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2024 Officers & Board of Directors

Executive Committee

Brian N. McLellon
President
Marquee Homes, Inc.

Colby C. Raymond
Vice President
TowneBank Mortgage

Matt Abbitt
Treasurer
The Abbitt Group Inc.

Frederick J. Napolitano III
Secretary
Napolitano Homes

Roderick Adkins
Appointee
Sherwin Williams Co.

Jeffrey L. Bruzzesi
Appointee
Closet Factory

Barbara C. Ewell
Appointee/Membership Committee Chair
Clear Choice Payment Processing

C. Ross Morgan
Appointee
TowneBank

Paul B. Wallace
Immediate Past President
Wallace Brothers Homes

Elected Builder Directors

John R. Barnes
Today Homes Inc. t/a Chesapeake Homes

Matt Benson
Etheridge Construction

Adam Carroll
The Garcia Companies

Donnie Cross
Ashdon Builders Inc.

Bob Evans
D.R. Horton

Frank Hruska
Habitat for Humanity - South Hampton Roads

Vincent Napolitano II
Napolitano Homes

Stephen B. Quick IV
Stephen Alexander Homes

Don Weeks
Don Weeks Homes LLC

Elected Associate Directors

Roderick Adkins
Sherwin Williams Co.

Laura M. Arcand
TowneBank

Adam Brown
Tidewater Pest Services, Inc.

Greg Harrell
Kempsville Building Materials

Chris Morin
CoVa Green Homes

Melissa Queeney
BHHS RW Towne Realty

Tommy Salas
Bay Disposal Inc.

Shirley B. Sasser
TowneBank Mortgage

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

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

NAHB Alternate Delegates

Bob Deacon, Bishard Homes, LLC
Senator William R. "Bill" DeSteph
Brenda K. Reid, Howard Hanna Real Estate Services

NAHB Life Directors

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
Brian N. McLellon, Marquee Homes, Inc.
John E. Olivieri, Associated Development Management Corp.
Colby C. Raymond, TowneBank Mortgage
C. Ryan Rose, Christopher Kait Construction
Kelly Schneider, Cox Communications

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 

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
Scott M. Gandy, Kempsville Building Materials
Jenny L. Edgerton, Edgerton Contracting, Inc.

General Counsel

Timothy O. Trant II, Kaufman & Canoles

Builders Title Committee chair

Kim Curtis, Tidewater Home Funding

Coastal Multifamily Housing Council (CMHC) chair

Racheal Dembitz, Clark Whitehill Enterprises

Financial Review/Audit Committee chair

C. Ross Morgan, TowneBank

Membership Committee chair

Barbara C. Ewell, Clear Choice Payment Processing

Professional Women in Building (PWB) Council chair

Kerri Woodward, Chesapeake Homes

Remodelers Council chair

Paul Criner, Criner Remodeling

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.
S. L. "Sam" Cohen, Joey Corp.
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
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
Edward R. Sadler, retired
Eric J. Sasser, Sasser Construction
Douglas C. Smith, retired
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