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NEW MEMBERS
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
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LOCAL HOUSING STARTS
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MEMBER NEWS HBA SPIRIT AWARD
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SNAPSHOTS Installation Gala
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CARE ATC PROGRAM
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MEMBER NEWS
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JANUARY MEMBER MIXER
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NAHB MEMBER BENEFITS
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NEWSFLASH SUBSCRIPTION
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NATIONAL NEWS
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2021 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
PRESIDENT’S REPORT
By HBA President Jeff Starkweather
Happy 2021 HBA Members, WOW…what a year we just had! Little did I know when I started on the leadership ladder for the HBA in 2019 that we would have as interesting a year as 2020! We are heading into 2021 with both optimism and concern wrapped up in one big package, but I remain confident that we can traverse the year together with phenomenal success. First, I would like to thank all HBA members for unwavering support of the HBA and for your trust in the leadership. I am honored to serve this year and am humbled by the opportunity. I look forward to serving with Vice Presidents Cahn Wiggs and Lora Phillips. Also, I am excited to be working with CEO Jeff Smith and all the dedicated HBA staff. We have strong leadership in our committees, councils and chapters, and all are poised to propel HBA members in an upward direction. My involvement in HBA leadership began roughly ten years ago when I served on the leadership ladder for the Green Council and then the Owasso Chapter. During this time in serving at the HBA, I have developed strong friendships and relationships that have been rewarding from both a business and personal standpoint. The relationships developed over the years in the HBA have been a central point of encouragement and stability in my business, and I am forever thankful. In my opening paragraph of this letter, I mentioned that 2021 is a year of both optimism and concern wrapped up in one big package. The conflict of optimism and concern has made writing this letter quite challenging for me. Depending on the day, I can be excited about the home building business, yet the next day I’m concerned. Heck…some days I’m optimistic and concerned at the same time. The home building business is experiencing successes and challenges concurrently. On one hand we are seeing building starts in record numbers but we are seeing companies struggle at the same time. I look at the industry and it is growing like crazy, but we are having issues with supply and labor. These two conflicting points have been extremely challenging. It is challenging times like we are living in right now that make your HBA membership and involvement more important than ever.
President Jeff Starkweather Epic Homes
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Vice President/Treasurer Cahn Wiggs Brian D. Wiggs Homes
Working together and staying plugged in to the industry is vital for your business. Keeping in touch with other members is vital to your mental health. During the past year we had to learn a new way to get together and connect. We had to navigate a strange new environment. Most importantly, we accomplished that together. In 2021 I am optimistic that things will return to normal, but I’m concerned that the return to normalcy will be slower than we all hope for. How does the HBA get through the optimism and the concern at the same time is the question I ask myself. Here is what I believe: I believe that we as an organization can grow stronger in a time of exciting uncertainty. I believe that together we can grow our business. I believe we can grow personally. I believe that together we can, and that we will, be a better community. Together we are strongest.
