May 2012
Jeff Dye
Jeff Dye, vice president of Newmark Homes, began his career in the industry as a builder with Royce Homes in 1997. Jeff joined Newmark Homes in 1998 where he quickly moved up in the ranks. He has been a builder at Newmark, a project manager, an area manager and vice president of operations.
In 2009 Jeff, Mike Moody and Lonnie Fedrick became partners in Newmark Homes Houston when they purchased the Houston assets of TOUSA out of bankruptcy. Newmark Homes Houston received the GHBA Builder of the Year award in just the second full year of business for the new company.
Jeff has been actively involved with the GHBA since he became part of the homebuilding industry. In the government affairs arena, Jeff was instrumental in getting the metal theft issue on the county agenda, and it is currently under review. He is so committed to the cause, that his company solicited more than $3,000 in contributions for GHBA's political action committee (HOME-PAC) from people they do business with.
Jeff has been a member of the GHBA Volume Builders Committee since 2008, serving as the committee chairman for two years. In 2011, Newmark built a Benefit Home in the community of Towne Lake, a Caldwell development. The sale of the home provided the highest grossing Benefit Home in the history of the GHBA. Nearly $370,000 was donated to charity with Newmark’s extra contribution through their personal charity, the 100 Club Survivor’s Fund.
Jeff enjoys golf, fishing and hunting in his spare time. He coaches little league baseball for his 7 year old son, Andrew. Jeff and his wife Jennifer have been married 11 years and are expecting their second child in August. Jeff graduated from Texas A&M in 1997 with a B.S. in Business Management.
Doranne Frugoni-Baker
In October 2011, Doranne Frugoni-Baker celebrated five years with Materials Marketing in her position as sales and design associate for the Houston showroom. This year marks 50 years for Materials Marketing, which started as a family owned business. They have since become the oldest, largest and only fully- integrated fabricator of natural stone specializing in tile, moldings, mosaics and custom hand-carved architectural elements.
Now with 11 showrooms across the country and worldwide delivery options, Materials Marketing has unlimited capabilities for custom product requirements and full scale projects. The company's recently relocated Houston showroom displays proprietary collections of glass, metal and ceramic mosaics plus stone tiles and moldings while continuing to specialize in hand-carved natural stone elements such as fireplaces, kitchen hoods, columns and exterior door/window surrounds. That along with 10 different finishes available in more than 25 different stones and multiple in-stock and custom size options makes their offering unmatched in the industry.
“The most satisfying part of my job is the design process with each of my clients and the unlimited creative options we offer,” said Doranne. “Whether I’m working with a homeowner, designer, architect, builder or everyone together on a commercial or residential project, I enjoy the collaborative effort at all levels that it takes to make each unique project come to life. And because we are the manufacturer of our stone products, we can really use our imagination in helping design whatever is needed to give each project a little flair or make it a complete show stopper inside and out.”
Materials Marketing joined the GHBA in 1995 and Doranne has recently become an active member attending meetings of the Remodelors Council, Custom Builders Council and Bay Area Builders Association, as well as participating in the 2011 Frank Aranza Adopt-a-Family event. She now volunteers as the 2012 Ambassador Leader for BABA and serves on the GHBA Ambassador/Membership Committee.
Doranne has been in Houston since 1977 and now lives in Memorial Heights with her husband, Jeff, a systems engineer for Symantec. Their son, Stratton (23) is a T.S.T.C. graduate who lives and works here in Houston. Their daughter, Stephanie (23), is married and lives and works in the Katy area. Their time is split between family and friends in Houston with frequent weekend retreats to Columbus, TX for hunting, fishing and outdoor weekends in the country.
Chris Hawkins
Chris Hawkins has recently joined The Stevenson Group as vice president of the Property & Casualty Division. The Stevenson Group was formed in 1978 by Jerry Stevenson as an employee benefits, individual life and estate planning firm. The company’s focus is what they do best: leading your business. The Stevenson Group provides cost-effective benefits and solutions oriented toward efficiency to keep you working productively and profitably. The Stevenson Group works to help secure your success.
