Council Spotlight: SMC, YP and PWB Make the most of your BIA membership. Try a Council meeting or event.

What’s the best way to up your involvement and reap the benefits? Attend a BIA Council meeting or event.

It’s a prime benefit for BIA members — our one-of-akind networking, learning and advocacy opportunities. By getting involved in one of our Councils, you can connect with others in a variety of building industry fields, exchange ideas, pick up valuable advice and enjoy a camaraderie you won’t find anywhere else.

Here, in their own words, are the leadership in three of our BIA Councils explaining the value you’ll get from participating.

Future issues of Building Insider will highlight our other Councils.

Sales and Marketing Council (SMC)

Morgan Knapp (Epcon Communities) and Andrew Rus (P&D Builders) Co-Chairs

“There is tremendous value in participating with the SMC this year. In fact, value will be the keyword for the year. By attending a meeting, our members or potential members can expect to walk away with practical sales and marketing strategies that they can immediately put to work in their own business. The big idea is that we’re all here to produce results; this year’s SMC will help our members to do just that.

Each meeting will provide something of value, something new to learn, opportunities to network with top professionals in the industry — and we’ll have some fun along the way! We respect that everyone has busy schedules so we’ll aim for a quarterly, value-packed meeting, we’ll start on time and wrap up on time, we’ll meet in great locations with good food and drinks, each meeting will be different but consistent in the theme of producing value.

We love the work we do and the industry we work in, and we’re excited for the opportunity to work with all our industry sales and marketing professionals!”

—Morgan Knapp

Young Professionals Council (YP)

RJ

Sabatino (T&R Properties) and Andrew Rus (P&D Builders) Co-Chairs

"The BIA YP group is both a social and educational group. A typical YP group social event is open to the entire BIA membership, however, has a focus on connecting young professionals with other young professionals and senior members as a means to learn the various facets of the building industry and to create new relationships/connections. We are also in the process of implementing a mentorship program where senior level BIA members will volunteer to mentor a small group of young professionals throughout the year. More to come on this, we are very excited to unveil this new program!

Keep your eyes on BIA communications and the BIA website for all YP social events!”

—RJ Sabatino

Professional Women in Building Council (PWB)

Samantha

Dettinger (Reimagine Branding) President, Carolyn Morrison (D.R. Horton) Vice President

“Supporting women in the building industry is essential for creating a fair and equal work environment. PWB provides invaluable resources for both women and men to help them succeed in their chosen career paths. Not only does PWB provide resources related to professional development, but it also serves as an excellent networking platform for those looking to connect with like-minded professionals. PWB is a great resource for anyone looking to excel in their industry, and I encourage everyone in the building industry to explore the resources PWB has to offer.

March is national women's month as well as national reading month, PWB plans to kick off this month by distributing The House that She Built books that were donated to us last year. The books will be delivered to schools and libraries in central Ohio.”

—Samantha Dettinger

“Anyone in home building will enjoy being part of the PWB. Since joining PWB, I have been uplifted by so many women, broadened my knowledge through education, and been personally fulfilled through charitable events.”

—Carolyn Morrison

For the dates of upcoming Council meetings and events, please visit biahomebuilders.com and check out the BIA’s calendar.

By Carol Rich