Summer 2023

Snapshots from:

2023 Executive Committee

PRESIDENT

Matt Emmons

VP/TREASURER

Craig Thurmond

VP/SECRETARY

Mark Priess

PAST PRESIDENT 2022

Cahn Wiggs

40 BELOW COUNCIL PRESIDENT

Dylan Nall

ASSOCIATES COUNCIL PRESIDENT

David Miller

BUILDERS COUNCIL PRESIDENT

Kirk Murdoch

PROFESSIONAL WOMEN IN BUILDING PRESIDENT

Cherlyn Reeves

REMODELERS COUNCIL PRESIDENT

Josh Zajac

MEMBERSHIP CHAIR

Ed McIntyre

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT/CEO

Jeffrey Smith

President’s Report

By HBA President

Matt Emmons

Happy Summer/Fall HBA friends! Everything is melting as I write this latest installment of the President's Report. It's HOT!!

It's been a very exciting summer! Our HBA members have been busy. This June we had another successful Parade of Homes, where some 109 showcased the talent and craftsmanship of our local builders and trade partners. This event has been a pivotal part of our calendar year after year and we would love to thank all the sponsors and volunteers who helped make it great!

July was our Association Appreciation event at the Summit Club downtown. Christmas Vacation was the theme and the place was decorated accordingly. I want to give a HUGE shout-out to the HBA staff for making that event something truly special. Our Associates are a large part of our association, and we want to make them feel as though they are getting the most from their membership. September is also Associates Appreciation Month at NAHB. Speaking of NAHB, on the 19th of July we had a visit from Judy Dinelle (2023 NAHB Membership Chair) and Christi Powell (Women Business Enterprise Lead 84 Lumber) during the PWB event at the HBA. It was so good to hear their fantastic success stories which were very inspiring.

Also in July, was the first ever Rogers County Chapter Summer Picnic and Cornhole tournament. Congratulations to the winners. I know all had a good time even though it was scalding.

again next year and plan according for the pool party and par three action. It's hard to believe this year is more than half over. It's been my pleasure serving our members as President, but it's gone by so fast! We are looking forward to finishing the year strong with membership, networking and events, helping make our members succeed throughout our industry.

Cheers!

Matt Emmons

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August events included the GMM Municipality round table at the Mike Fretz event center, SW Chapter Jenks Chamber Update and the Owasso Chapter golf tournament held at Shangri-La on Grand Lake O' the Cherokees. This event was super successful, with many participants staying in the area for extra golf, fun and relaxation. Be on the lookout for that event to happen

A couple of pictures from the Rogers County Chapter Picnic.

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Smith’s Scoop

By Executive Vice President/CEO

Jeffrey

Smith

area where students will have lab work experience. The project is scheduled to be completed by the end of September, so the hope is that the capacity will double with the 2024 class. There is a new instructor at Nathan Hale this year, and he is excited to bring his experience in the construction trades to the classroom and training for the students.

HBA MANAGEMENT TEAM

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT/ CEO

Jeffrey Smith

JSmith@TulsaHBA.com

MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR

Another school year has started and the construction programs available at Union and Nathan Hale High Schools continue to expand.

Union begins its fourth year of training high school kids in construction trades, and they will have approximately 360 students between their Freshman Academy and Hardesty Construction Lab at the High School. Mark Lee with the HBA Charitable Foundation has been working with the instructors to continue the development of the curriculum better to prepare these students for employment in our field. The Hardesty Construction Lab's 1.4-million-dollar renovation was completed in February 2023, and the students now experience a state-of-the-art training facility. If you haven’t seen the facility, I would encourage you to call the HBA office to schedule a tour and attend one of our upcoming council events that will be held at the Lab. Students receive general construction, construction math, safety, carpentry, masonry, electrical, mechanical, and plumbing training. As they move on to their second year, they participate in more hands-on activities with larger projects to help raise funds for the program and/ or help the community.

