Home Builders Association of Maryland: HBAM Leadership

2009 Executive Committee

MICHAEL OWINGS
President
Owings Brothers Contracting, Inc.
Mike Owings is the general manager, estimator and owner of Owings Brothers Contracting. Owings Brothers is currently celebrating their 25th Anniversary in business. Mike is a long standing member of HBAM, and served as the 2002- 2004 President of Remodelors Council. He holds several prestigious titles, including Certified Graduate Remodeler, Certified Master Builder and Remodeler, Certified Aging in Place and Past R-20 Club President. He has also been a CGR course instructor from 2003 through 2007. He will serve as the President of HBAM in 2009.
Mike Owings has been a long standing member of the Baltimore community, graduating from Boys Latin High School and earning a Bachelor of Science in Business Management from Towson State University. He is married and has 2 children. He enjoys golf, hiking and watching the Ravens. Mike’s commitment for 25 years has been to offer every customer an experience that is professional, educational and pleasant throughout the entire construction process. His team possesses an unwavering dedication to strong ideals and the customer’s best interest is always first. It is this philosophy that is carried through to all of his endeavors, which is an indicator of good things to come in 2009.

ELIOT POWELL
President-Elect
Whitehall Development, LLC
Eliot D. M. Powell, President of Whitehall Development, has over thirty years of real estate development experience and is a graduate of the University of Maryland. From 1985 to 1991 Mr. Powell managed the acquisition, development and construction efforts of the Washington, D.C./Mid-Atlantic regional office of, Birtcher/Mitsui, a top twenty national real estate firm. Acting in the capacity of Regional Vice President for Birtcher/Mitsui, Mr. Powell managed the development of four business parks and oversaw the construction of one million square feet of office and high tech space. From 1991 through 2004 Mr. Powell was the Executive Vice President and co-founder of OA Partners, Inc., a development management company. Mr. Powell oversaw this company’s project management, entitlement, proffer mitigation, public approval processing, and project disposition. Mr. Powell founded Whitehall Development, LLC in late 2004. His responsibilities at Whitehall also include project management, entitlement, proffer mitigation, public approval processing, and project disposition. Mr. Powell is an active member of HBAM, serving on the Board of Directors for the Anne Arundel County Chapter of HBAM.
Mr. Powell is also active in various other organizations, including the Urban Land Institute, the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), and the Maryland-National Capital Building Industry Association. He also sits on the Board of Directors of the Prince George’s County Chamber of Commerce.
Mr. Powell is a licensed Real Estate Broker in the State of Maryland and he resides in Annapolis, Maryland.

BOB GOODIER
First Vice President
Goodier Builders, Inc.
A lifelong Maryland resident, Bob Goodier has been a builder/developer for over 30 years. His building company, Goodier Builders Inc. has built over 1,000 homes in a variety of Maryland areas, including Columbia, Baltimore County, Prince Georges County and Frederick County.

Communities currently being developed are Walnut Grove, Walnut Creek and Meriwether in Howard County and The Heritage in Calvert County.

Bob was named Builder of the Year by Builder Magazine in the first year of their annual program. The company’s designs have won numerous HBAM awards, “Best in American Living” from Professional Builder magazine and a ‘Builder’s Choice’ award from Builder magazine. His homes have been featured in Better Homes and Gardens Building Ideas and Southern Living magazines.

Bob has been an active member of HBAM for many years serving on various committees, as an HBAM Policy Partner and as a Charter Member of Certified Master Builders. His community involvement includes Hospice of Howard County, Voices for Children and he’s currently on the Board of Directors for BCC. Bob also serves on the board of EBDI, the city backed non-profit charged with determining the best urban renewal use of the “superblock” in east Baltimore in the Johns Hopkins corridor.



	Mike Owings Owings Brothers Contracting Inc. President Email Mike… Eliot Powell Whitehall Development, LLC President Elect Email Eliot… Bob Goodier Goodier Builders, Inc. First Vice President Email Bob… Dan Murtaugh Bay National Bank Associate Vice President Email Dan… Jack Orrick Linowes and Blocher LLP Secretary Email Jack… Theresa Leatherbury The Rachuba Group Treasurer Email Theresa… Lou Baker Pulte Homes-Maryland Division Immediate Past President Email Lou… Eric DeVito Ribera Development, LLC Chapter President, A.A.Cnty Email Eric… Russ Dickens Elm Street Development, Inc. Chapter President, How.Cnty Email Russ… Evan Morville Seawall Development Company Chapter President; Balt. Cnty Email Evan… Sean Davis Morris & Ritchie Associates, Inc. Chapter President, Balt. Cty Email Sean… Bill Luther Gemcraft Homes, Inc. Chapter President, U.Ches. Email Bill… Donald Lynch Lynch Construction, Inc. Council President, Remodelers Email Donald… Aaron Fabry Baltimore/ Central MD New Home Directory Council President, SMC Chair Email Aaron… Laurie Bova Ryan Homes, Inc. Council President, LDC Email Laurie… Mark Kappus Kappus Construction, Inc. Chair, Builder Mart Email Mark… Bill Zahler Artery Homes, LLC Chair, CMB/R Email Bill… David Altfeld Southern Land Co., Inc., The Member At Large Email David… Steve Bartenfelder Baltimore Gas & Electric Company Member At Large Email Steve… Steve Breeden Security Development Group Member At Large Email Steve… Shawnn Bittorie William Douglas Associates, Inc. Member At Large Email Shawnn… Pat Costello Forty West Builders, Inc. Member at Large Email Pat… Chickie Grayson Enterprise Homes, Inc. Member At Large Email Chickie… Joe Gregory Bob Ward Companies Member At Large Email Joe…