Lora Phillips HBA Life Member Past President 2020 Mike Fournier Sonrise Construction 40Below Council President Jeremy Moore Claremore Fence Associates Council President Susan Bevard BTC Broadband Builders Council President Bailey Miles Milestone Homes Professional Women in Building Nikki Pauly Arvest Bank Remodelers Council President Matt Emmons Emmons Construction
Membership Chair Nikki Pauly Arvest Bank
Wishing you a prosperous 2021,
Executive Vice President/CEO Jeffrey Smith
Jeff Starkweather
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HBA MANAGEMENT TEAM Jeffrey Smith Executive Vice President/ CEO jsmith@tulsahba.com Hali McCoy Marketing and Public Relations Director hmccoy@tulsahba.com Stacey Bayles Director of Association Issues sbayles@tulsahba.com Pablo Perez Membership Director pablo@tulsahba.com Caleb Rice Mike Fretz Event Center Manager caleb@tulsahba.com
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By Executive Vice President/CEO Jeffrey Smith What a relief to get through 2020! As we optimistically enter 2021, we can only hope that consumer demand for housing will remain at increased levels similar to the 2nd and 3rd quarters of 2020. The residential construction industry has been blessed throughout this pandemic by the surge in demand from consumers to remodel their existing home, purchase their starter home, or build their dream home. That trend doesn’t appear to be changing in the very near future, which results in a greater demand on the Tulsa HBA to help with workforce and regulatory issues. As our builder and remodeler members constructed more homes in 2020 than any other year in the previous 13, the experience wasn’t easy to navigate. It seems like only yesterday, that you would drive up to a home being framed by 10-12 carpenters and they would finish their job within the week. Now you are pleased to have 5-6 carpenters show up 3 days late to the job and complete their work 2 weeks after the initial deadline. Skilled workers are hard, if not impossible, to find and the labor pool is stressed to the max with increased age of a construction worker now breaching 58 years old. I am happy to say HELP IS ON THE WAY! It is probably still 4-5 years before we will see the next generation of our workforce ready to hit the jobsites with energy and proper training. Organizations like the Home Builders Institute have been training students for years, but they are now being supported by organization like Lowes, Home Depot, and others that are willing to help close the gap on our industry workforce shortage. In 2020, the Tulsa HBA Charitable Foundation, with support from the Hardesty Family Foundation, was able to launch our first Intro to Construction Course at the Union Freshman Academy. The course has weathered the Covid storm as students have been attending in person only 75% of the year, but we are expecting to have 84 students complete the program in May. Union has already launched the promotion of their Level II Construction program and expansion of the Intro to Construction Course for 2021. We will also be helping launch the Intro to Construction Course at Nathan Hale High School in 2021. Tulsa Public Schools has started their enrollment process for next year with the expectation
that they will fill 140 seats in the program. With so much activity on the horizon for training these students, I would ask you to consider how you can help with this training over the next 5-10 years. Do you have the ability to be an industry speaker in the classroom? Do you have the ability to provide an internship for these students? Do you have the ability to support these efforts with material or financial donations? If we work together, our efforts will be rewarded with an increase in our workforce. I hope you will support the efforts the HBACF. As the demand increased for construction so did the cost of materials. Lumber prices soared by 40% and continue to be volatile for the lumberyards and their customers. There have been several actions taken by NAHB to open up more tree harvesting and an increase in imports, but the quantity of material has not caught up with demand, which results in the continued increase of materials. Now several builders are not only experiencing the increase in cost, but the complete absence of some materials. We will continue to support NAHB in their efforts to increase the availability and stabilize the pricing of materials. As it’s often said, building houses is not an easy business, but providing a family with their home is the most rewarding business to be a part of. That’s the Scoop for Now, Jeffrey Smith HOME BUILDING NEWS 2021
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1 CALENDAR OF EVENTS ¥ FEB
February/March 2021 Feb. 17
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PWB Council: Powerful Women
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Quality Construction
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Economic Forecast
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Builders & Developers Council
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40Below Council
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HBA Office at Expo Square
March 11-14
Greater Tulsa Home & Garden Show
River Spirit Expo at Expo Square
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LOCAL NEWS
HOME CONSTRUCTION IN TULSA AREA SOARS IN 2020 WITH BEST YEAR IN MORE THAN A DECADE What was a bummer for many private sectors in 2020 was a banner year for the local housing industry. Housing starts for the area grew 22.8%, going from 3,080 in 2019 to 3,783 over the past 12 months, according to Tulsa-based New Orders Weekly. That total is the highest since 4,303 starts were recorded in 2007. “Obviously, mortgage rates staying at an an alltime historic low were a factor,” Jeffrey Smith, CEO of the Home Builders Association of Greater Tulsa, said by phone. “Thirty-year mortgage rates at times in 2020 were in the low threes, maybe even two and seveneighths, which is just unheard of to be able to get money at that low of an interest rate. “You also had stimulus money that was put into the economy. A lot of people weren’t negatively affected all that much by COVID financially. So, being able to have that extra stimulus money to use for downpayment assistance for a new purchase was a difference.” December home construction also went up 57.6%, jumping from 234 in 2019 to 369. Examining the broader numbers, Smith said stay-at-home orders issued early in the coronavirus outbreak cannot be overlooked. “About all you heard for the last nine months of last year was stay home, work from home, do your activities from home,” he said. “Everything revolved around your home.” “In the Tulsa area, we were ‘stuck’ at home for about seven to eight weeks at least. At that time, you were looking around the house and saying, `Gosh, wouldn’t it be nice if I had that home office? Wouldn’t it be nice if I had that third or fourth bedroom to be more comfortable? So, a lot of people made that decision that with the market good right now and interest rates low, let’s take advantage and buy that new home.” Nationally, as well, more people are interested in buying homes, according to National Association of Home Builders’ latest housing trends report. The share of Americans considering the purchase of a home in the next 12 months was 15% in the fourth quarter of 2020, four percentage points higher than a year earlier and the largest over a three-year period.
