50+ Housing e-Source - 06/29/2007 (Plain Text Version)

Robert Tippets
50+ Housing Council Chairman

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In this issue:
50+ Trends: More Dining, Green and Doctors' Space
Best of 50+ Housing Honored at Symposium in Denver
Members-Only Research Available Online
National Membership Day 2007: 50+ Housing Council Nets 120 New Members
2008 IBS Registration Now Open
New Awards Program: Building Healthy Communities for Active Aging
A Tribute To Industry Icon Bill Colson
New NIC Map Report Available
New Masters Program from The Erickson School
Welcome New 50+ Housing Council Members!
‘Buy Now’ Campaign Moves Fence Sitters in Market Near Albany, N.Y.
Dell Double Discounts in July!
NAHB News: Bill to Require Fire Sprinklers Defeated at Code Hearings

Welcome New 50+ Housing Council Members!

The NAHB 50+ Housing Council welcomed more than 100 new members in May 2007 – a record month for the Council. In addition, two new local councils started – the Greater Kansas City 50+ Housing Council and the Greater Houston 50+ Housing Council.

The NAHB 50+ Housing Council welcomes the following new local and at-large members for May 2007.

Greater Kansas City 50+ Housing Council

Jim Albertson, LifeStyle Properties LLC, Leawood, Kan.
Gary Aus, Aus Construction LLC, Leavenworth, Kan.
Jerry Bichelmeyer, Contemporary Designs Concepts, LC, Shawnee, Kan.
Ryan Campbell, Lifestyle Home Builders, Leawood, Kan.
Steven Coon, Smart Living Homes, Fairway, Kan.
David Dent, Affordable Closets, Overland Park, Kan.
Phil Hammond, The Land Source, Kansas City, Mo.
Ed Herman, Bank of Blue Valley, Shawnee Mission, Kan.
Mark Irvin, KC Mass Services, Kansas City, Mo.
Stacey Johnson-Cosby, Reece & Nichols, Mission Woods, Kan.
Teri Knop, New Surface LLC, Kansas City, Mo.
Jim Lambie, Lambie-Geer Homes Inc., Overland Park, Kan,
Mike Macey, Designed West, Inc., Saint Joseph, Mo.
Rick Mann, First Federal Bank, Kansas City, Mo.
Tricia Motl, New Homes Journal, Overland Park, Kan.
Daniel Norburg, Norburg Contracting, Kansas City, Mo.
Kevin Pietro, K & S Builders, Ottawa, Kan.
Tony Plunkett, Dakota Inc., Olathe, Kan.
Jerry Ratway, Weber Carpet Inc., Lenexa, Kan.
Jeff Robinson, J S Robinson Fine Homes, Shawnee Mission, Kan.
Sue Sheridan, New Homes Journal, Overland Park, Kan.
Lori Steffen, Universal Design Housing Network/CFI, Kansas City, Kan.
Billy Still, Still Builders Inc., Olathe, Kan.
Kevin Straub, Straub Construction Co. Inc., Shawnee, Kan.
Sherri Weaver, Sherri L. Weaver Design LLC, Lees Summit, Mo.
Bob Willis, Willis Construction Inc., Leawood, Kan.

Greater Houston 50+ Housing Council

Yvonne Cummins, Morning Star Builders Ltd., Hockley, Texas
Marilu Ellis, Zieben Kirksey Homes, Houston, Texas
Bob Kelly, Nationwide Floor & Window Coverings, The Woodlands, Texas
Cathy Penland, Legend Homes, Houston, Texas
David Regenbaum, Association Management Inc., Houston, Texas

Southern California 50+ Housing Council

Dana Bieber, Standard Pacific Communities, Irvine, Calif.
Crystal Burckle, Standard Pacific Communities, Irvine, Calif.
Dan Carlsson, Carlsson Public Relations, Irvine, Calif.
Sean Doyle, Standard Pacific Communities, Irvine, Calif.
Bill Fischel, Standard Pacific Communities, Westlake Village, Calif.
Milt Johns, Professional Community Management, Laguna Hills, Calif.
Ted McKibbin, Standard Pacific Communities, Irvine, Calif.
Dottie Paek, Lennar Communities, Irvine, Calif.
Karen Spargo, Standard Pacific Communities, Irvine, Calif.

Metro Denver 50+ Housing Council

John Ammon, Wonderland Homes, Lafayette, Colo.
Robert Coutts, Sheffield Homes, Arvada, Colo.
Terri Furman, Wonderland Hill Development Co., Boulder, Colo.
Phyllis Judeika, The Genesis Group, Englewood, Colo.
Miles Lane, Gibraltar Equity Investments, Denver, Colo.
John Stone, Grand County Custom Homebuild, Winter Park, Colo.

Greater Atlanta 50+ Housing Council

Brandon Brandon, Richport Properties Inc., Tucker, Ga.
Jackie Dennard, Fidelity Bank, Atlanta, Ga.
Julianne C. Kerr, Cottage House Interiors Inc., Norcross, Ga.
Debbie Purdy, Purdy Real Estate, Dawsonville, Ga.
Diedra Sorohan, O’Kelley & Sorohan Attorney at Law, Duluth, Ga.
Gloria Staton, The Wall Street Journal, Atlanta, Ga.
Justin Warner, Warner Family Homes LLC, Loganville, Ga.

