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business decisions that forced us to make
drastic cutbacks. Some of our fellow builders
had to drop their local, state, and national
memberships. Others had to completely close
the doors on their home building operations.
I had to not only make tough decisions for my
company, but also for my local association as I
served as the 2009 Dallas Builders Association
President. As the saying goes, “What doesn’t
kill you will make you stronger.” I can truly say
I am much stronger for surviving the Great
Recession and am very well-prepared to face
any challenge or opportunity that our state
association encounters in 2016.
Striving for Growth in 2016
By Tim Jackson
W
hat a great time to be President of
the Texas Association of Builders!
This past spring, our association had
one of our most triumphant legislative sessions
in years. In July, we experienced one of our
most successful Sunbelt Builders Show™ since
its inception. We are starting to see small but
steady increases in membership. And best of
all, our state continues to lead the nation in the
number of new homes built.
This recent success has not come without a price. It
hasbeenalong,hardroadasourindustrybattlesback
from the Great Recession that started in 2008. Each
of us has been faced with many hard and difficult
President’s Commentary
2016 TAB Area Vice Presidents
• Franklin Murphy,
Area 1
• Kenneth (Gene) Lantrip,
Area 2
• Mike Dishberger,
Area 3
• Steve Louis,
Area 4
• Adrian Balderas,
Area 5
• Jason Carothers,
Area 6
• Randy Randolph,
Area 7
2016 TAB Committee Chairs
• Tiffany Acree,
Sunbelt Builders Show™
Committee Co-Chair
• Michael Biggerstaff,
Membership Committee
• Randy Bowling,
Legal Affairs Committee
• John Burchfield,
Volume Builders Council
• LuAnn Butler,
Young Professionals Council
• Allen Griffin,
Remodelers Council
• Meagan Jones,
Associates Committee
• Carol Longacre,
HOMEPAC Trustees
• Brett Martin,
Audit Committee
• Eddie Martin,
Government Relations Committee
• Rick McGuire,
Local Presidents Council
• David Miller,
Association & Long Range
Planning Committee
• Ron Rohrbacher,
Codes & Standards Committee
• James Rudnicki,
Contracts Committee
• Don Shelton,
Attorney Council
• Libby Simmons,
Texas Executive Officers Council
• Steve Sorrells,
Credentials, Nominating &
Resolutions Committee
• Mike Sugrue,
Multifamily Council
• Michael Turner,
By-Laws & Policy Review Committee
• Robert Wood,
Sunbelt Builders Show
TM
Committee Co-Chair
The Honorable Travis Clardy swore in Tim Jackson to his 2016 Texas Association of Builders
Presidency at the Excellence in Leadership Celebration on Nov. 12.
2016 TAB Senior Officers
President
Tim Jackson,
Tim Jackson Custom Homes, Inc.
Fairview, Texas
First Vice President
Rick McGuire,
McGuire Builders, Inc.
Lubbock, Texas
Vice President/Secretary
Justin MacDonald,
MacDonald Companies
Kerrville, Texas
Treasurer
Sue Ann Pinger,
Pinger & Company, LLC
Austin, Texas
Immediate Past President
Steve Sorrells,
Sorrells and Company, LLC
Waco, Texas