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A messAge from the president
Shortly after I was elected president-elect
at the Home Builders Association
of Virginia Spring Board meeting in
March 2011, I suffered a heart attack
and underwent triple bypass surgery. It was a lifechanging
event. I was unsure whether to notify
the HBAV leaders of my need to step aside as
their 2012 president. I was uncertain if I had the
stamina to lead HBAV for the upcoming year.
Those reservations were strong during my twoweek
stay in a rehabilitation center following my
surgery. I could not believe the unexpected attention
I received from my builder and associate colleagues
and the HBAV staff. My room filled with many
cards, notes, letters, flowers and fruit baskets from
across the state. Next came all the personal visits
from current, and former, state and local leaders.
There were so many friends that truly cared about
my well-being.
After receiving the OK from my cardiologist,
I went forth with my commitment to HBAV and
very guardedly took on the obligations as your next
president. I committed myself to a year of giving to
HBAV. It has been my honor and pleasure to serve
as your president.
I struggled during my installation at The Greenbrier
in June. No one really knew how hard it was
for me, mentally and physically, to take command.
With the confidence from my wife of 41 years, JoAnn,
my wonderful family, many HBAV friends and the
knowledgeable HBAV staff, I made it through the
HBAV annual gathering of members and my formal
installation as president. I will always be deeply grateful
for their confidence during this time.
At my installation ceremony, I promised to be a
principle leader of HBAV and to be vigorous toward
our annual legislative responsibilities as were my
predecessors. That important pledge was completed,
with tremendous success, by our HBAV Legislative
Committee during the 2012 session of the Virginia
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Leading the charge
Keeping the promise
By C. Richard Bogese Jr., 2012 president, HBAV
Outgoing President Richard Bogese is all
smiles as he holds one of his parting gifts, a
football autographed by Joe Flacco, quarterback
for the Baltimore Ravens.
General Assembly.
As a result of his outstanding leadership, John
Napolitano, HBAV Legislative Committee chairman,
and his dedicated committee empowered the passing
of HBAV’s six-part agenda. And, importantly, every
legislative bill that would have been damaging to our
home building industry in Virginia was defeated.
The energy John and his HBAV Legislative
Committee and the HBAV lobbying team put
toward that success in January, February and March
2012 in the halls of the General Assembly building
and State Capitol motivated me to make members
aware of the benefits they receive by giving to
HBAV-Build-PAC. I have never seen a team work
together so well and at such a fast pace.
I also pledged that my first priority would be
to the members of HBAV. I made as many visits
as I could to our 16 affiliated local associations
across the state. It was so inspiring to meet so many
HBAV members and witness their outstanding local
accomplishments. As I promised at The Greenbrier,
the needs from our local associations would be
HBAV’s primary concern during my leadership at
the state level.
In April and May, three huge events kept me
active. First, I got a front row seat and participated in
the efforts of Second Vice President Louis Genuario
to lead and organize the 2012 HBAV-coordinated
Statewide Membership Campaign. Through Louis’
organizational meetings, and then his numerous
conference calls with local leaders and staff, more
local associations than ever before participated in the
campaign and the results were fantastic! A total of 282
new members were recruited during this campaign.
Next came the great news that the HBA of
Bristol, an unaffiliated local association in Southwest
Virginia, was willing to explore affiliation with the
HBA of Virginia and the HBA of Tennessee. The
HBA of Bristol, which was organized in 1967, has
builder and associate members located in Virginia
and Tennessee in the border state area. Its affiliation
with HBAV would make us a truly statewide
organization, allowing us to expand through the
counties of Smyth, Washington, Russell, Wise and
Scott—all the way to Lee.
The current territory of the New River Valley
HBA of Blacksburg and Christiansburg ends with
Wythe County. As of this writing, I am pleased to
report the board of directors of the HBA of Bristol
has applied to NAHB for affiliation, and I hope they
will be joining our family soon. I have pledged to make
their local one of my first stops once they become
officially affiliated with the federation in September.
I then participated in a decision by the HBAV
leadership, the PHBA leadership and the NAHB
leadership to join five members in the James City
County/Williamsburg area to fund a lawsuit to
defend a key legislative victory in 2010 to prohibit
localities from accepting per-lot cash proffers until
after final inspection and before the county issued
the owner a certificate of occupancy. James City