Chris joined the GHBA in 1989 “because my employer, De-Ro products (Dean Catlett & Roger Lindstedt) made me—and, I can’t thank them enough.”
Since joining the association Chris has had the pleasure of serving as Associate Council president, Membership chair, and president of HomeAid Houston. In 2005 he received a Presidential Citation, and in 2007 he was awarded the C.S.”Bud” Inscho Associate of the Year award. “Bud was one of the most sincere, and kindest people I have had the pleasure of knowing—it was truly an honor,” Chris said.
Chris is among the top 10 GHBA membership recruiters, with more than 350 new members under his belt.
Chris also has a soft heart when it comes to those less fortunate. He has been a part of the HomeAid team as a board member for seven years. He volunteers his time working many of the events and fundraisers that HomeAid sponsors. “I would like to say how proud I am to have been part of HomeAid Houston since 2005, having a seat at the table with ladies and gentlemen that I have so much respect for is such a rewarding experience. “
Chris spends 95% of his free time camping, fishing and taking jeep and tractor rides at the family farm with his two boys Zack, 13, Cody, 11, and with his wife Dee.
April 2012
Jordan Mack
Jordan is responsible for financial due diligence and project management for Houston-based Cernus Development, LLC, supervising all Cernus operations and projects. Cernus Development, LLC provides all-inclusive, success based land development services, and affiliated Cernus Properties focuses on marketing and brokerage services.
“Realizing value from carefully vetted opportunities is what drives us to excel and is both an exciting challenge and fulfilling reward. We are confident in the opportunities 2012 is presenting and we look forward to growing our longstanding relationships with our GHBA peers.”
A member of the GHBA for six years, Jordan is thrilled to help lead the Young Professionals Committee he helped establish at the GHBA.
“We are looking to cement a strong foundation in this inaugural year of the YP Committee that we can continue to build on for years to come,” he says. “The relevance of the Young Professional in our industry is becoming increasingly evident and their involvement in the industry and the GHBA is of high importance. I’m honored to be involved with advancing that charge.”
The mission of the YP Committee is to create an environment for educational, philanthropic, networking and career growth opportunities for Young Professional members of the GHBA.
“The GHBA is a special place where I have only begun to get my feet wet. I’m excited to grow my part in such an important shared mission.”
Jordan is a graduate of Rice University with a degree in Civil Engineering and a strong focus in economics/management. He hopes to return to Rice in the future to teach elective real estate courses. Jordan has been a director of Fort Bend MUD #68 since 2007. He and Alyssa, his beautiful bride of six years, live in Sugar Land and have a 1 year old daughter, Ella. “Those two girls are the highlight of my every day.”
Caroline Kostak
Caroline started her professional career as an Inventory and Stowage Officer (ISO) for the International Space Station. After several years of finding and tracking underwear, tools and experiments for the astronauts, she moved on to other Flight Control positions within Mission Control. The job she loved most was as an Assembly and Checkout Officer (ACO), which involved integrating various operations teams to complete the assembly of the Space Station, one of the highest-performing buildings ever built. As a Flight Controller, she learned project management, integration and communication skills that she realized had far-reaching implications beyond space flight. When the president announced that the Space Shuttle program would be ending, Caroline looked outside her NASA-centric world and wondered how she might apply her skills to be of service in the world.
A chronology of events, including a family history in the construction industry, high school desires to be both an architect and environmental scientist, and the destruction of several homes in her neighborhood during Hurricane Ike, led to her falling in love with Building Science and deciding that green building was the place for her. After leaving NASA in 2011, she launched GreenHouse Integration with the mission to help builders understand the great opportunity they have to be part of the environmental solution by building green. Caroline understands that there are real and valid reasons why some builders are hesitant to embrace green building, but would like to work with them help them see the benefits of building green and to find ways that they can reduce their environmental impact without significantly disrupting their current operations.
Caroline is part of Green Built Gulf Coast, with the goal of being a resource that builders can turn to if they have questions about green building. She also attends the Bay Area Builders Association meetings and the Custom Builders Council when time allows.
