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2026 Officers & Board of Directors

Executive Committee

Matt Abbitt
President
The Abbitt Group, Inc.

Frederick J. Napolitano III
Vice President
Napolitano Homes

C. Ross Morgan
Treasurer
TowneBank

Don Weeks
Secretary
Don Weeks Homes LLC

Jeffrey L. Bruzzesi
Appointee
Closet Factory

Scott M. Gandy
Appointee
Kempsville Building Materials

Chris Morin
Appointee
CoVa Green Homes

Jim Schneider
Appointee
Schneider Construction LLC

Colby C. Raymond
Immediate Past President
TowneBank Mortgage

Elected Builder Directors

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

Stephen B. Quick IV
Stephen Alexander Homes

Danny Totten
The Terry/Peterson Companies

Jon Wetherington
Wetherington, Inc.

Riley Wirth
Wirth Development Corp.

Kerri Woodward
Chesapeake Homes

Elected Associate Directors

Roderick Adkins
The Sherwin Williams Co.

Laura M. Arcand
TowneBank

Adam Brown
Tidewater Pest Services, Inc.

Chace Cooper
TowneBank Mortgage

Barbara Costner
Clear Choice Payment Processing

Liz Iuliano
Elizabeth Design Co.

Brad Martin
Pennoni

Bill Lane
ONE Presidential Mortgage

Chris Morin
CoVa Green Homes

Melissa Queeney
BHHS RW Towne Realty

Diane Stein
Southern Trust Mortgage

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
Jim Schneider, Schneider Construction LLC
Troy Smith Jr., Smith Bros. Enterprises, Inc.

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
Vincent Napolitano II, Napolitano Homes
John E. Olivieri, Associated Development Management Corp.
Colby C. Raymond, TowneBank Mortgage
Kelly Schneider, Cox Communications
Paul B. Wallace, Wallace Brothers Homes

Local Association Rep
Brian N. McLellon, Marquee Homes, Inc.

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 

Colby C. Raymond, TowneBank Mortgage
Brian N. McLellon, Marquee Homes, Inc.
Paul B. Wallace, Wallace Brothers Homes
Jeffrey L. Bruzzesi, Closet Factory
C. Ryan Rose, Christopher Kait Construction

General Counsel

Timothy O. Trant II, Kaufman & Canoles

Coastal Multifamily Housing Council (CMHC) chair

Mickey Trautz, PRG Real Estate Inc.

Membership Committee chair

Jeffrey L. Bruzzesi, Closet Factory

Remodelers Council chair

Josh Harris, Jerry Harris Remodeling

Financial Review/Audit Committee chair

C. Ross Morgan, TowneBank

Professional Women in Building (PWB) Council chair

Dianne Gordonn, BHHS RW Towne Realty

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, retired
Richard L. "Tuck" Bowie, The Terry/Peterson Companies
Ramon W. Breeden Jr., retired
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