Nathan Hale begins its third year of training high school kids in construction trades in the Hardesty Construction Lab at Nathan Hale. They will reach the capacity of 125 students this year in their level 1 and 2 courses. These students learn from the same Home Builders Institute curriculum as Union. Over the summer, Tulsa Public School invested significantly in the program by adding a second classroom and increasing the

Broken Arrow High School is the next school we are in talks to implement an Intro to Construction course. If things hold true for the next couple of months, they will begin renovating a classroom and shop space by winter break and have students in the class in August 2024.

Several of these high school students and those receiving training through Tulsa Tech, enter the construction field every May. The Association needs you, the members, to take advantage of these trained individuals and give them the opportunity of employment and a successful career. When Mark Lee or I attend one of these programs, we also cross paths with recruiters of the commercial construction world. They require employees, just as you are, and we hope that we will get the majority to start in residential construction.

Please let Mark Lee know if you are willing to attend the classroom in a mentoring or speaking capacity about your specific construction area if you are willing to hire interns or employees, or if you want to financially support the workforce development efforts of the HBA and HBA Charitable Foundation. In the last four years we have invested more than $500,000 in forming these programs, Skills USA competitions, and Build My Future Career Exploration Day.

The future of our industry is right in front of us. Please take the opportunity to learn more about the programs or how you and your company can benefit from these programs.

That’s the Scoop for Now, Jeffrey Smith

Julie Rivers JRivers@TulsaHBA.com

DIRECTOR OF ASSOCIATION

ISSUES

Stacey Bayles SBayles@TulsaHBA.com

DIRECTOR OF MEMBER ENGAGEMENT

Blake Howard BHoward@TulsaHBA.com

EVENTS DIRECTOR

Sarah Gentry SGentry@TulsaHBA.com

DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS

Katrina Marie Meacham KMeacham@TulsaHBA.com

OFFICE MANAGER

Amaris Burris Aburris@TulsaHBA.com

EVENT CENTER MANAGER

Caleb Rice Caleb@TulsaHBA.com

New members: Welcome to the HBA!

For more information about membership benefits or ways to get involved with the Association, please contact Julie Rivers, Membership Director.

BUILDER MEMBERS

Gunther Construction

Jeffrey Gunther

7609 S. 5th Street

Broken Arrow, OK 74011

918-704-7115

guntherconstruct@att.net

Sponsor: Mark Priess

Heritage Builders

Chase Hurst

725 Country Wood Way

Sapulpa, OK 74066

918-720-2872

properties@ burstfamilycompanies.com

Sponsor: Creed Holt

Jim Hamilton

Construction, LLC

Jim Hamilton

1303 Rutter Rd.

Claremore, OK 74017

539-664-5264

Jhconstruction777@gmail. com

Sponsor: Cheri Peters

Vision Homes of Oklahoma

Kyle Clavin

7785 Forest Lane

Tulsa, OK 74132

918-231-2815

Visionhomesoklahoma@ gmail.com

WhiteWing Construction

Chris White PO Box 451801 Grove, OK 74345

918-791-0707 chris@ whitewingconstruction. com

Sponsor: Charles Adams

ASSOCIATE MEMBERS

Ahmady’s Persian Rugs

Siamak Ahmady

8027 S. Sheridan Road

Tulsa, OK 74133

918-392-7846

sa@ahmadyspersianrugs. com

Sponsor: Ed McIntyre

All Dry Services of Tulsa

Paul Seikel

2986 E. 56th Ct. Tulsa, OK 74105

918-999-0379

Paul.Seikel@myalldry.com

Sponsor: Greg Strange

Erin Catron & Company

Erin Catron

5334 E. 46th

Tulsa, OK 74135

918-984-0994

erin@erincatron.com

Sponsor: Susan McKeon

J&S Contraction, LLC

Joel Smith

303 E. A St.

Jenks, OK 74037

918-720-8125

joel@jstulsa.com

Sponsor: Rodger Tucker

J. Galt Finance Suite

Brent Barnhart

4392 S. 170th E. Ave.

Tulsa, OK 74134

620-212-5746

bbarnhart@jgalt.io

Sponsor: Josh Zajac

Legacy Millwork, LLC

Andrew Garrett

3928 W. 105th Pl. S.

Jenks, OK 74037

918-798-7494

Legacymillwork.ok@gmail. com

Sponsor: Mark Priess

Liberty Mutual Insurance

Traci Madole

3012 Rolling Woods Dr. Norman, OK 73072

Traci.madole@ libertymutual.com

Sponsor: Mark Priess

Mitchell Bonds, PLLC

Daniel “Danny” Wilson

203 E. Hobson Ave.

Sapulpa, OK 74066

918-248-2268

dwilson@mitchellbonds. com

Sponsor: Connell Curran

Welcome to the HBA!