“I don’t think continuing to see an increase of 20% to 25% year over year is going to happen,” Smith said. “But having housing starts in the 3,500 to 4,500 range is very sustainable for the Tulsa market.” As for home construction in area cities, Broken Arrow led 2020 with 839 starts. Second was Tulsa (472), followed by unincorporated Wagoner County (446) and Bixby (330). “Broken Arrow has plenty of land left to develop and plenty of developments going on,” Smith said. “Tulsa, obviously, is landlocked. Open, available land is becoming somewhat limited, and most of the new construction in Tulsa is tear down and rebuild. “But when you get into Broken Arrow, especially the south and east sides, you have a lot of developments going on and a lot of affordable developments going on.
Most of the construction in 2020 was related to the more affordable housing, which I would say is $250,000 and below.”
Tulsa Area Housing Starts
TOTALS
December /Year-to-Date
369/3783 Bartlesville 2/24 Collinsville Skiatook 0/162 1/48 Owasso Claremore 7/132 Verdigris 4/61 2/61 Sand Springs Rogers Catoosa 3/68 County 3/45 Tulsa 16/293 47/472
Tulsa County Wagoner 34/271 Broken Arrow County Sapulpa 105/839 63/446 3/62 Jenks 24/254 Wagoner Coweta Kiefer 0/4 Glenpool Bixby 8/106 0/4 5/73 40/330 Okmulgee 0/2 Source: Home Builders Association of Greater Tulsa
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HOW ARE YOU PROMOTING YOUR HBA MEMBERSHIP? Take advantage of the credibility that comes with being a part of the Home Builders Association of Greater Tulsa by identifying your business as a proud HBA member. Our new HBA Member Center,located in the HBA office, has all of your promotional needs! Come by to grab stickers, window clings and other promotional materials. Looking for something specific? Just ask! The HBA team is on the lookout for businesses sporting the HBA Proud Member Logo. Share how you are a #HBAProudMember by posting photos on the HBA Facebook page or by including #HBAProudMember in your tweets.
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2020 SPIRIT AWARD WINNER: RODGER TUCKER, COBBLESTONE HOMES Congratulations to Rodger Tucker, Cobblestone Homes, the 2020 HBA Spirit Award Winner! Rodger Tucker, CGP, owner of Cobblestone Homes, was selected as this year’s Spirit Award recipient in recognition of his new home construction which was also selected as the VIP location at the 2020 Greater Tulsa Parade of Homes. The home was built to appear much larger due to effective and efficient space planning which incorporated an open floorplan, high ceilings, enhanced lighting, and luxury amenities in every room. Several rooms in the home were designed for multi-purpose use to accommodate the homeowner’s individual needs and circumstances, and the outdoor living space is a sanctuary unto itself. Rodger Tucker utilized sixty-two (62) HBA Associate members in the project’s completion demonstrating his commitment to the collaborative nature of the home building industry.
