National Leadership
NAHB’s national leadership team includes the Senior Officers of the Board, who are elected annually by the Leadership Council, and NAHB’s chief executive officer.
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Chairman of the Board
Carl Harris
Carl Harris, a Wichita, Kan.-based small volume spec and custom home builder with over 40 years of experience in the home building, remodeling and light commercial construction industry, is NAHB’s 2024 Chairman of the Board. As co-founder and president of the Carl Harris Co., Inc. and Managing Partner of Harris Homes, he has built homes in many communities in Kansas.
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First Vice Chairman of the Board
Buddy Hughes
Buddy Hughes, a Lexington, N.C.-based home builder and developer with more than 45 years of experience in the home building industry, is NAHB’s 2024 First Vice Chairman of the Board. Hughes, a third-generation builder, in 1984 opened his own general contracting business, Hughes Construction, specializing in home building and light commercial construction.
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Second Vice Chairman of the Board
Bill Owens
Bill Owens, a Worthington, Ohio-based, remodeler and home builder with more than 40 years of experience in the residential construction industry is NAHB’s 2024 Second Vice Chairman. Owens is president of Owens Construction, a leading residential design/build firm focused on integrating seamless appearance, energy efficient technology and creating welcoming home environments.
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Third Vice Chairman of the Board
Bob Peterson
Bob Peterson, a Fort Collins, Colo.-based remodeler and home builder with more than 40 years of experience in the construction field, is NAHB’s 2024 Third Vice Chairman of the Board. Peterson is the founder of Associates in Building + Design, Ltd. (ABD), a company he started in May 1990 that specializes in custom homes and high-end remodeling.
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Immediate Past Chairman of the Board
Alicia Huey
Alicia Huey, a Birmingham, Ala.-based custom home builder with more than 30 years of experience in the home building industry, is NAHB’s 2024 Immediate Past Chairman of the Board. In 2000, Huey founded AGH Homes, Inc., which builds high-end custom homes for buyers on individual lots, and has also built in Hoover, Ala., and in several golf course communities in Vestavia, Ala.
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President and Chief Executive Officer
James W. Tobin III, CAE
With 25 years of lobbying and association experience, Jim Tobin, CAE, is NAHB’s president and CEO. Previously, he served as NAHB’s EVP, government affairs and chief lobbyist, where he directed the federal, state and local lobbying for NAHB. Prior to NAHB, he was senior legislative assistant to former U.S. Rep. Frank Riggs (Calif.) and former U.S. Rep. Gary Franks (Conn.).