William H. Halprin
President
William H. Halprin, senior vice president of S.L. Nusbaum Realty Co., served as TBA treasurer in 2008, secretary in 2007 and as a TBA executive appointee in 2005 and 2006. He will also serve on the Home Builders Association of Virginia (HBAV) board of directors and as an HBAV legislative representative. He joined the TBA board in 2000 as chair of the Tidewater Multifamily Housing Council (TMHC). In 2001 Halprin was named TMHC’s Multifamily Executive of the Year and in 1995 he won TMHC’s Property Manager of the Year. Additionally, Halprin was an HBAV multifamily representative for four years. The Norfolk resident earned a degree in business administration from Old Dominion University in 1974. He enjoys reading and golf.
James E. Jackson
Associate Vice President
James E. Jackson is president of Superior Equipment Sales Inc. A TBA member for eight years, Jackson joined the TBA board of directors in 2006 as an HBAV director. He will also serve as co-vice chair of the Membership/Retention Committee. Jackson has served several years as vice chair of the Big Home Shows Committee and as co-vice chair of the Building Trades Academy Committee. The Chesapeake resident is active in the Las Gaviotas Civic League, the American Lung Association and the American Cancer Society. Jackson is a graduate of Virginia Tech, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering. In his spare time, Jackson enjoys traveling, biking, fishing and golf.
S.L. “Sam” Cohen
Treasurer
S. L. "Sam" Cohen of Joey Corp. has been a member of TBA since 1990 and served as a TBA executive appointee in 2007 and 2008. He first joined the TBA board in 1999 as an elected builder director. Cohen has built in Homearama since 1997, served as chair of the Homearama Committee in 2002 and 2003, and built the 2000 Charity House. He also helped build the 2005 TBA Scholarship House to benefit the TBA Scholarship Foundation. A Chesapeake resident, Cohen served on the board of Kempsville Church of Christ and enjoys working with his son’s stock racecar team.
John F. "Jack" Schoch Jr.
Secretary
John F. "Jack" Schoch Jr. has been a member of TBA since 1994. Schoch has built in Homearama since 1994 and served as Homearama Committee chair in 2005 and 2006. A Virginia Beach resident, Schoch enjoys traveling and spending time with his family.
Steven E. Lawson
Executive Committee Appointee
Steven E. Lawson is president of The Lawson Cos., a developer of single- and multi-family housing communities. Lawson joined TBA in 1993 and was named to the TBA board of directors in 2007 as an elected builder director. He will also serve as an elected builder director in 2009. He has served as a member of NAHB’s Housing Finance Committee and Mortgage Roundtable. He has also served as chairman of the NAHB Housing Credit Group, the NAHB Multifamily Finance Subcommittee, and the NAHB Affordable Housing Subcommittee. The Virginia Beach resident earned a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering and an MBA from Duke University. Charitable organizations he is involved in include the Virginia Beach Foundation, the Nancy Bush Lawson Memorial Fund and the Virginia Beach Workforce Housing Working Group. He enjoys boating, hunting and flying.
Dennis M. Graf
Executive Committee Appointee
Dennis M. Graf, president of Graf Construction Co., has been a member of the TBA Board since 2002. He built the 2001 Charity House for Homearama, and has also built in the 1999 and 2000 Homearamas. Graf also served five consecutive terms as co-chair of the Charity Golf Committee. This is his second year as chair.
The Chesapeake resident earned his mechanical engineering degree from Virginia Tech.
Pete A. Kotarides
Immediate Past President
Pete A. Kotarides is a partner in Kotarides Builders, a family owned company that has been building homes since 1963. He served as TBA vice president in 2008, treasurer in 2007, secretary in 2006, and as an executive appointee in 2004 and 2005. Kotarides’ firm was involved in Homearama in 2002 and 1998, as developer of Warrington Hall and builder of the Charity House in 1998. His firm also built the 2007 Scholarship House to benefit the TBA Scholarship Foundation. In addition, he will serve on the boards of directors of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and the Home Builders Association of Virginia (HBAV). He will also serve as vice chair of both the TBA Nominating Committee and the TBA Political Action Committee. The Virginia Beach resident is a graduate of the University of Virginia with a degree in commerce and is active in the University of Virginia Alumni Club of Tidewater, Greater Norfolk Corporation and HRACRE.
Channing A. Pfeiffer
Chief executive officer/Executive vice president
Pfeiffer serves as chief executive officer of TBA, a position he has held since 1986.
He has been with TBA since 1981. Prior to joining TBA in 1981, he served as director of the National Association of Home Builders’ Multi-Housing Division and as national coordinator for the National Association of Home Builders’ apprenticeship training programs.
He has his master’s degree in management from the University of Virginia and a bachelor of arts degree from Randolph-Macon College. He is a member of the American Society of Association Executives, the Home Builders Association of Virginia Executive Officers Council, and serves as regional director of the National Association of Home Builders Executive Officers Council.
He is a past board member and volunteer of the year of the Hampton Roads YMCA and was vice chairman of the Tidewater Boys Scout Council.
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