Caroline is currently a Green Irene Eco-Consultant and has recently started working with The Reuse People to provide deconstruction services in the Houston area. Eventually she plans for GreenHouse Integration to be a full-service green building firm that will provide education and consulting to those wanting to green their current homes, provide green renovations, build green buildings from scratch, and deconstruct existing homes.
Caroline lives in the Clear Lake area with her two awesome and amazing children, Alex (6) and Emma (4).
Lawrence Dean, CDS Market Research
Lawrence Dean, vice president of CDS Market Research, is celebrating his 11th year in the residential development industry and four years with CDS Market Research. He is responsible for directing and supervising CDS’s well known Greater Houston Subdivision and Lot Price Survey, as well as additional custom consulting engagements and business development initiatives of the firm.
CDS is a 41-year-old market research consulting firm providing a variety of market planning and feasibility services to real estate development clients including homebuilders and land developers. CDS has performed more than 2,000 custom consulting studies over the years. Prior to joining CDS, Lawrence worked for several of the Houston region’s most prominent builders in the areas of land acquisition and development.
Lawrence chairs the new GHBA Young Professionals Committee, as well as serving on the 2012 GHBA board of directors and being a regular participant in Community Developers Council.
“It has been such a great opportunity to meet and work with great GHBA staffers in these various roles. I’m extremely thankful for the friends and relationships GHBA has afforded me,“ Lawrence said. ”This is a great time for the kick off of the GHBA Young Professionals Committee because as market conditions and opportunities begin to improve, it will be crucial to engage the younger professionals who will be the industry leaders in the next market cycle and beyond.”
Lawrence and his wife, Heather, have been married for four years and have three four-legged children (including two rescued pit bulls) that consume a ridiculous amount of Lawrence and Heather’s free time.
March 2012
Denny Patterson, Builders Mechanical Inc. (BMI)
Denny Patterson is the director of operations at Builders Mechanical Inc. for Houston, San Antonio and New Mexico. BMI specializes in HVAC work for builders of all sizes.
“At BMI we are passionate about being the best HVAC mechanical partner for our builders,” said Denny. “We are committed to providing outstanding levels of customer service to our homeowners (earning a homeowner for life), the best employer (opportunities for our employees to advance, grow, and develop), and a good steward for the industry (GHBA) that has blessed us.”
“I love the building business,” Denny added. “I enjoy the variety that our industry provides, from being in the field walking houses to the board room working with the GHBA. As a young man, a mentor taught me to be a steward of my time, talents and resources to benefit those around me. This phrase is very similar to the phrase inside the GHBA about volunteering. I believe it is my responsibility to give back to the association and industry hence the reason for my involvement and passion for our industry. It is just the right thing to do. I also believe life is relationships, and the rest is just details. I have benefited from my involvement in the GHBA and am a better person and leader because of the people within the GHBA. I am passionate about membership because the members are what make the GHBA a special place...second to none. Investing in new members is developing the future of the GHBA, when a new member does well...the whole association advances.”
Denny’s involvement with the GHBA includes: Platinum Partner, GHBA Associate VP, 2011-2012 Chairman of Membership Committee (retention, ambassador, and membership), Finance Committee, 2010 & 2012 Executive Committee, 2012 Associate Council VP, 2010-2012 Volume Builders Committee, HOME-PAC Trustee, 2010 & 2012 GHBA Strategic Planning Committee, 2011 GHBA Board Member, Various Homeaid Cares Projects, Strategic plan monitor 2010, Associate council Secretary 2011 and 2011 Presidential Citation Award Winner.
Denny has been married to his wife Sara for 15 years. “She is my best friend and partner in life,” he said. “We have two girls, Trinity (6) and Sadie (4). We are in the process of adopting a baby boy this summer. My family is very important to me. We love to spend time together. We like to exercise together; Sara and I both do triathlons and ride horses at the farm. We belong to Trinity Vineyard in Cypress and enjoy giving back to the community. In my spare time our family spends time together, mostly outdoors.”
