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NAHB Young Professionals Committee
Rich Robinson
Member Rebate Program,
is a member of the NAHB
& SBACNJ YP Committees
Young Professional
Committees encouraging
“UNDER-45” MEMBERS
TO BECOME HBA LEADERS
At last year’s NAHB Fall Boards, the
NAHB Board of Directors voted to form the
NAHB Young Professionals Committee. It was
designed to encourage “under-45” members’
involvement in every level of the Federation
including networking, education and advocacy
initiatives. In January, the NAHB Young
Professionals Committee began its first year
as a new committee with 13 Builder members
and 6 Associate members chosen by the NAHB
Senior Officers. We have met informally and
made numerous conference calls taking on four
important immediate goals. The goals are to:
• Guide NAHB Student Chapters
and create a mentorship program
• Establish a NAHB Young Professional
awards program
• Formulate new and engaging Young
Professional events at the International
Builders Show and Mid-Year Meetings
• Develop guidelines for Local and
State HBA’s to recruit and engage
Young Professionals.
Shore Builders Association of Central NJ’s
Young Professionals Committee has been a
strong example of Local HBA success in
encouraging “under-45” members
to become HBA leaders.
When the SBACNJ Young Professionals
Committee was formed three years ago, there
was under 10 Builder and Associate members
participating. Today, the committee has grown
to over 40 members with many individuals
sitting on other committees, on the SBACNJ
ladder, as members of the Board of Directors,
and involvement at both NJBA and NAHB.
Many SBACNJ Young Professionals
Committee ideas have resulted in numerous
successes highlighted by the monthly “happy
hours” and the PAC Asbury Park Pinball
event in August, which brought in significant
PAC contributions last year.
If you are a Young Professional, or there is
Young Professionals within your company,
who would like to get involved at Shore Builders,
the best place to start is with the SBACNJ
Young Professionals Committee. Many
participating members have become good
friends and all members in the committee
have a respected voice to enact growth
and change. Contact Gina or Christine
for more information.