contributions to the HBA Charitable Foundation, funding housing and workforce development initiatives throughout the community. Since 1976, Rodger Tucker has specialized in quality, new home construction. Every home is built to stringent Energy Star® standards that typically make them 50-60% more efficient than standard homes. Personalized service is a priority to Cobblestone Homes. As company president, Rodger works directly with his customers throughout every stage of the building process - from concept planning to final completion. Cobblestone Homes may currently be found in Wind River Crossing, Berwick South, and
Rodger Tucker has served as a HBA Board of Directors member for nearly a decade. He has actively been engaged as Home & Garden Show committee member for almost twenty years and has been a participating builder in the Greater Tulsa Parade of Homes for over 10 years. Rodger’s commitment to the residential construction industry is demonstrated
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About the Spirit Award: In 1989, the Home Builders Association of Greater Tulsa began recognizing builders who made the best use of HBA Associate member companies to complete their homes. The Spirit Award is one of the HBA of Greater Tulsa’s highest honors, as it symbolizes the relationship between the contractor and the subcontractor and how very important it is when building a home to use only qualified craftsmen and suppliers. Each year, many worthy companies enter projects for consideration of this honor, which are then analyzed by an accounting firm to determine which projects involved the greatest percentage of work by HBA Associate members.
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SNAPSHOTS 2020 AWARD WINNERS Don Herrington Award David Blackburn Classe Homes
Spike of the Year Award Susan Bevard BTC Broadband
Executive Committee Award Howard Kelsey The Kelsey Company
Philanthropist of the Year Chuck Ramsay Shaw Homes
President’s Award
Lora Phillips Life Member
Philanthropist of the Year Glenn Shaw
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Woman of the Year
Susan Bevard BTC Broadband
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Rising Star Ed McIntyre EDS Financial Frank Sanders Award
Jimmy Holmes Installed Building Products
Associate of the Year
Tarah Duncan Metro Appliances and More
Builder of the Year
Erin DeWeese Brian D. Wiggs Homes
Remodeler of the Year Brian Wiggs Brian D. Wiggs Homes
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Young Leader of the Year Amity Edwards 918 Interiors
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A HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAM FOR ALL TULSA HBA MEMBERS Are you paying too much for medical insurance? Perhaps you are you self-employed and do not have any medical coverage at all? Does $85 per month for a Health and Wellness program that provides medical care for your entire family interest you? Your Tulsa HBA is now providing an amazing program with CareATC for all of our members and their employees. CareATC’s focus is on Wellness. A complete Personal Health Assessment (complete bloodwork) is provided annually to identify areas for improvement in one’s diet, exercise, and lifestyle. A Health Coach will develop a customized plan designed to promote personal wellness. In addition, all annual female examinations are included. Here are some more answers to questions you may have: “Will I see a ‘real’ doctor?” Absolutely, all of the 7 area clinics are fully staffed. “Are the clinics open 24 hours?” The 7 clinics are open Monday – Friday 8am – 5pm. “What happens if I get ill while traveling?” There are CareATC Clinic across the U.S. for your convenience. “What about prescriptions?” Generic medications are dispensed to you at your appointment at no-charge. “Do my employees need to be an HBA member?” No, only 1 person in the company needs to be a member. “What if my child needs stitches?” X-rays, splinting, and stitches are included in your plan. “I have 5 dependents. Do I still just pay $85 per month?” Yes, this covers you and your dependents. “What are the Core Services provided?” On-Site Primary Care, Biometric Health Assessment, Pharmacy Dispensing, Laboratory Services, 24/7 Telemedicine, Behavioral Mental Health, Physical Therapy and Wellness Programs. For more information contact Pablo Perez at pablo@tulsahba.com or by phone at 918.663.5820. You may also visit the CareATC website at www.careatc.com
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HBA January Mixer The Home Builders Association of Greater Tulsa invites all members to attend our monthly General Membership Mixers.