John Williams, Brighton Homes/K. Hovnanian Family of Builders
John Williams is the quality manager for Brighton Homes/K. Hovnanian Family of Builders in Houston. John began working for Brighton Homes over five years ago, after relocating from Austin. He works in the Building Science and Compliance department and his responsibilities include managing and overseeing construction quality, construction training, EPA and OSHA compliance programs, building code research, energy code research and building science consultation.
Closing 1,008 homes in 2011-or 5.4% of the market share-the Houston K. Hovnanian Family of Builders was recently ranked the third largest builder in the Greater Houston area. The company operates in more than 60 communities and offers a wide array of product lines, including Brighton Homes, K. Hovnanian Homes and Parkwood Builders.
“The GHBA brings a ‘community feel’ to the local building industry,” said John. “It affords an opportunity to share information, education and provide collective legislative representation. I feel incredibly fortunate to be associated with such a wonderful and truly effective organization.”
John regularly attends GHBA meetings and events such as the Codes and Standards Committee and Volume Builders Committee. He also represents the GHBA as the Residential Code Chairman for the Houston Construction Industry Council, which advises the mayor and city council members on all things construction.
In his free time, John enjoys running, fishing, hunting and golf. He recently ran both the Austin and Houston marathons and is training for the MS150 bike ride from Houston to Austin in April, raising money for the Multiple Sclerosis Society. He and his wife, Patricia, have been married for five years and have one 2 year old daughter named Stella Marie.
Steve Wilson, Allpoints Surveying
Steve Wilson, executive vice president and COO of Allpoints Surveying, has been with the company for 11 years. He is the founding member of the builder survey division and has been part owner of Allpoints since 2002. The builder survey division was one of four divisions that eventually became the sole focus of the company. Over the past 10 years, Allpoints has surveyed more than 60,000 new homes for Houston homebuilders and currently provides surveying services to 17 of the top 20 builders in Houston.
Steve is a well-recognized face at the GHBA. He has been an active member for more than 10 years. His commitment to the association has been through numerous sponsorships and involvement in dozens of events each year. Steve and his crew from Allpoints are big supporters of the annual GHBA Barbeque and the Chili Cookoff. They are easy to spot at many functions as they usually have their red, white and blue tailgate trailer in tow. Steve has been instrumental in donating the food for the vendor lunches at two to three Benefit Homes appreciation events each year for the past six years.
Steve is also a member of a Key Man Group in Vistage, a Chief Executive Organization. He is a co-host of the “Aim to Build” annual sporting clay tournament for homebuilders and is co-host of “Central Flyway” Ducks Unlimited sporting clay tournament.
“In the fall you can find me on the Allpoints tailgate trailer at Reliant Stadium or in a muddy duck blind. The rest of the year I practice shooting clays or playing the guitar way too loud and without any talent.”
Steve is happily marked to his beautiful wife and best friend Michelle for 20 years, and they have a 15 year old son named Ryan.
February 2012
Stuart Feldman, Gulf & Basco
A long-time GHBA member, Stuart Feldman is the president and CEO of Gulf & Basco. He is the third generation to run the company his grandfather started in 1937. Originally a plumbing supply business, they started selling appliances in 1957, adding windows in 1970 and cabinets in 1984. It is a true family business, with his sister and brother also involved.
Stuart joined the GHBA in 1982 at the urging of Bud Inscho. He has been involved in almost every facet of the GHBA. Stuart was president of the Associate Council, and chaired the first Home Builders Expo. He was a member of the board of directors for more than 10 years, and was on the Executive Committee for three years. He was awarded Associate of the Year in 1993, and was a three-time recipient of the Presidential Citation. Stuart is active in HomeAid Houston, serving on its board and chairing the Project Selection Committee. His favorite activity is Project Playhouse, which he helped found and chaired for its first three years.
Stuart and his wife Sherry have been married for 30 years, and have two children, Mitch (26) and Lindsay (27). He spends his free time snow skiing, hiking and biking, racing cars and playing cowboy at his ranch in Brenham.