Modern Woodmen

Fraternal Financial

Jared Metzger

Broken Arrow, OK 74012

918-698-0841

Jared.b.metzger@mwarep. org

Sponsor: David Miller

Oklahoma Asphalt

Rick Britting

25194 Creek Bank Trl. Claremore, OK 74019

918-720-2025

okasphalt@gmail.com

Sponsor: Cheri Petters

Right Now Roofing

Scott McElroy

3901 S. Stone Crest Ct. Sand Springs, OK 74063

918-313-7663

Scott@rnroof.com

Sponsor: Ed McIntyre

Rise Up Properties, LLC

David Marshall

11626 East 51st St. Suite 11666

Tulsa, OK 74146

918-424-8222

David@riseuppropertiesok. com

Sponsor: Mark Priess

Sooner Marketing Solutions

Braedon Kruse

4641 S. Braden Ave., Suite 100

Tulsa, OK 74135

918-720-7945

braedon@ marketingsooner.com

Sponsor: Nicole Kruse

Superior Fence & Rail

Terry Fry

8446 S. Peoria Ave. Suite C

Tulsa, OK 74132

918-771-3944

Terry.fry@ superiorfenceandrail.com

Sponsor: Matt Emmons

That 1 Painter

Joshua McGee

29815 E. 154th St. Coweta, OK 74429

918-800-2714

Mcgeejoshua@yahoo.com

Sponsor: Josh Zajac

Wallace Design Collective, PC

Heidi Wallace

123 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

Tulsa OK 74103

918-584-5858

Heidi.wallace@wallace. design

Sponsor: Mark Priess

Wishes Lighting & Décor

Michael Arroyo

3472 S. 151st E. Ave.

Tulsa, OK 74134

609-674-2339

michael@wisheslighting. com

Sponsor: David Miller

Carrie Wiggs DeWesse

Carrie’s story is a part of the Tulsa HBA’s story. As the daughter of a builder, she grew up around home building and worked sites throughout her younger years. She was also exposed to the HBA and saw the spirit of helpfulness for which our HBA is known. This spirit of helpfulness has kept her engaged and assisted her in finding her path within the HBA. Carrie was active with the 40Below Council, which led her to the young professionals on the national level but it was her husband’s plus one. Professional Women in Building (PWB) gave Carrie a sense of “home” and the desire to return that feeling to our association.

Because of Carrie we now have PWB here at the Tulsa HBA providing a place for women and men to find a common cause in supporting women in building. She was the first local president during the COVID year of 2020. Seeing what kind of leader Carrie was during those first few years of building PWB Carrie was recognized and asked to be the second vice-chair for NAHB PWB. This means that Carrie will be the NAHB PWB president in 2025. She states she found

Matt Emmons

Matt Emmons is answering the call to civic leadership in the spirit of helpfulness. Gary Isbell resigned on June 30, 2023, leaving the Jenks City Council Ward 2 seat open. As directed by Oklahoma statute, any vacancy on the city council will be filled by a majority vote of the remaining council members for a period extending until the next regular municipal election. The person appointed will fill this position until the next municipal general election in April 2025. Matt saw this opportunity to serve and jumped at the chance to help his city out. He was voted per the state statutes by the remaining city council members to fill the seat for Ward 2. Matt took the oath of office on

“her” people when she entered the first PWB meeting. It was home to supportive women passionate about home building and the auxiliary jobs surrounding this industry. PWB is not just a women’s group, it is a vibrant group of supportive people who want to see women succeed in this industry.

