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By Executive Vice President/CEO Jeffrey Smith
Leadership is the ability of an individual or a group of people to influence and guide followers or members of an organization, society, or team. The Tulsa HBA is blessed to have great leaders every year who guide their fellow members and influence the community to follow what we are trying to accomplish. As we begin transitioning our 2023 leadership team to our 2024 leadership team, it coincides with developing a new strategic plan to guide the organization for the next three years. I am proud to announce the 2024 Executive Committee leaders of the Tulsa HBA will be President Craig Thurmond, Vice President Treasurer Brian Rose, Vice President Secretary Chris Hodges, Membership Chair Ed McIntyre, Builders & Developers Council President Jesse Powell, Remodelers Council President Greg Fuller, Associates Council President Ed McIntyre, Professional Women in Building Council President Maegan Miner, and 40Below Council President Dylan Nall. This team of leaders will begin work in early November on the development of the Strategic Plan and follow that up with several meetings before the end of the year to help develop their leadership skills and plan our schedule of events for 2024. It takes a commitment from our leaders behind the scenes in order to guide our membership and I appreciate the sacrifice that each of these individuals will make in the coming months. I also want to recognize our 2023 Leadership team's accomplishments this year. President Matt Emmons, Vice President Treasurer Craig Thurmond, and Vice President Secretary Mark Priess have led the Association through many achievements in nondues revenue, PAC contributing, advocacy concerns, and financial strength. Membership Chair Ed McIntyre has conducted two successful membership drives and challenged the Association in its continued growth
country. Builders Council President Kirk Murdoch conducted a Quality Construction Education series to guide our members on the 2018 IRC Building Codes updates. PWB Council President Cherlyn Reeves forged a relationship with Girl Scouts of Eastern Oklahoma to help introduce careers in construction. 40Below President Dylan Nall created a new non-dues revenue and networking event for the council when the Pickleball tournament was established this summer. Remodelers Council President Josh Zajac built on the community involvement of the Remodelers Council and supported John 3:16 with Home Remodeling Showcase ticket revenue, serving the homeless, and recently constructing a chicken coop for the organization. David Miller built partnerships with veteran support groups to hold an event this spring to provide resources to local veterans and show them pathways to careers in construction. Each of our 2023 leadership team has been active in the organization well beyond their role of service to the Executive Committee and their council and that is why we have a great culture of leaders in the Tulsa HBA. As we look to the future, we will begin our Emerging Leaders Program in 2024. The Governance Committee will be selecting our first cohort of 4-6 members to enter the program and develop their leadership skills for the future of the Tulsa HBA and our community. I am excited to see the success of this program and how it continues to enhance the culture of the HBA. If you are interested in service at a committee or leadership level, please reach out to me to begin finding the right place for you and the available opportunities. That’s the Scoop for Now,
Jeffrey Smith
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT/ CEO Jeffrey Smith JSmith@TulsaHBA.com DIRECTOR OF MEMBERSHIP Julie Rivers JRivers@TulsaHBA.com DIRECTOR OF MEMBER ENGAGEMENT Blake Howard BHoward@TulsaHBA.com DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL EVENTS Sarah Gentry SGentry@TulsaHBA.com DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS Katrina Marie Meacham KMeacham@TulsaHBA.com DIRECTOR OF ASSOCIATION ISSUES Stacey Bayles SBayles@TulsaHBA.com OFFICE MANAGER Amaris Burris Aburris@TulsaHBA.com MIKE FRETZ EVENT CENTER MANAGER Caleb Rice Caleb@TulsaHBA.com
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