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UNSUBSCRIBED? Social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic has replaced many in-person interactions with email, phone calls, and Zoom meetings, but staying in touch has never been more important especially since the residential construction industry is classified as an essential business. Each HBA member has the option to unsubscribe from the weekly NewsFlash broadcast and other electronic communication, and we respect your decision. If, however, your email address was accidentally unsubscribed or you’ve changed your mind, we need to hear from you so that your subscriber status may be reset. Email grassroots@TulsaHBA.com with your request to RESUBSCRIBE so that you may be kept informed about the latest HBA initiatives and events.
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JOBSITES PAUSE FOR COVID-19 SAFETY; FOCUS CONTINUES AT IBSX exploring the IBS exhibitors, be sure to check out the virtual booth of our safety sponsor, Builders Mutual. Not only will there be great safety content, including daily demos, but the winners of the 2020 SAFE Awards will be featured in a video in the Builders Mutual booth.
Home building jobsites all over the country stopped work the week of Jan. 11 to educate workers and subcontractors on proper coronavirus safety measures as hundreds of NAHB member companies and HBAs participated in the second national COVID-19 Jobsite Safety Stand Down. Even with vaccine distribution in full swing across the Register today for IBSx and see some of the great country, the holidays presented a troubling opportunity featured safety products and services. for the virus to spread. NAHB and its partners in the Construction Industry Safety Coalition agreed that it was time to remind home builders of the importance of continued diligence to keep members safe and stop community spread. With materials created and provided by the coalition, home builders, subcontractors, building suppliers, HBAs, and other associated businesses provided focused education on what workers on job sites should do to keep themselves healthy and flatten the curve for everyone. See a few selected pictures below of builders holding their safety stand downs earlier this month. And remember: Any day is a good day to review COVID-19 and other safety procedures on the jobsite. Safety will also be an important part of the IBSx virtual experience next month, Feb. 9-12. Tickets for the expo floor, which provides access to more than 200 IBS exhibits and more than 130 at KBIS, are free to NAHB members and just $50 for non-members. While you are HOME BUILDING NEWS 2021
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STATE NEWS
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OKLAHOMA HOME BUILDERS ASSOCIATION INSTALLS NEW 2021 PRESIDENT, JIM SCHUFF, AND ADDS 4 NEW HOUSING HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES The Oklahoma Home Builders Association (OkHBA) congratulates Jim Schuff, Co-owner of Vesta Homes, for being sworn in as the 2021 OkHBA President on January 23rd at the Okc Convention Center in downtown Oklahoma City. Also installed to leadership roles were Brandon Jackson of Tara Custom Homes in Tulsa as Vice-President/Treasurer and Ron Nance of The Oaks Development in Lawton as Vice-President/Secretary. Steve Taylor of Centerpoint Energy was installed as the Chair of the Associates Council.
Ben Newcomer was a homebuilder and developer in the Norman, Oklahoma, area for over 40 years. He was very active in the local and state associations and served as president of OkHBA in 1983. Where Ben was most influential as a mentor to many, helping young builders and developers learn the intricacy of their profession. Ben was also a very avid golfer and used the lessons learned on the course in many of his business dealings.