Bill Gottfried, GOTTFRIED INTERNATIONAL ESTATES
Bill Gottfried is the managing director and broker of GOTTFRIED INTERNATIONAL ESTATES, a Houston-based real estate company, active in marketing, sales, investment and development in Texas, Mexico, Central America, Europe and the Arabian Gulf.
Bill has been privileged to work with GHBA’s Custom Builders Council, Sales and Marketing Council, Green Built Gulf Coast, and the Education Committee where he helped develop GHBA and Houston Association of Realtors cooperation in educational programming.
Bill and his wife Danielle, who is a partner with GOTTFRIED INTERNATIONAL ESTATES, are active supporters of HomeAid Houston's fundraising activities. They served as Hole-In-One spotters at the 2011 HomeAid Houston Golf Tournament and earned their stripes dodging golf balls during this outstanding event. Bill and Danielle were the No. 1 ticket sales team for HomeAid’s Project Playhouse in 2011.
The GOTTFRIED Real Estate Team supports home builders and land developers in the Houston area, Central Texas and the Texas Hill Country. The GOTTFRIED Team is the only real estate company in Houston with their own model home, representative of a “build on your lot” residence for the close in areas and the Hill Country.
Bill has served on the boards of directors for both the Houston Association of Realtors (HAR) and the Texas Association of Realtors, and he is the 2012 vice chair of the Texas Association of Realtors International Committee charged with supporting international investors who are interested in residential, commercial, farm and ranch and land development in Texas. Bill also serves on HAR’s Multiple Listing Service Committee, Technology Committee, International Advisory Group, and is chairman the International Website Design Committee responsible for providing information on real estate investment and development opportunities in Houston for international buyers and investors.
Bill is a graduate of The University of Tulsa and The George Washington University in Washington, D.C. He began his career as a U.S. Naval Officer in the Middle East managing petroleum shipments in Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Yemen. Bill and Danielle have been married for 29 years and enjoy previewing real estate development opportunities in Texas during their “time off.” Email Bill! or call 713-299-0653.
Clayton Morris, DPIS Engineering, LLC
Clayton Morris is vice president of Energy Programs at DPIS Engineering, LLC, and has been with the company since 2002. Clayton's GHBA involvement includes the energy / code compliance and engineering verification of building green homes. He is a Certified Residential Combination Inspector, Residential Energy Inspector/Plans Examiner, Rater Trainer, and RESNET Quality Assurance Designee, Watersense Quality Assurance Designee, LEED for Homes Green Rater, Green Built Gulf Coast Verifier, Licensed Residential Building Contractor, and TDLR Industrialized Housing Third Party Site Inspector. He is also a proud graduate of Texas Bible Institute.
Apart from his duties at work, Clayton has been actively involved in the ministry since 2004. He and his wife, Olivia, currently pastor Eden Fellowship in Baytown, Texas, and have for the last five years.
"I have been privileged to meet so many great people through our business relationships and through the GHBA," says Clayton. "I count it an honor to work in the residential home building business. I also look forward to the opportunity to serve my fellow construction personnel in this industry for years to come." Email Clayton!
Jim Wyatt, MasterBrand Cabinets
Since 2010, Jim Wyatt has held the position of director of sales and operations for Texas for MasterBrand Cabinets in Houston, TX.MasterBrand Cabinets is the largest cabinet manufacturer in North America which services all major markets in the US. MasterBrand Cabinets is committed to providing high quality cabinets to all market segments in the building industry. Jim started in the homebuilding industry in 2001 working as the builder sales manager for a plumbing sales company.
He has been active with the GHBA serving as 2010 Associate Council president, Custom Builder Council board member in 2009 and Adopt-A-Family Committee member. Jim also sat on the GHBA Executive Committee in 2011 and serves on the GHBA board for 2012. He also chairs the largest Associate Council event—the annual BBQ Cook-off each November.
“I am truly blessed to be a part of such a wonderful organization like the GHBA. It is a tremendous organization filled with passionate people who are committed to the building industry. I am thankful for all of the opportunities that I have through GHBA and look forward to many more years of service to the industry.”
Jim graduated from Texas A&M University and now lives in Needville, Texas with his wife of 10 years, Kristin, and two sons, Owen, 5, and Lincoln, 3. Email Jim!
