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PRESIDENT
Tim Jackson — Tim Jackson Custom Homes, Inc. • Fairview, Texas
Tim was born in Amarillo and is a life-long Texan. After graduating from Texas Tech University in 1985 with a Bachelor of
Business Finance degree, Tim began his career in home building. In 1996, Tim formed Tim Jackson Custom Homes. He began
his involvement with the Dallas Builders Association (DBA) in 1998, served as president in 2009 and has chaired many
committees and events including two Habitat for Humanity projects, and was named Custom Builder of the Year by the DBA
in 2006 and 2010. He also received the prestigious Hugh Prather award from the DBA in 2014, an award given to a builder
who has done the most for the betterment of his community and worked to help his fellow man. Tim has served on the Texas
Association of Builders (TAB) and National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) boards of directors since 2006. Tim Jackson
Custom Homes is proud to have constructed a mortgage-free home for one of our nation's wounded veterans through Operation
FINALLY HOME.
VICE PRESIDENT/SECRETARY
Justin MacDonald — MacDonald Companies • Kerrville, Texas
Justin MacDonald was born into the home building industry. His grandmother, Jean MacDonald, was inducted into the Texas
Housing Hall of Honor in 2010, and his father, Granger, is one of the most well respected builders in the nation. MacDonald
Companies is family-owned and specializes in developing, building, and managing multifamily neighborhoods across Texas.
Justin, President and Chief Operating Officer, is a third generation builder. He’s a NAHB director, committee chairman and state
representative and has served as President of the Hill Country Builders Association twice. At TAB he has served on the Executive
Committee and Finance Committees since 2009. This past legislative session, Justin led the Government Relations Committee
through one of TAB’s most successful sessions. The committee worked hard to pass six TAB priority pieces of legislation
that will affect the home building industry. Justin has three degrees. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism and Visual
Communications from Angelo State University (2003), followed by an MBA in Finance from the University of Texas-San Antonio
(2006) and a managerial leadership certificate from UT’s Red McCombs School of Business (2015).
FIRST VICE PRESIDENT
Rick McGuire — McGuire Builders, Inc. • Lubbock, Texas
Rick has been building homes in Lubbock since 1982. A family business, McGuire Builders, Inc., specializes in building custom
homes in all price ranges, apartment construction, light commercial work and property management. Rick previously sat on
the state board responsible for maintaining the performance standards that addressed warranty issues required by the Texas
Residential Construction Commission. In that capacity Rick stayed abreast of industry standards that affect all facets of home
construction and continues to do so through his involvement in TAB and NAHB. He was named Texas Association of Builders
"Builder of the Year" in 2009. Prior to his building career, Rick worked as a Certified Public Accountant and audit manager for a
large, international accounting firm. His clients included Fortune 500 manufacturing companies and bank holding companies.
TREASURER
Sue Ann Pinger — Pinger & Company, LLC • Austin, Texas
From 2005-15 Sue served as CFO of Tilson Home Corporation, a Texas family-owned and run custom home builder that
was founded in 1932 and specializes in building homes on the land owned by their customers, many of which are in the
unincorporated areas of Texas. Sue has served on the Audit and Finance Committees for TAB and was involved with the team
of TAB members and staff in the favorable revision of the language of the cost of goods sold section of the Texas Margin Tax for
the home building industry. Raised in Minnesota, Sue graduated from the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth with a Bachelor
of Science degree in Medical Technology. After moving to Houston, she attended the University of Houston and completed her
Masters of Science in Accountancy and became a CPA. Sue started her accounting career with Arthur Andersen, worked at
Deloitte & Touche and with a family owned real estate emerging business before joining Tilson Homes.
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
Steve Sorrells — Sorrells and Company, LLC • Waco, Texas
A native of Waco, Steve is a graduate of Abilene Christian University with a BBA in Business Management, and earned his
Certified Property Manager (CPM) designation from the Institute of Real Estate Management in Chicago, Ill. Steve began his
career in commercial real estate with Lincoln Property Company, and in 1998 returned to his hometown to found Sorrells
Development Corporation, a real estate development company, and Sorrells and Company, LLC, a custom home building
company. In 2015, he served as TAB President and launched the RPM (Relationships Powered by Members) membership
campaign. Steve is active in his community and has served on Waco’s Public Improvement District, chaired the Traditional
Neighborhood Development Committee for the Greater Waco Chamber of Commerce, and serves as a deacon at Crestview
Church of Christ.
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