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The week concludes with the national board of directors meeting where members from across the country decide the direction of NAHB and will culminate with the installation of our 2013 leadership team.
Today's guest blogger is Dianne D. Beaton from New Hampshire. Dianne is completing her term as the 2012 NAHB Associate Members Committee Chairman and she would like to share her thoughts and her committee's accomplishments throughout 2012 with a springboard for continued associate activity for 2013
Welcome to Las Vegas!
by Dianne D. Beaton, CGA, CAPS
2DiFore Marketing Solutions
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We have accomplished many things this year with the
improvement of the B.E.A.M. (Builders Engaging Associate Members) award
submission process which saw an increase of many highly qualified Builders and
Remodelers who are passionate about working with Associate Members.
We elected our National Associate Chairperson, Kathy
Craven-Snodgrass from North Carolina and she will be confirmed here in Las
Vegas. Kathy will do an excellent job in representing all Associate Members at
the National Area Chairmen meetings, please do not hesitate to connect with
her, she is here for you!
Our Social Media presence has grown substantially and is
extremely active. If you have not had a chance to “connect” with your fellow
peers check us out on Facebook or on LinkedIn at NAHB Associates. Many of you
follow this blog, we would love to have you be a guest writer to gain more
exposure to other members! Please remember you never know who is interested in
a topic you are familiar with until you put it out there!
Thank you to all of you who have contributed to Build PAC,
Associate Members have been making great strides in bringing more awareness of
the importance of participating. Many of you are involved in “Leg Con” visits
and we have seen a significant increase in the 2012 Campaign! We have Associate
members who serve on the local City Councils, School Boards, Town Councils
giving them an opportunity to share information on housing issues and more. At
this meeting an Area Caucus or two will be recognized for their outstanding
contributions and efforts in getting more of their members involved in Build
PAC, who will they be? We hope you can join us for the Associate Award
Breakfast to find out!
Speaking of the Associate Awards Breakfast, on Wednesday
January 23rd at 8:00am, we will gather to honor and recognize our
nominees for the Society of Honored Associates, Build-PAC Bill Polley Award Recipient,
B.E.A.M Award Recipient, 2012 NAHB Associate Member of the Year and Chairman’s
Award. All of the nominees have spent countless hours doing the business of
NAHB and furthering their knowledge of the industry. It is a special time of
year for us along with an element of surprise each time the announcements are
made. This event and our “open door” events are made possible by the generous
sponsorships from our 2012 Premier Partners, we thank you so much!
Special "Thank You" to NAHB Chairman of the Board, Barry Rutenburg, as well as to Ann
Garvey, National Associate Chairman (2011/2012) and Monica Sommerfeldt-Lewis, Associate BUILD-PAC Vice Chairman,
for believing in me!
It has truly been an honor to serve as your NAHB Associate
Committee Chairwoman; it was a goal I had after first serving as the Chair of
the Associate Committee in my local.
I also would like to thank many of my fellow members
who have encouraged me over the years, Dick Benson Builder & Past President
of our state association, Greg Rehm, Remodeler and Past President of my local
association, Kendall Buck, EVP of our state association and so many more, I could not have
made it here without your support.
I want to personally thank my husband Bill for his love
and support over the last 10+ years as I climbed the ladder, this is not easy
for our spouses and families but without his encouragement and guidance I would
have never made it!
So please remember "At 211 degrees, water is hot. At
212 degrees, it boils, with boiling water, comes steam. And with steam, you can
power a train. Just one extra degree makes all the difference, be that EXTRA
DEGREE."
Did you add just one extra
degree this year to make a difference?
Warmly,
Dianne
Dianne
D. Beaton, CGA, CAPS
Visionary
Diva at 2DiFore Marketing Solutions
2012
NAHB Associate Committee Chair
NAHB
Associate National Director
Submitted by Michael Kurpiel, CGA, CGP
4 comments:
thank you for your service!!
Kathy Bush, Wisconsin
Thank you, but remember to be that "Extra Degree"
Thank you and remember to be "Extra Degree" in your neck of the woods!
thanks for share.
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