Who’s Leading Your KCHBA in 2022?

If your new year’s resolution is to grow your business, increase your network, and/or be more aware and involved in the home-building industry, the KCHBA is the place for you. Here’s a quick list of each of the KCHBA’s committees and councils, who is leading them in 2022 and their goals for the year.

Artisan Committee

• Chair: Scott Bickford, Bickford & Co. • KCHBA Staff Liaison: Kelcee Allen, kelcee@kchba.org

The 2022 Artisan Home Tour showcases the KCHBA’s custom home builders and it is a ticketed event that supports a charity. The goal for the 2022 Artisan tour is to promote our custom builders to consumers as well as support JDRF in its efforts to find a cure for type 1 diabetes.

“We are excited to support JDRF for the 2022 Artisan Tour,” said Scott Bickford, chair of the 2022 Artisan Home Tour Committee. “People with T1D are some of the most vulnerable during the Covid-19 pandemic so we are thrilled to be able to support research to find a cure through this tour.”

Associates Council

• Chair: Misty Hanson, Stewart Title • KCHBA Staff Liaison: Dawn Allen, dawn@kchba.org

The Associates Council hosts the golf tournament and clay shoot every year. This group is looking for new ways to promote interaction among the KCHBA membership in 2022.

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Foundation Committee

• Chair: Hatch McCray, McCray Lumber • Co-Chair: Bill Regan, Hommati • KCHBA Staff Liaison: Kari English, kari@kchba.org The Home Builders Charitable Foundation is the charitable arm of the KCHBA. Its 2022 goal is to better educate the membership on what the Foundation does and who it supports.

HBA PAC Trustees

• Chair: Harold Phelps, Phelps Engineering • Vice-Chair: Stan Woodworth, Woodworth Law Firm • KCHBA Staff Liaisons: Courtney Reyes, courtney@kchba. org and Jordynn Webster, jordynn@kchba.org The HBA’s Political Action Committee, HBA PAC, enables members to strengthen their civic involvement by helping to elect pro-housing candidates at the local and state level.

Membership Committee

• Chair: Ryan Christopher, SVB Wood Floors • KCHBA Staff Liaison: Dawn Allen

The Membership Committee’s 2022 goal is to grow the KCHBA’s membership, particularly its builder members.

Parade of Homes Committee

• Chair: Gary Kerns, Kerns Homebuilders • Co-Chair: Justin Pfeifer, Pfeifer Homes Inc • KCHBA Staff Liaison: Kelcee Allen

The Spring Parade is just a few months away! The Parade Committee is hard at work looking for ways to improve the Parade experience and expand its offerings.

“It is a good feeling to be a part of the committee that makes the decisions for our Parade of Homes, which is the biggest event the KCHBA puts on each Spring and Fall,” said Justin Pfeifer.

“I would strongly encourage anyone that is looking to get on a committee to come to one of our monthly meetings and see what they think.”

One of the Parade Committee’s main goals for 2022 is to keep expanding the parade app features and other opportunities the KCHBA has with it, according to Pfeifer.

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Professional Women in Building Committee

• Chair: Angie Ripley, Engel & Völkers • Co-Chair: Sara Jo De La Isla, Echo Systems Midwest • KCHBA Staff Liaison: Courtney Reyes “Moving into our second year we want to focus on how we bring the most benefit to all of our PWB members,” said Angie Ripley. “It is one thing to say we want to make an impact on our members but another when it comes to trying to understand from all facets how we can become a collaborative group always looking for additional, as well as the most significant ways to impact on one another, our association and our community.”

In 2022, the KCPWB is about empowering each other, working together, inspiring each other, humility, collaboration and friendships, according to Ripley. “Every PWB member has an experi-

Workforce Development Committee

• Chair: Drake Vidrine, nbkc • KCHBA Staff Liaison: Courtney Reyes The Workforce Committee focuses on promoting careers in construction to area students. Look for the KC MADE competition in April, scholarship opportunities and more in the 2022.

Young Professionals Committee

• Chair: Justin Kerns, Kerns Homebuilders • Vice-Chair: Graham Power, Canaan Stone Works • KCHBA Staff Liaison: Jordynn Webster “This committee is where someone can come in not knowing a soul and can leave with five new friends,” said Graham Power. “They can interact with fellow associates and mingle with builders, helping each other figure out the best strategy to accomplish our projects. We want our meetings to be F.U.N. Friendly. Unpressured. Non-conventional.” In 2022, one of the YP’s goals is to listen, according to Power. Listen to the associates, listen to the builders, listen to what we can do to make their lives easier. What would make it easier for them to attend more of the events? Would one-on-one time, or smaller group settings, make people feel more comfortable?