Dan Bawden, Legal Eagle Contractors Co.
“You’re not sitting around the house all summer. Get out there and find a job!” Dan’s father ushered him out the door and the rest is history. Dan wandered onto a nearby construction site in Champions and started framing and trimming out houses. Despite being made to throw 1,500 studs from the ground to the second floor subfloor his first day, he fell in love with homebuilding that day. By the summer of his senior year, Dan was remodeling with his own tools. Following an insatiable quest to buy more tools and write off the cost, he continued. Even college and law school at Baylor didn’t stop him. Dan remodeled for his professors, hoping it would boost his grades. It didn’t. But he made enough money to cover his beer, and even some books and tuition. Unlike many of his business owner peers who don’t “wear the tool belt” anymore, Dan still has many tools and uses them on the job (unless his trades charge him more for “helping out”).
Dan joined the association in 1990 and soon became the GHBA Remodelors Council (RMC) president. He thought it was a great honor, but actually, the other three people in the council had already served, and they were tired. He took on the job and went on to become the only remodeling specialist to serve as GHBA president-so far. Fellow remodeler Leslie King, CEO of Greymark Construction will soon be the second remodeler president of GHBA! The Remodelors Council grew quickly and has consistently been one of the top three councils in the nation (with over 300 member companies), winning a disproportionate share of national excellence awards for the last 16 years. Dan has steadily remained active in the RMC and rarely misses a meeting, networking event or charity project.
Dan’s adventures at GHBA include helping to build the current association headquarters the year he was president. In fact, you may not know that he personally set some of the insulated concrete forms that now comprise the walls of the GHBA building. Another highlight was working on the Extreme Makeover Home Edition in East Bernard, courtesy of KC Cox with Weyerhaeuser. Dan and his lovely wife Konne, became experts in screwing down subfloor and other tasks, working alongside other passionate GHBA volunteers.
In his non-work-related adventures, Dan enjoys skydiving with his daughter Katie, scuba diving with his wife and children, snow skiing in cow suits with rubber udders, playing jazz/blues trumpet and singing in musicals at the Hobby Center and the Wortham Center downtown, golf and racquetball. Life is good!
In 2001, Dan started the CAPS (Certified Aging in Place) designation for NAHB. CAPS is still one of the most popular education course offered to date, with its seats filled with new home builders, remodelers, ASID designers and health professionals. That led to writing and publishing opportunities, HGTV appearances, and articles in every national newspaper and national magazine you can think of, from the New York Times to Money Magazine. The three-day CAPS certification course teaches the unique opportunities of building and modifying homes for the over massive “over 55” segment of America’s graying population.
His biggest passion however, is teaching Universal Design and Aging in Place Design & Construction. Dan has taught the CAPS courses at GHBA since their inception, but he also teaches elsewhere around the country. He is regularly tapped to be the CAPS instructor at the International Builders Show every year. A popular instructor with his students, he was just informed that he’ll be recognized at the 2012 International Builders Show in Orlando, as the NAHB “Educator of the Year.” It will become official on February 7, 2012.
Dan still considers himself a raving fan of GHBA and says, “I will always treasure all the wonderful friends and strong relationships I’ve built with both members and staff over the last 22 years. GHBA is family to me.” To learn more about Dan visit www.legaleaglecontractors.com. Email Dan!
January 2012
Nicole Keown, CGP, Sandcastle Homes
Nicole Keown, CGP has been an instrumental member of the Sandcastle Homes team since 2003. Shortly after graduating Magna Cum Laude from the University of Houston, Nicole proudly dove into the challenge of inner loop new home construction. Throughout the years she has taken on a very "hands on" approach to learning the residential construction business and has not backed down from the challenge yet. Not only is Nicole the purchasing manager for Sandcastle Homes, but she is also a certified Green Building Professional. She oversees product innovation and is committed to building a high quality, affordable, Green Built Gulf Coast certified product line.
