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6 ICAHBA <strong>Builders</strong> <strong>News</strong> | <strong>Oct</strong>ober <strong>2018</strong><br />
Student Built House<br />
Garners Media Attention<br />
Executives Learn Best Practices at AMC<br />
to Optimize Members’ Experience<br />
Progress continues on the student built house – an initiative being sponsored by Greater<br />
Iowa City Area HBA members and our Vocational Training Council – that broke ground<br />
in June, and all involved can be proud. Rain has not affected the schedule, thankfully,<br />
since recent work has mainly been inside. The build has received lots of media attention,<br />
including features on Iowa Public Radio and KCRG Channel 9. Additionally, a video<br />
comprised of interviews with our members was shot in the house and will run on the<br />
Kirkwood Explore ACE website. The Greater Iowa City Area HBA is on the Kirkwood<br />
Sector Board that created and maintains the site. Watch email and Facebook for a video<br />
posting date and further details. Located at 1881 Dickenson Drive in Iowa City, the house<br />
will belong to Reach for Your Potential, a nonprofit organization that provides services for<br />
people with disabilities in the Iowa City area.<br />
Three Iowans attended the National Association of Home <strong>Builders</strong> (NAHB) Association<br />
Management Conference in August, where they met with NAHB senior officers. Pictured<br />
(left to right) are Third Vice Chair Chuck Fowke; HBA Iowa Executive Officer Jay Iverson;<br />
First Vice Chair Greg Ugalde; Des Moines HBA Executive Officer Dan Knoup; Second Vice<br />
Chair Dean Mon; Iowa City HBA Executive Officer Karyl Bohnsack; Chairman Randy Noel;<br />
and Past Chairman Granger MacDonald.<br />
Cullen Klebe (left) from Highland High School is interviewed by KCRG’s Dave Franzman<br />
(center) about his experience with the project.<br />
The hard work and commitment of all involved shows.<br />
Students take a<br />
break from putting<br />
up plywood to talk<br />
to Reach for Your<br />
Potential founder Ron<br />
Schieffer (right), whose<br />
organization will use the<br />
finished house.<br />
Executives mingle at the <strong>2018</strong> NAHB Association Management Conference Aug. 11-14<br />
in Long Beach, Calif. Shown are (left to right) Iowa City HBA Executive Officer Karyl<br />
Bohnsack; Des Moines HBA Executive Officer Dan Knoup; HBA Iowa Executive Officer<br />
Jay Iverson and his spouse Darla; and the Chevrolet sponsor representative. Conference<br />
attendees received training in management, government affairs, leadership development<br />
and more to benefit HBA members and operations.<br />
ASAE <strong>2018</strong>:<br />
Keeping Leadership<br />
Sharp for You<br />
Shop teacher Tim Rouse from Durant High School (left); Tim Ruth of McCreedy Ruth<br />
Construction (second from left) and Greater Iowa City Area HBA President Adam Hahn<br />
(right) with Watts Group talk to KCRG’s Dave Franzman about the lack of skilled workers in<br />
the trades and the need to provide kids technical education earlier.<br />
HBA Iowa had several<br />
representatives meet with<br />
more than 8,000 association<br />
professionals in Chicago Aug.<br />
18-22 for the American Society of<br />
Association Executives (ASAE)<br />
annual meeting. Amazing<br />
educational sessions, networking<br />
and a giant trade show makes<br />
the ASAE conference a key<br />
component to our leadership’s<br />
professional development.<br />
Getting ready for a Chicago architecture tour at ASAE<br />
are (left to right) NAHB Director, Executive Officers<br />
Council Rick Burt; HBA Iowa Executive Officer Jay<br />
Iverson; Des Moines HBA Executive Officer Dan Knoup;<br />
and Iowa City HBA Executive Officer Karyl Bohnsack.
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