Tom Wenrick is a developer, realtor, and appraiser with 50+ years of real estate experience. Recognized The Oklahoma Home Builders Association’s Board as one of Tulsa’s foremost developers of residential of Directors voted in 2015 to begin an Oklahoma Housing subdivisions and commercial properties, it is Tom’s Hall of Fame. January 23rd OkHBA added 4 names to this successful legislative advocacy where a developer’s lot momentous list. inventory to be taxed at cost rather than retail until sold to a 3rd party that distinguishes him among his peers Irvin “Bud” Blakley as both a past president of the and that has saved builders thousands, if not hundreds of Oklahoma Home Builders Association and the Oklahoma thousands of dollars over the years. He is a past president Lumberman’s Association, was a leader in housing for of the Tulsa and Oklahoma Home Builders Associations rural Oklahoma. Through his building company and and both have honored him with their Builder of the Year lumber company, in Chandler, Oklahoma, Bud was awards. involved in literally thousands of homes. He was very active in local civics, both in Davenport and Chandler. He also was active with the associations, serving as the OkHBA national director or alternate national director to NAHB for over 30 years. Bud was the state’s Builder of the Year in 1984 and was one of the state’s first Certified Professional Builders when OkHBA started its certified program. Leo Cravens served as the Oklahoma Home Builders Association’s Executive Officer from 1973-2004. He was also the principal lobbyist for the Association during this time period. As such, he was the legislative watchdog for the industry. Leo was also a past president of the Oklahoma Society of Association Executives and held the Certified Association Executive designation. Leo helped shape the housing industry in regard to licensing, workers compensation reform and the Association’s support of Right-to-Work. 24
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PROUD PARTNERS Thank you to the following members for their support and generous contribution to the Home Builders Association of Greater Tulsa.
Joseph Staires - 31-W Insulation Company
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Barry Leahy - Mid-Continent Group
Amity Edwards - 918 Interiors
Lori Nosan - First title & Abstract Services, LLC
Rob Miles - Milestone Homes, Inc.
Nick Presson - Firstar Bank
Frank Sawyer - Nuredo Media
Connell Curran - Abbey Homes, LLC Eric Knam- Action Coach Dolores Turner - Arvest Bank Chris Hodges - Arvest Bank Kirk Shell - AVB Bank Dylan Nall - B Haulin’ Gretchen Casto - Bank of Oklahoma Mortgage Cahn Wiggs - Brian D. Wiggs Homes Brian Wiggs - Brian D. Wiggs Homes Erin DeWeese - Brian D. Wiggs Homes Susan Bevard - BTC Broadband Sheryl Chinowth - Chinowth & Cohen Carrie Deweese - Chinowth & Cohen Susan Burch - Chinowth & Cohen Rodger Tucker - Cobblestone Homes, Inc. Ted Dubie - Construction Inspection Services, LLC Greg Phillips - Construction Inspection Services, LLC Greg Strange - Countertop Solutions Kelly Hathcoat - Country Financial
Emily Machetta - Flat Branch Home Loans Jill Garcille - Freedom Insurance
Bailey Miles - Milestone Homes, Inc. Robert Hines - Overhead Door Company
Mary Pearce - Frisco Title
Phillip Parks - Pella Windows & Doors of Oklahoma
Don Conwell - Guild Mortgage
Laura Ransbottom - PF Unlimited
Sean McClanahan - Hahn Appliance Center
Alexis Lightfoot - PGMC - Professional Ground Management Concrete
Mike Walker - Hahn Appliance Center
Larry Wilson - Pro-Tech Roofing, Inc.
Tim Orchard - Hahn Appliance Center
Glenn Simms - Re-Bath of Tulsa
Josh Zajac - Hammer Stars
Charla Nicklas - Renaissance, Inc.
Roland Rice - Heatwave Supply, Inc.
Nashoba Pannell - Renewal by Anderson
Kristal Mitchell - HOA Solutions
Barry Helms - Renovations By Helms
Mark Priess - HUB International CFR
Clark Robinson - Robinson Glass
Jennifer Kudirka - Independent Material Co, Inc.
Dave Sanders - Sanders Engineering
Debbie Keener - J David Jewelry
Stephen Haney - Securian Advisers Mid America
John Madden - J. Madden Homes
Gentry Detter - Spectrum Paint Company
Michelle Herrel - Jimmy Willis Insurance Services
Justin Carlton -State Farm
Dee Latlin - Jimmy Willis Insurance Services
Susan Eddings Perez - Susan Eddings Perez Brandon Jackson - Tara Custom Homes, Inc.
