Edward R. Sadler is president of Sadler Building Corp., based in Virginia Beach.  He has served on the TBA board of directors since 2002. He was TBA vice president in 2007, treasurer in 2006, and secretary in 2005. He has also served as NAHB alternate director in 2003 and 2002.

Sadler also is the incoming president of the Building Industry Insurance Association Inc. and Association Publishing Inc. 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 the TBA Political Action Committee.

The Virginia Beach resident graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a degree in biology and science education. Sadler enjoys snow skiing and racquetball.

Pete A. Kotarides, a vice president of Kotarides Builders of Virginia Beach, served as TBA treasurer in 2007, secretary in 2006 and as an executive appointee in 2004 and 2005.

Kotarides’ firm hosted Homearama in 1998 and 2002 as developer of Warrington Hall and also built the 1998 Charity House. His firm is also constructing the 2008 Scholarship House to benefit the TBA Scholarship Foundation.

This year, he also will chair the TBA Membership/Retention Committee. He has served on the TBA board since 1998. He has served as chair of the Chesapeake Municipal Affairs Committee and as chair of the Scholarship Selection Subcommittee.
 
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.

Thomas W. Dye, branch manager for Ferguson Bath, Kitchen and Lighting Gallery of Virginia Beach, is serving his second year as TBA associate vice president.

He was first named to the TBA board of directors in 2005, served as chair of the Big Home Shows Committee from 2005 to 2007, and served on the Picnic Committee from 1999 to 2004. Dye has previously served as TBA associate director. In the coming year, Dye will serve as vice chair of the TBA Membership/Retention Committee and chair of the Big Home Shows committee.

The Virginia Beach resident has a business degree from Radford University. He enjoys surfing, snowboarding and playing the guitar.

William H. Halprin, senior vice president of S.L. Nusbaum Realty Co. of Norfolk, served as TBA secretary in 2007 and as a TBA executive appointee in 2005 and 2006. He joined the TBA board in 2000 as chair of the Tidewater Multifamily Housing Council (TMHC).

This year Halprin will serve as chair of the TBA Legislative Affairs Committee. In addition, he was named an HBAV legislative representative. 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 bachelor of science degree in business administration from Old Dominion University in 1974. He enjoys reading and golf.

Charles J. Miller, president of Miller Custom Homes of Virginia Beach has been a TBA member since 1995 and served as a TBA executive appointee in 2006 and 2007.

In the coming year, Miller will also serve as chair of the new Green Builders Council and as an HBAV Builder Director. Miller served as chair of the TBA Building Trades Academy committee from 2003 to 2005, chair of the Membership Committee in 2002 and as vice chair in 2000 and 2001.  Miller is a TBA Life Spike and has built homes in Homearama 2000, 2002 and 2007.

Miller attended Tidewater Community College and Old Dominion University. He enjoys boxing, golf, scuba diving, traveling and poker.

S.L. “Sam” Cohen has been a member of TBA since 1990 and also served as a TBA executive appointee in 2007.

In the coming year, Cohen will also serve as a TBA builder director, chair of the Norfolk Municipal Affairs Committee and co-chair of the TBA Building Trades Academy Committee. He first joined the TBA board in 1999.

Cohen has built in Homearama since 1997, served as chair of the Homearama Committee two years 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 serves on the board of Kempsville Church of Christ and enjoys working with his son’s stock racecar team.

John F. “Jack” Schoch Jr. has been a member of TBA since 1994.

This year he will serve as an NAHB Alternate Director and as co-chair for the TBA Building Trades Academy Committee.

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.

Ainslie is president of production at Ainslie-Widener, a building and developing company in Virginia Beach. He has served on the TBA board of directors since 2001. He was TBA vice president in 2006, treasurer in 2005, and secretary in 2004. He has also been appointed by the governor to serve on the Virginia State Building Codes Technical Review Board.

Ainslie also is the incoming president of the Mid-Atlantic Insurance Corp. and Association Publishing Inc. 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 the TBA Political Action Committee and as an HBAV alternate legislative representative. The Virginia Beach resident attended Tidewater Community College.

He has been with TBA since 1981. Prior to that, he was a high school principal, then 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.