What Carrie loves about the Tulsa HBA is the relationships built, fostered, and flourished in this community. One of those relationships is within Carrie herself. The HBA gave her the space to excell. In 2019 while listening to the accomplishments of the HBA Associate of the Year, she was thoroughly impressed by what this woman had done, not realizing that it was herself that had done these accomplishments. 2019 Carrie was named HBA Associate of the Year and the Executive Committee Member of the Year.

The common thread through Carrie’s life fabric is this spirit of helpfulness. In addition to being on the leadership ladder for NAHB PWB, Carrie is also active as an NAHB Board for Trustee for the 55+ Housing Industry Council. The NAHB 55+ Housing Industry Council provides education programs and networking opportunities for NAHB builder and associate members who serve the rapidly growing 55+ housing market.

August 15, 2023. Therefore, the next time you see Matt greet him by his new title “Councilman Emmons.”

918 Interiors

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918interiors@gmail.com

ActionCOACH

Complimentary 30 minute coaching session

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Allegiant Precast, LLC

$200 off any size storm shelter & free installation ($600 value) (918) 486-6227

jstreet@allegiantprecast.com

Burnett Home Improvement

10% off infinity windows from Marvin, Craneboard siding, celect siding, Provia doors, luxury baths, and K Guard guttering.

(918) 286-7600 scottb@burnettinc.com

Dolphin Pools & Supply

20% off swimming pools & spa, chemicals, equipment & supplies (918) 838-7670

doug@dolphinpoolstulsa.com

Graphic Resources

20% off printing service including marketing materials

(918) 461-0303

sean@grtulsa.com

JDV Interiors

15% off design service (918) 695-2341

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Kirtz® Shutters

15% off shutters, blinds, shades, live edge wood, & furniture (918) 712-9024

sales@kirtz.com

LABR

30% off job posting (918) 261-9642

bryce.bower@labr.com

Moyers Martin, LLP

Free initial consultations to all HBA members, as well as reduced hourly rates and fee stuctures for members retaining the Firm for legal matters. (918) 582-5281

esmond@moyersmartin.com

Oklahoma Shutters

15% off Shutters, shades, and blinds (918) 366-6419

sherry@okshutters.com

Reed Family Heating and Air Conditioning

15% discount on service work and 10% discount for equipment replacement

(918) 573-2569

reedfamilyhvac@gmail.com

Shockley Bookkeeping

$50 off Personal Tax Preparation Fee

$100 off Coporate/Partnership Prep. Fee (918) 615-8380

khenrie@shockleybooks.com

Story Catcher Studio

50% off first video in studio (918) 361 - 8199

david@storycatcher.studio

Tulsa Real Producers /BeLocal Publications

20% off all rates for publications and free add ons such as member features (918) 808-6621

kelly.kilmer@realproducers.com

US Payments

Free new terminal and/or mobile card reader. Save an average of 20% by using a Tulsa HBA Member. Ask how to eliminate almost 100% of processing fees.

(918) 629-9463

chris@uspmts.com

We B Trees

5% on all tree work, must notify as HBA member when calling in. (918) 446-3473

tim@webtrees.com

The HBA’s “Do Business With A Member” Program is an excellent opportunity for you to offer a special discount or promotion to other HBA members to help you gain business connections and get your company out there! If interested, please contact Katrina Marie Meacham at KMeacham@TulsaHBA.com or at (918) 663-5820.

Please Note: Discounts are for current HBA members only Discounts may not be applied to all products. This program is not intended to replace or be in addition to any existing discount you may already receive. Please contact participating members for specific details on the offered discounts.

The Emerging Leaders program is not new to the Home Builders Association of Greater Tulsa (Tulsa HBA), but the short-lived leadership training program started in 2020 did not survive Covid-19. The need for leadership training has stayed the same. The Leadership Academy developed this program to implement the board-adopted strategic plan for fostering leadership within our association and the community. The Tulsa HBA has borrowed this idea from the Housing and Building Association of Colorado Springs (Colorado Springs HBA), where it has been wildly successful.

through October 2024. While this program is mainly focused on creating leaders for the Tulsa HBA, it is also focused on civil leadership as well. For those who finish the program by the October 31, 2024 deadline there is a $1,500 scholarship to the 2025 NAHB Spring Leadership meeting and day at the Capitol in Washington, D.C.