Mary Smith - Cruise Planners
Samuel Castro - Jimmy Willis Insurance Services
Brent DeBoer - Dale & Lee’s Service, Inc.
Howard Kelsey - Kelsey Company
Dana Day - Day Build & Design
Cynt Simon - Know-Ur-Stuff
Chad Potter - Drywall Repair Specialists
Kim Williams - KT Williams Insurance Group
Maegan Miner - Triad Bank
Belinda Tucker - McGraw Realtors
Bud Farris - Tulsa Fireplace Supply
Billy Moore - East Central Electric Cooperative, Inc. Ed McIntyre - EDS Financial
SueAnn Blair - McGraw Realtors
Brandon Massey - Elite Cabinets
Bryan Casey - Metro Appliances and More
Matt Emmons - Emmons Construction
Tarah Duncan - Metro Appliances and More
Johann Skaftason - Eurocraft Melissa Herron - First title & Abstract Services, LLC
Ann Howell - Metro Appliances and More
Liz Mathis - First title & Abstract Services, LLC
Russ Ellis - Metro Appliances and More
Stacy Montgomery - First title & Abstract
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Kevin Dycus - Metro Appliances and More Toby Wisby - Metro Appliances and More
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Mike Fournier - The Sonrise Companies Craig Thurmond - Thurmond Consulting, Inc. Nick Wofford - Triad Bank David Land - Tulsa Landscape, Inc Chris Meyer - Turner Roofing & Sheet Metal Keely Hutchinson - Two Men and a Truck Tim Nall - We B Trees Jackson Whitacre - Whitacre Glass Works
The Spike Club recognizes members for their recruiting and retention efforts. To become a Spike, you must earn six Spike credits within two consecutive years, by bringing in new members and retaining current members. At each new Spike level, members receive awards. Spikes also enjoy benefits such as visibility among their peers leading to increased business contacts, invitations to special FREE events, celebrations and more. Names with at least two Spike points are listed below, as reported by NAHB.
201+ points
Mark Priess - 628 Francine Bandy - 529.5 Burr Kannady - 331.5 Rita Boggs - 280.75 David Blackburn 259.25 Wayne Farabough - 251 Frank W Sawyer - 250 Ken Klein - 247 Charles T Gilmore - 246.5 Brian D Wiggs - 228.5 Howard Kelsey - 222.5 Philip R. Rhees - 220 Darrell Jenkins - 206.5 Steve Murphy - 206 Steve Harris - 205.5 John Brawley - 204.5
Ryan Farabough - 115 John Madden - 114 Gretchen Casto - 112.75 David Sanders - 112.5 Monte L. Dunham - 110 Melanie Haines - 101.5
Craig Thurmond - 30 Weldon Bowman - 28.5 Jeff Starkweather - 28 Gary Soderstrom - 28 David Land - 28 Greg Strange - 27.5
76-100 points
6-25 points
