown: Upper Arlington, Ohio

Years in the industry: 42

Years as a BIA member: 30-plus

Your 2023 vision for the Board and the BIA: Central Ohio is facing a significant housing shortage at all levels. Anything we can do as a board as it relates to advocacy with area municipalities on behalf of our builders will ultimately benefit all of central Ohio.

Mark Robinson

Pella of Columbus

Hometown: Cardington, Ohio

Years in the industry: 2

Years as a BIA member: 1

Your 2023 vision for the Board and the BIA: I am excited to be a part of the BIA and on the board during a time of transformation in Columbus. I am from central Ohio, but just recently moved back home from Atlanta. It was said to me that Columbus today can be compared to Atlanta before they hosted the Olympics in 1996. If that proves to be true, the next 25 years will forever change our city and our region. It gives me a lot of energy!

Erin Uritus

Nationwide Realty Investors (NRI)

Hometown: Columbus, Ohio (Clintonville)

Years in the industry: 21

Years as a BIA member: 12

I am a relatively new BIA member, but have been very familiar with, and have followed, the BIA for many years. NRI has been involved in the BIA, my husband is in the building industry and my father-inlaw is a former BIA president.

Your 2023 vision for the Board and the BIA: My vision for the board is to continue to learn and grow while supporting the building industry across the Columbus area. I am optimistic that the BIA will continue to expand our advocacy efforts throughout the industry in order to support the growth in and around the Columbus area.

Jeff Woda

Woda Cooper Companies, Inc.

Hometown: Powhatan Point, Ohio

Years in the industry: My father was a homebuilder so I worked in it growing up; I started my own construction and development company in 1990.

Years as a BIA member: 10-plus

Your 2023 vision for the Board and the BIA: I would like to see the BIA continue our efforts to help builders solve the issues facing builders in central Ohio. Build on the strengths of the organization in helping members through professional development, legislative outreach, industry growth and dedication to ethical business practices. Look for ways to engage new and veteran members in order to bring fresh ideas and energy to the organization.

Kelly Woods

First Financial Bank

Hometown: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Years in the industry: 23 in home mortgages

Years as a BIA member: 3

Your 2023 vision for the Board and the BIA: I am so inspired by the Professional Women in Building Council and the BIA. I would love to help grow initiatives that continue bringing women into the construction workforce!