The Emerging Leaders program is open to any HBA member interested in learning more about leadership and how HBA leaders impact the greater Tulsa area both in and through the HBA and outside the HBA. This program is an investment in both you as a leader and in the HBA as we hope for well-rounded leaders that can further the HBA’s mission of empowering the success of our members as the professional resource for housing in our community. There is no set age for this program, but a desire to lead and grow.

Much like the Colorado Springs HBA's program there are many components to this program. There are quarterly meetings of the participants, where leadership and association teaching will occur. All of the participants are asked to attend a large variety of meetings, events and are asked to volunteer for the HBA’s larger events – like the Home & Garden Show. The timeframe for this program is December 2023

Applications are being accepted until September 29, 2023, at 5 p.m. If you have any questions about the Emerging Leaders program, contact Jeffrey Smith at JSmith@TulsaHBA.com or call the Tulsa HBA. You can also find all of the materials at TulsaHBA.com/ Emerging-Leaders-Program.

"The Tulsa HBA has flourished for 80 years with strong leaders. The Emerging Leaders Program will ensure that we continue to thrive under great leaders in the future."

- Jeffrey Smith, Tulsa HBA

First Quarter Awards

At the July GMM, we celebrated three members as they were named associate, builder and outstanding member of the first quarter of 2023 by the executive committee. Each of these amazing members has gone above and beyond in their service to the HBA.

Nikki Pauly was named associate of the first quarter of 2023.

Amy Hughes was named builder of the first quarter of 2023.

Carl Novara was named executive committee outstanding member of the first quarter of 2023.

The month of June was filled with all things parade! The June GMM Parade of Homes Kick-off was held on the 13 and was a success. Many prizes were given out along with first looks at the Parade of Homes guides.

Awards Breakfast was held on June 17 at LifeSyles with many builders walking away with trophies and signs to display in their entries to the Parade of Homes.

Twillight Tours were a huge hit with one each week night at Forest Ridge, The Estates at Conrad Village, Hyde Park and Stone Canyon.

Associates and Professional Women in Building had their June council meetings at two different Parade entries and the 40Below Council had a successful party bus tour on Friday, June 23.

The Parade had over 100 homes entered. Homes were spread throughout 13 cities in Bixby, Broken Arrow, Claremore, Collinsville, Coweta, Glenpool, Jenks, Kellyville, Owasso, Sand Springs, Sapulpa, Sperry and Tulsa.

2023 Parade of Homes is brought to you by these sponsors: Platinum Sponsors

HBA Communications Sponsor

Parade of Homes Moving Sponsor

Parade of Homes Kick-Off Party Presenting Sponsor

Parade of Homes VIP Party Host Sponsor

Parade of Homes VIP Party Presenting Sponsors

Our Association's General Membership Mixers this summer were fun and informative. In June we kicked-off the Parade of Homes at the Mike Fretz Center. Christmas came to the Summit Club in July with our Associates Appreciation Christmas Vacation themed dinner. It ended with gingerbread house building and one table has the first place bragging rights. For August, there was a municipality roundtable where area municipalities sent in speakers to speak to the changes in their areas and hear from our builders and associates.

Looking ahead September GMM will be the Charles Gilmore Legacy Awards and October will be the Chili Cook-off.

Rising Mortgage Rates and Home Prices Put a Damper on Housing Affordability

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 — Rising home prices and interest rates coupled with elevated construction costs, low existing inventory and solid demand resulted in a significant decline in housing affordability during the second quarter of 2023.

According to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index (HOI), 40.5% of new and existing homes sold between the beginning of April and end of June were affordable to families earning the U.S. median income of $96,300. This is down from 45.6% posted in the first quarter of this year, and the second-lowest reading since NAHB began tracking affordability on a consistent basis in 2012. As another reminder of ongoing housing affordability challenges, the second quarter 2023 HOI reading remains lower than the second quarter 2022 score of 42.8%.

“While builders continue to face a number of affordability challenges, including a shortage of distribution transformers, elevated construction costs and a lack of skilled workers, they remain cautiously optimistic about market conditions,” said NAHB Chairman Alicia Huey, a custom home builder and developer from Birmingham, Ala. “A lack of existing inventory is fueling demand for new construction, and mortgage rates are expected to stabilize in the weeks and months ahead as the Federal Reserve nears the end of its tightening cycle.”