Ed McIntyre - 23 Connell Curran - 22 Tom Watts - 21.5 Robbie Nees - 19.5 Chad Potter - 19 Jane Day - 19 Jim Lane - 18.5 Chris Hodges - 18.5 Toni Rogers - 18.5 Sara Dodson - 18 51-75 points Susan Bevard - 17 Chuck Ramsay - 75 Cameron Walker - 17 151-200 points Steve Fulps - 72.5 Kyle Bradley - 16.5 Allen Jenkins - 179 Cheryl Wilson- 72.25 Edward Kaplan - 16 Joe Robson - 175 Lee Sherman - 71.5 Sue Weston - 15.5 Rex Alexander - 173 Peter Grant - 71.25 David Funk - 169.5 Brandon L. Jackson - 67 Aaron Wiltshire - 14.25 Don Conwell - 13.5 Susan Burch - 169 Zelda Garrison - 57.25 Stacye Beaver - 12 Calvin Cozort - 167 Janet Holt - 54 Mary Pearce - 156.5 Kevin Blackburn - 52.5 Travis Butler - 11.5 Mike Walker - 11.5 Lana Nelson - 153 Kurt Barron - 51 Becky Orr – 11 Mike Fournier - 153 Susan McKeon - 10.5 Lantz Day - 153 26-50 points Keith Kunze - 10 Rod Brunken - 45.5 101-150 points Rick Liebman - 45.25 Robert L. Hughes - 9.5 Marvin Krueger - 9.5 Mike Fretz - 148.5 Pablo Perez - 45 Phillip Parks - 9.5 Bill Butts - 148 Jimmy Holmes - 44 Reagan Eden - 9 Scott Wood - 146.5 Bret Green - 43 Jason Fisher - 8.5 Brandon T. Jackson Kyle Smalygo - 43 137.25 Kirk Murdoch - 8 Brandon Perkins - 135.75 Kevin Blackburn - 41.5 Brad Dunlap - 8 J. Ross-Parmele Ed Schermerhorn - 135 Briana Nicole Hopkins - 7.5 - 41 Lora Phillips - 134.5 Kieth Hilligoss - 7 Scott Burnett - 39 Tom Wenrick - 128 Cahn Wiggs - 7 Nikki Pauly - 37 Glenn Shaw - 127.5 Charles F Sanders - 7 Nicole Hopkins - 34 Lindsay Perkins - 120.5 Ken Saltink - 31.5 David Molony - 7 Steve D. Wright - 118 Liz Mathis - 7 Vince Mims - 31.5 Roger Cooper - 117.5 Lauri White - 7 Tarah Duncan - 31.5 Rodger Tucker - 98.5 Shawn Linfoot - 95.5 Barry Helms - 89.25 David Gibson - 83 Greg Simmons - 81.5 Rob Miles - 80 Ted Dubie - 80 Rick Ellison - 77
Shawn Karnes - 7 Larry Cagle - 6.5 Carl Novara - 6.5 Kregg Tyler - 6.5 Jim Rackleff - 6.5 Bill McCollough - 6.5 Bill Ford - 6.5 Jason Brown - 6 Greg Grunewald - 6 Amity Edwards - 6 David Bootenhoff - 6
Spike Candidates (Less than 6 points) Perry Hood - 5 David Charney - 5 Robert Lemons - 5 Dean Christopoulos - 5 Chad Lane - 5 Erin DeWeese - 5 Robert Hines - 5 Kevin Hutchens - 5 John Land - 5 Carrie DeWeese - 5 Richard Dodson - 4 David Dodd - 4 Keith Jones - 4 Darren Rager - 4 Russell Cozort - 4 Steve Wright - 4 Tom Boyce - 4 Bates Frayser - 4 Aaron Talton - 4 Tamara Noel - 4 Sheryl Chinowth - 4 Ann Howell - 4 Scott Maddy - 4 Russ Ellis - 4 Sam Smith - 3 Brett Sharp - 3 Jason Davis - 3 Jason Peper - 3 Chuck Schwartz - 3 Chris Meyer - 3
Donna Cartwright - 3 Barbara Nall - 3 Scott Lewis - 3 Damon Bedell - 3 Amity Edwards - 3 Justin Carlton - 3 Edward Swanson - 3 Jerry Van Cleave - 3 Edward Swanson - 3 Bailey Miles - 3 Cheri Peters - 3 AJ Brentlinger - 3 Pete Galbraith - 3 Judy Emmert - 2 Glenn Simms - 2 Rod Henry - 2 Brad Porter - 2 Leland Cable - 2 Jeffry Ford - 2 Bobby Fox - 2 Travis Willhour - 2 Laura Ransbottom - 2 Kristal Mitchell - 2 Patty Hatfield - 2 Roger Poffen - 2 Randall Barbee - 2 David Edens - 2
Jamie Hallford - 2 Jayne Ash - 2
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