Currently serving as the 2012 co-chair of the GHBA Green Building Committee, Nicole is enthusiastically working to increase awareness and involvement with the GBGC program through builder, realtor and consumer outreach efforts. She and the other members of the committee have been diligently working to increase the momentum of the program and emphasize its importance within our community.
"There are so many things I love about home building and development," said Nicole. "I think the things I love most are that products and construction methods are constantly changing and evolving and there is always something new to learn and new to try. I love that every project is different and comes with new challenges and opportunities. I really enjoy studying building science and technology which is why I am so fascinated with green building and passionate about it. I think that the concept of 'green' itself can be overwhelming and misunderstood and I enjoy talking with people about those challenges. I am very fortunate to be here in Houston working with so many wonderful building professionals and associates that continually educate and challenge me while doing what I enjoy. Being a member of the GHBA has been a great and rewarding experience."
Besides working, Nicole enjoys spending time with her family. She and her husband Chris of 14 years, have two energetic children, Mason, 5, and Ashley, 8. Nicole and Chris are big Texans and U of H Cougar fans! She occasionally golfs, loves to cook, spend time outdoors with the family, and travel. Email Nicole!
Tony Boilek, Sherwin-Williams Paint Co.
Tony Boilek is the account executive for the Sherwin-Williams Paint Company, Houston Homebuilder Market. Having worked for the Sherwin-Williams Company for 22 years, he is accomplished in store management and outside sales. His current job title allows him to be focused on market specific products, marketing and training programs for Houston and Texas area homebuilders. Tony has been involved with the GHBA for 10 years. During that time he has had the opportunity to serve on a variety of committees and boards including:
- Education Committee
- Ambassador Committee
- Green Building Committee
- HomeAid Board of Directors (5 years)
- Bay Area Builders Association
- GHBA Executive Committee (2012)
- GHBA Associate Leadership Board (current president for 2012)
Tony’s involvement with the GHBA has allowed him to be not only successful in the business world, but more importantly in the development of lifelong relationships with those in this great organization.
Tony and his wife Julie are blessed with five children (yours, mine and ours): Heather, 25; Amber, 23; Taylor,19; Brittany,16; and Ryan, 7. The Boilek family remains active in church, community and with the attitude that, “We only go around once so make the best of it.” Sports is a big part of the family including NASCAR, football (Roll Tide Roll #1), S.E.C., the Texans and fishing. The Boilek family makes their home in Quail Valley, Missouri City Texas. Email Tony!
Leslie King, Greymark Construction Co.
Leslie King, owner of Greymark Construction, has made a name for herself and her company with a growing list of awards. Greymark Construction, a recognized name in Houston with homebuilding projects primarily inside the 610 Loop, added five new titles to their resume at GHBA’s Houston’s Best 2011 award ceremony in September of last year. Two out of the five were premier awards—The Grand Award for Houston’s Best Remodeler and Houston’s Best Whole House Remodel. This is the second year in a row Greymark has received these honors.
Greymark Construction Co. has been working with Houstonians remodeling and designing homes and rooms for more than 17 years. The company has established itself as a signature presence in many of Houston’s premier areas and has won numerous awards over the years. This outstanding presence was recognized by the GHBA with the presentation of three Houston’s Best in marketing awards. Greymark took home the award for the Sales Brochure of the Year for a remodeling company, Website of the Year, Remodeler and the award for the Remodeler Marketing Campaign of the Year.
Leslie will serve as the 2012 GHBA vice president. She is also very active in the GHBA charity HomeAid Houston as the chairperson of the HomeAid Cares Committee, which helps identify smaller projects that are typically remodels for Houston area homeless agencies. She also steps in and helps direct the construction, and her company is typically a donor of services. She was a Remodelors Council (RMC) board member from 1999 to 2002, and 2011; RMC president in 2001; GHBA board member in 2001; and Membership chair 2002.
Leslie has two children. Kelly Bemis, 23, is in graduate school at SMU in Dallas getting a Master's in Accounting. She has a job offer when she graduates in May with a top tier accounting firm in Dallas. Casey Bemis, 20, attends Tulane University in New Orleans and is getting a Master's degree in Architecture. Email Leslie!