“Rising mortgage rates in 2023 that peaked near 7% recently have been a major factor in declining affordability conditions,” said NAHB Chief Economist Robert Dietz. “Given the Fed’s limited ability to address rising construction costs, the best way to satisfy unmet demand and ease the nation’s housing affordability crisis is to enact policies that will allow builders to construct more homes.”

The HOI shows that the national median home price increased to $388,000 in the second quarter, up from

$365,000 in the previous quarter. Meanwhile, average mortgage rates were 6.59% in the second quarter, up from 6.46% in the first quarter.

The Most and Least Affordable Markets in the Second Quarter

Lansing-East Lansing, Mich., was the nation’s most affordable major housing market, defined as a metro with a population of at least 500,000. There, 84% of all new and existing homes sold in the second quarter were affordable to families earning the area’s median income of $97,800.

Top five affordable major housing markets:

1. Lansing-East Lansing, Mich.

2. Scranton-Wilkes-Barre, Pa.

3. Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pa.

4. Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, Ind.

5. Pittsburgh, Pa.

Meanwhile, Cumberland, Md.-W.Va., was rated the nation’s most affordable small market, with 95.5% of homes sold in the second quarter being affordable to families earning the median income of $89,900. Top five affordable small housing markets:

1. Cumberland, Md.-W.Va.

2. Bay City, Mich.

3. Elmira, N.Y.

4. Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa-Ill.

5. Utica-Rome, N.Y.

For the 11th straight quarter, Los Angeles-Long BeachGlendale, Calif., remained the nation’s least affordable major housing market. There, just 3.2% of the homes sold during the second quarter were affordable to families earning the area’s median income of $97,500. Top five least affordable major housing markets—all located in California:

1. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale

2. Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine

3. San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

4. Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

5. San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City

The top five least affordable small housing markets were also in the Golden State. Tied at the very bottom of the affordability chart were Salinas, Calif., and San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, Calif., where 6.5% of all new and existing homes sold in the second quarter were affordable to families earning the area median income of $100,400 in Salinas and $113,100 in San LuisObispo-Paso Robles.

Top five least affordable small housing markets—all located in California:

1. Salinas

2. San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

3. Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

4. Napa

5. Merced

Please visit nahb.org/hoi for tables, historic data and details.

With so many requests to go paperless from our members, Home Building News, monthly event flyers, and directories have gone digital. All this information is accessable on our website and sent out with our weekly NewsFlash emails. If you would like to receive a paper copy of our mailings, (or if you have paper mailings and would like to receive digital) please contact Katrina Marie Meacham at kmeacham@TulsaHBA.com or 918-663-5820.

2023 PRESIDENT’S CLUB

PROUD PARTNERS

Thank you to the following members for their support and generous contribution to the Home Builders Association of Greater Tulsa.

Kristin Switzer - 2B Organized Tulsa

Amity Edwards - 918 Interiors

Chris Hodges - Arvest Bank

Dolores Turner - Arvest Bank

Kirk J. Shell - AVB Bank

Gretchen Casto - Bank of Oklahoma Mortgage

Susan Bevard - BTC Broadband

Carl Novara Agency - Farmers Ins.

Tom Barbour - CertaPro Painters

Carrie Deweese - Chinowth & Cohen

Rodger Tucker - Cobblestone Homes, Inc.

Ted Dubie - Construction Inspection Services, LLC

Lora Phillips - Construction Inspection Services, LLC

Greg Strange - Countertop Solutions

Carl Gibson - cre8iveThings, PLLC.

Dale DeBoer - Dale & Lee's Service, Inc.