JACK ORRICK
Secretary
Linowes & Blocher LLP
John R. (Jack) Orrick, Jr. is a Partner in the Business Transactions Group of the firm of Linowes and Blocher, LLP located in Bethesda MD. Mr. Orrick concentrates in general business law, with emphasis upon securities regulation and commercial finance. He has represented numerous clients in public and private securities offerings and has extensive experience representing a wide variety of corporate and individual clients, including financial institutions, in diverse commercial transactions. Mr. Orrick also has represented clients in complex real estate financing transactions, including the use of municipal bond financing for public infrastructure.
Mr. Orrick has served as general counsel to HBAM for over ten years, and has served as an ex officio member of HBAM’s Board of Directors since 2002. He has served as Secretary of HBAM since September 2006. He also serves on the Executive Committee and the Board of Directors of Home Builders Care Foundation, the non-profit charitable organization affiliated with the Maryland National Capital Building Industry Association. Mr. Orrick is Secretary to the Business Section Council of the Maryland State Bar Association for 2007-2008. He resides in Bethesda, Maryland.

THERESA LEATHERBURY
Treasurer
The Rachuba Group
Theresa Rachuba Leatherbury is a Member and CFO of The Rachuba Group. She also serves as the property manager for the family run business. Prior to working with The Rachuba Group, Theresa worked as the Principal and consu7lting Actuary at Milliman, Inc. and the Consulting Actuary at Willis Corroon, Inc. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Actuarial Science and graduate Magna Cum Laude from Lebanon Valley College. She has earned the designations of Associate and Fellow of the society of Actuaries. She also has served on several local boards and committees, including the National Aquarium and Leadership Baltimore County, Class of 2006. Theresa served on the Board of Trustees for Notre Dame Preparatory School, her Alma Mater, and was the chair of the Long Range Planning committee. Theresa has many professional affiliations within the industry as well as outside of the industry. For HBAM, she has served as the Co-Chair for the Land Development Council and has been a member of the HBAM Finance Committee. Theresa is a local Towson resident.

DAN MURTAUGH
Associate Vice President
Bay National Bank
Dan Murtaugh is currently the Senior Vice President of Residential Mortgage Lending for Bay National Bank. He has been in that position for one year, and was previously with Wells Fargo Home Mortgage. He has been in the mortgage business for over 12 years. Dan has been involved with HBAM for 18 years, and is a Life Spike. He was honored as the Remodeling Associate of the Year in 1995. Dan serves on the Board of Directors for the Boys Hope Girls Hope of Baltimore. He currently resides in Towson, Maryland with his wife Rhonda and two sons, Kyle and Luke.

LOU BAKER
Immediate Past President
Pulte Homes- Maryland Division
Lou has been employed by Pulte Homes for thirteen years, the last six as the Division President for Pulte's Maryland Division. Lou joined the company in 1995 as the controller of the Baltimore Division, and he has also held the positions of division and area vice president of finance. Through Pulte, Lou is involved in the Habitat for Humanity and the Johns Hopkins Children's House. Lou has been active in the HBAM for the last five years.
Prior to working for Pulte, Lou was employed by Deloitte and Touche, an international accounting firm, and Communication Systems Technology, Inc., a local government contractor.
Lou is a 1986 graduate of Loyola College and is married to Kathy Ahearn Baker. They have an eight-year old daughter, Sydney, and a seven-year old son, Louie. Lou is a board member of Loyola's Alumni Association and a steering committee member of the school's Accounting Alumni Circle. He also enjoys coaching basketball.
Lou's primary focus focus during his year as HBAM president will be legislative affairs and media relations regarding market conditions.



	Joe Hikel Shelter Systems Limited Member At Large Email Joe… Jim Hunter Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Member At Large Email Jim… Chip Lundy Williamsburg Group L.L.C. Member At Large Email Chip… Sandy Marenberg Marenberg Enterprises Member at Large Email Sandy… Cynthia McAuliffe Grayson Homes, LLC Member At Large Email Cynthia… John Meade Ryland Homes Member At Large Email John… David Miller Harkins Builders, Inc. Member At Large Email David… Tim Naughton NVR Member At Large Email Tim… Jake Ruppert Ruppert Homes, Inc. Member At Large Email Jake… Rich Pezzullo Koch Homes, Inc. Member At Large Email Rich… Susan Songy-Owens Builder's Advantage Member At Large Email Susan… Dale Thompson Dale Thompson Builders, Inc. Member At Large Email Dale… Scott Armiger Orchard Development Corporation Alternate Director Email Scott… Paul Mueller Mueller Homes Alternate Director Email Paul… George Decker Provident Bank Alternate Director Email George… Yana Peifer American Home Bank/Builder's Total Control Alternate Director Email Yana… Matt Helminiak Carroll Insulation Company, Inc. Alternate Director Email Matt… Jay Hergenroeder Gray & Son, Inc. Alternate Director Email Jay… Martin K. P. Hill Woodhaven Building & Development Alternate Director Email Martin K. P.… Paul Kotsher D.R. Horton, Inc. Alternate Director Email Paul… Kevin Sapp MetLife Home Loans Alternate Director Email Kevin… Jim Selfridge Selfridge Builders, Inc. Alternate Director Email Jim…