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2025 Officers & Board of Directors

Executive Committee

Colby C. Raymond
President
TowneBank Mortgage

Matt Abbitt
Vice President
The Abbitt Group, Inc.

Frederick J. Napolitano III
Treasurer
Napolitano Homes

C. Ross Morgan
Secretary
TowneBank

Roderick Adkins
Appointee
The Sherwin Williams Co.

Jeffrey L. Bruzzesi
Appointee
Closet Factory

Scott M. Gandy
Appointee
Kempsville Building Materials

Arnel Tanyag
Appointee/Membership Committee Chair
Tanyag & Company

Brian N. McLellon
Immediate Past President
Marquee Homes, Inc.

Elected Builder Directors

John R. Barnes
Chesapeake Homes

Matt Benson
Etheridge Construction

Adam Carroll
The Garcia Companies

Donnie Cross
Ashdon Builders Inc.

Frank Hruska
Habitat for Humanity-South Hampton Roads

Vincent Napolitano II
Napolitano Homes

Kayla Olson
BECO

Stephen B. Quick IV
Stephen Alexander Homes

Danny Totten
The Terry/Peterson Companies

Don Weeks
Don Weeks Homes LLC

Elected Associate Directors

Roderick Adkins
The Sherwin Williams Co.

Laura M. Arcand
TowneBank

Adam Brown
Tidewater Pest Services, Inc.

Chace Cooper
TowneBank Mortgage

Barbara Ewell
Clear Choice Payment Processing

Brad Martin
WPL Site Design/W.P. Large, Inc.

Chris Morin
CoVa Green Homes

Melissa Queeney
BHHS RW Towne Realty

Troy Smith Jr.
Smith Bros. Enterprises, Inc.

Diane Stein
Southern Trust Mortgage

Clay Tourault
Atlantic Foundations

Cole Trower
Champion Fences

Ex-Officio Members

NAHB Delegates

Paul Criner, Criner Remodeling
Steve Cunningham, Cunningham Contracting
Steven E. Lawson, Lawson

NAHB Alternate Delegates

Senator William R. "Bill" DeSteph, Bay Legacy Construction LLC
Brenda K. Reid, Howard Hanna Real Estate Services
Jim Schneider, Schneider Construction LLC

NAHB Life Directors

Robert Criner, Criner Remodeling
Robert A. Lawson Jr., Lawson
Frederick J. Napolitano Sr., Pembroke Enterprises
Frederick J. Napolitano II, Napolitano Homes
Vincent A. Napolitano, Napolitano Homes
Robin S. Newhouse, Dominion Energy
Michael D. Newsome, Clark Whitehill Enterprises
Michael P. Rashkind, Dam Neck Square Apartments
Robert A. Widener, The Widener Corporation

NAHB Past Presidents

Stanley Waranch* (1972)
Frederick J. Napolitano Sr. (1982)

HBAV Directors

Matt Abbitt, The Abbitt Group Inc.
Charles R. Gunter Jr., Virginia Natural Gas
Bill Lane, One Presidential Mortgage
John E. Olivieri, Associated Development Management Corp.
Colby C. Raymond, TowneBank Mortgage
C. Ryan Rose, Christopher Kait Construction
Kelly Schneider, Cox Communications

Local Association Rep
Jeffrey L. Bruzzesi, Closet Factory

HBAV Past Presidents

Stanley Waranch* (1962-63)
Frederick J. Napolitano Sr. (1967-68)|
Lee A. Gifford* (1973-74)
Ted S. Schlossman* (1980)
David A. Howard* (1985)
Douglas W. Talbot (1992)
Vincent A. Napolitano (1995)
Jeffrey W. Ainslie (2005)
Michael D. Newsome (2010-11)
John C. Napolitano (2015)
John W. Ainslie Jr. (2022)

HBAV Hall of Fame

Jeffrey W. Ainslie
Richard E. Olivieri*
Frederick J. Napolitano Sr.
John C. Napolitano
Vincent A. Napolitano
Michael D. Newsome

*deceased

Immediate Past Presidents 

Brian N. McLellon, Marquee Homes, Inc.
Paul B. Wallace, Wallace Brothers Homes
Jeffrey L. Bruzzesi, Closet Factory
C. Ryan Rose, Christopher Kait Construction
Patrick L. Reynolds, Ashby Development
Lawrence J. "Tu" Ritter II, Howard Hanna Real Estate

General Counsel

Timothy O. Trant II, Kaufman & Canoles

Coastal Multifamily Housing Council (CMHC) chair

Mickey Trautz, PRG Real Estate Inc.

Membership Committee chair

Barbara C. Ewell, Clear Choice Payment Processing

Remodelers Council chair

Paul Criner, Criner Remodeling

Financial Review/Audit Committee chair

C. Ross Morgan, TowneBank

Professional Women in Building (PWB) Council chair

Kerri Woodward, Chesapeake Homes

Scholarship Foundation chair

Frederick J. Napolitano Il, Napolitano Homes

Housing Hall of Fame

Jeffrey W. Ainslie, Ainslie Group
John W. Ainslie Jr., Ainslie Group
David Blalock, Abbitt Realty Company
Richard L. "Tuck" Bowie, The Terry/Peterson Companies
Ramon W. Breeden Jr., Breeden Co.
Jeffrey L. Bruzzesi, Closet Factory
S. L. "Sam" Cohen, Joey Corp.
Kim S. Curtis, Tidewater Home Funding
Ricky Edgerton, Edgerton Contracting
Scott M. Gandy, Kempsville Building Materials
Larry R. Hill, L.R. Hill Custom Builders
John W. "Chip" Iuliano III, ABT Custom Homes
Pete A. Kotarides, Kotarides Builders
Robert A. Lawson, retired

Steven E. Lawson, Lawson
Randy Lenz, E.R. Lenz
Roger McLellon, Marquee Homes, Inc.
Frederick J. Napolitano Sr., Pembroke Enterprises
Frederick J. Napolitano II, Napolitano Homes
John C. Napolitano, Napolitano Homes
Vincent A. Napolitano, Napolitano Homes
Michael D. Newsome, Clark Whitehill Enterprises
John E. Olivieri, Associated Development Management Corp.
John H. Peterson, The Terry/Peterson Companies

Michael P. Rashkind, Dam Neck Square Apartments
C. Ryan Rose, Christopher Kait Construction
Edward R. Sadler, retired
Eric J. Sasser, Sasser Construction
Douglas C. Smith, retired
Albert E. "Albie" Viola
Jeffrey J. Wermers, Frye Properties
Lyle G. Wermers, retired
Robert A. Widener, The Widener Corporation
Erin Widener McConnell, EWM Building Solutions
Donald L. Williams, retired