Dana Day - Day Build & Design

Ed McIntyre - EDS Financial

Rhonda Ramey - Emerald Waters Travel

Matt Emmons - Emmons

Construction

Carol Parker - Executives Title & Escrow

Lacy Davenport - Farmers Insurance

Laurie Gamson - FirsTitle & Abstract Services, LLC

Melissa Herron - FirsTitle & Abstract Services, LLC

Keely Hutchinson - FirsTitle & Abstract Services, LLC

Liz Mathis - FirsTitle & Abstract Services, LLC

Maegen Miner – FirsTitle & Abstract Services, LLC

Tammy Pratt – FirsTitle & Abstract Services, LLC

Sean McKee - Flat Branch Home Loans

Emily Machetta - Flat Branch Home Loans

Jill Garcille - Freedom Insurance

Mary Pearce - Frisco Title

David Bridges - Garage Kings

Peter Grant - Grant Homes Remodel & Restoration

Sean McClanahan - Hahn Appliance Center

Mike Walker - Hahn Appliance Center

Roland Rice - Heatwave Supply, Inc.

Mark Priess - HUB International CFR

Robert Hughes - Hughes Lumber

Jennifer Kudirka - Independent Material Co, Inc.

Del McDonald - Innovative Awnings & Screens

Kim Williams - KT Williams Insurance Group

David Lee - Lee Signature Properties

Bryan Casey - Metro Appliances and More

Kevin Dycus - Metro Appliances and More

Ann Howell - Metro Appliances and More

Cory Weaver - Metro Appliances and More

Toby Wisby - Metro Appliances and More

Lynn Marchbank- Mid-Continent Group

Frank Sawyer - Nuredo Media

Frank Cerrito - On Demand Mechanic

Marie Greenly - Open Mortgage LLC

Laura Ransbottom - PF Unlimited

Larry Wilson- Pro-Tech Roofing, Inc.

Glenn Simms - Re-Bath of Tulsa

Charla Nicklas - Renaissance, Inc.

Camille Helms - Renovations By Helms

Clark Robinson - Robinson Glass

David Sanders - Sanders Engineering

Regina LeBlanc - ServPro Gentry Detter - Spectrum Paint Company

Brandon L Jackson - Tara Custom Homes

Mike Fournier - The Sonrise Companies

Gant Hinkle - True North Homes

Bud Farris - Tulsa Fireplace Supply

Jordan Cash - Two Men and a Truck

Heather Simon - VanDyk Mortgage

Tim Nall - We B Trees

Jackson Whitacre - Whitacre Glass Works

ALL TYPES OF HARDWOOD FLOORING

EXPERT INSTALLATION AND KNOWLEDABLE SALES

SAND AND FINISH/HAND SCRAPE/RESTORATION

WATER DAMAGE REPAIR SPECIALIST

Upcoming Events:

9/7 - Remodelers Council

9/12 - GMM: Legacy Awards

9/13 - TRC Sales Open (through 10/27)

9/13 - Owasso Chapter

9/14 - Southwest Chapter

Clay Shoot Fundraiser

9/18 - Rogers County Chapter

9/19-10/5 - Board Elections

9/21 Appetite for Construction

9/26 - Associates and PWB Councils

9/27-28 - OkHBA Building Summit

9/28 - 40Below Council

To register for events, please head over to TulsaHBA.com/Events.

Lights! Camera! Auction! Appetite for Construction will be September 21, 2023, from 6 to 9 p.m. at Metro Appliances & More. This will be a red carpet affair with the membership encouraged to dress up as your favorite Hollywood star. Chefs from all over Tulsa are coming to tantalize your taste buds while raising funds for the HBA Charitable Foundation.

10/3 - PWB Under the Lights Golf Tournament

10/5 - Remodelers Council

10/10 - GMM: Chili Cook-Off

10/11 - Owasso Chapter

10/16 - Rogers County Chapter

10/18 - PWB Council

10/25 - Builders and Developers Council

10/26 - Halloween Fundraiser

10/27 - TRC Sales Close

To register for events, please head over to TulsaHBA.com/Events.

Boos and Booze will be on Thursday, October 26, 2023, from 6 to 9 p.m. at Wompa Event Center. Break out your best (or worst) costume and come ready to raise funds for the HBA Charitable Foundation.

The Chartiable Foundation supports three school sites that are teaching construction: Union Freshman Academy, Union High School and Hale High School. By supporting both of these fundraisers you are supporting work force development and giving skills to hundreds of high school students.

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.