2022 Senior Officers
Meet your 2022 senior officers by Bailee Wicks Communication Manager
President Joseph Irons, CAPS, CGP, CGR, GMB, GMR, Certified Builder Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties (MBAKS)
Joseph Irons has been a leader at his local association for the over 20 years he’s been a member. He served as MBAKS 2016 board president and chair of MBAKS and BIAW Remodelers councils. He is an active member of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Remodelers Board of Trustees and served as BIAW’s representative to NAHB’s executive board. A BIAW Certified Builder and Graduate Master Remodeler, Irons shares his experiences as a published author and accredited educator. The NAHB Young Professional of the Year for Region E in 2018, his company has won the Remodeler of the Year award multiple times at both the local and state levels. Outside of work, Irons dedicates his time, talent and resources to his community as a regular participant in both MBAKS’ Rampathon, helping build ramps for people who need them, and Painting a Better Tomorrow, painting non-profit buildings and structures.
First Vice President Gary Wray Skagit/Island Counties Builders Association (SICBA)
A member since 1998, Gary Wray of Laser Construction and Development has been a SICBA board member for nearly 12 years. Over the last 10 years, Gary has served on numerous BIAW committees, including Education, Legal and Workforce Development. He was chair of the Legislative Policy Committee in 2015-2016 and participates in the Washington Affordable Housing Council. In his community, Wray chairs the board of directors of Habitat for Humanity of Island County where he’s been a board member since 2008. He is also a member of Hearts and Hammers, a local non-profit organization that helps repair and rehabilitate homes of those who are physically or financially unable to do the work alone.
12
building insight