Greater Washington 50+ Housing Council

Jeffrey Caruso, Caruso Homes Inc., Crofton, Md.
Charles Ellison, Miller and Smith at Woodcrest LLC, McLean, Va.
Dan Fulton, Fulton Research and Consulting, Fairfax, Va.
Stephanie Gates, Regions Bank, Mount Airy, Md.
Christine Johnson, Mid-Atlantic Builders, Rockville, Md.
Andrea Lebbin, Mid-Atlantic Builders, Rockville, Md.
Taylor Mark, Bozzuto Homes Inc., Greenbelt, Md.
Chris Napolitano, Joint Venture Marketing, Lanham, Md.
Martin Poretsky, Poretsky Building Group Inc., Washington, D.C.
Margaret Smith-Ford, Woodfield Investments, Chevy Chase, Md.
Jonathan Soule, Pleasant Development Inc., Clarksburg, Md.
William Sutton, Sutton Yantis Associates Architects, Vienna, Va.
Helen Whelan, McMillan Metro PC, Rockville, Md.
Pam Wilcox, Merchandising East, Ellicott City, Md.
Amy Zuppas, Merchandising East, Ellicott City, Md.

50 Plus New England Housing Council

Sarah Adams, Abbott Real Estate Development, Boston, Mass.
Joseph Corcoran, Corcoran Jennison Co, Boston, Mass.
Art Currier, Currier & Associates Inc., Newburyport, Mass.
David Fulton, SSG Development LLC, Brookline, Mass.
Cathy Johnson, Windover Development, Manchester, Mass.
Phil Keenan, Mature Living Choices & 55 Plus, LLC, Hawley, Mass.
Robert Macfarlane, Timberlake Cabinet Co., Philmont, N.Y.
Erin Read Ruddick, Creating Results New England, Barrington, R.I.
Michael Rooney, JLC Property Partners LLC, Hingham, Mass.
Rebecca Royston, Pulte Homes of New England LLC, Westborough, Mass.

Greater Grand Rapids Lifetime Housing Council

Patrick Morrow, New Dimension Building, Grand Rapids, Mich.

BA of the Twin Cities 50+ Housing Council

Roger Anderson, Anderson Engineering of Minnesota Plymouth, Minn.
Eric Blumentritt, First Construction Credit, Eden Prairie, Minn.
Jim Dowds, Prima Land Inc., Wayzata, Minn.
Rick Echternacht, National Home Security Inc., Minneapolis, Minn.
Pamela Isetts, Manufacturer Direct Sales Group, Red Wing, Minn.
Laurin Leih, Slide-Lok of Minnesota LLC, Chaska, Minn.
Bob Michels, Bob Michels Construction Inc., Saint Paul, Minn.
Dan Nugent, Lake Community Bank, Blaine, Minn.
Paul Peloquin, Dailey Homes Inc., Blaine, Minn.
Leonard Pratt, Pratt Homes, Saint Paul. Minn.
Marc Putman, Putman Planning & Design Inc., Hudson, Wis.

Greater St. Louis 50+ Housing Council

Joan Meindl, McKelvey Homes LLC, Chesterfield, Mo.

Ohio 50 + Housing Council

Mic Gordon, Schottenstein Real Estate Group, Columbus, Ohio
Ric Johnson, RL Johnson Construction, Waynesfield, Ohio
Fred Tobin, Tobin Construction Co., North Canton, Ohio

PennDel 50+ Housing Council

Amy Crossett, Fox Chase Bank, Exton, Pa.
Mark Zelina P.E., Maser Consulting P.A, Bethlehem, Pa.

At Large Members

Greg Blake, Southern Custom Homes, Clarkesville, Ga.
Steve Bullard, Bullard Homes Inc., Biloxi, Miss.
Brindley Byrd, QX2 Contracting Inc., Lansing, Mich.
Randolph Duzan, Nuszer Kopatz Urban Design Associates, Denver, Colo.
Mike Elliott, Mike Elliott Construction, Yakima, Wash.
Katherine Enfinger, Enfinger Steele Development Inc., Gurley, Ala.
Olivia Fight, Randy Berg Builder LLC, Brandon, Miss.
Roger Fonda, Regency Ridge Development Co., Pueblo, Colo.
Randy Kertesz, Kertesz Enterprises, Woodmere, Ohio
Mike Kozuch, KJP Sales Inc., Midland, Mich.
Sharon Metz, Centex Homes North Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Rhonda Pugh, Enfinger Steele Development Inc., Gurley, Ala.
Gail Riley, Bosshardt Realty Services, Gainesville, Fla.
Steven Rogers, KKE Architects of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nev.
Dennis Smith, DLS dba Par Place Condos, Hayward, Wis.
Donna Stapleton, Westvalley Development, Perrysburg, Ohio
Steve Tyson, Tyson Construction, New Bern, N.C.
Charles Vogt, RGB Custom Home Builders, East Stroudsburg, Pa.
Duane Willenbring, Willenbring Construction Inc., Saint Cloud, Minn.
Timothy Zorc, R Zorc & Sons Builders Inc., Vero Beach, Fla.

All new 50+ Housing Council members are invited to attend the First-Timers Orientation at the upcoming NAHB Fall Board of Directors Meeting in Seattle, Wash. The orientation and welcome is scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 6. Stay tuned for more details!