FEATURE STORY, continued from page 18
ties developed by Camden and third-party On the association level, Martin is an advo-
Emilio silvestri
clients. Hefner has overseen more than $2 cate of GHBA’s charitable arms. He served
Emilio Silvestri,
billion of real estate transactions and more as the GHBA Benefit Homes Project chair
president of Silvestri
than 20,000 units of construction. He is from 2005 to 2007 and also built three
Homes of Texas cur-
involved in site due diligence, acquisition, homes for the charity. He also serves on
rently serves on the
design team selection and direction, as the HomeAid Houston board of directors.
GHBA board of di-
well as cost estimating, project manage- On the political front, Martin has been a
rectors and is a life
ment, and general contracting. HOME-PAC Trustee since 2006, and lobbies
director of the Texas
Hefner began his career in construction
in Austin for Rally Day. He has also been ac-
Association of Build-
with Worthing Southeast Builders, man-
tive on the TAB volume Builders Council.
ers. He will be named a senior life director
aging multifamily housing development Martin earned his B.S. in Industrial Man-
of the National Association of Home Build-
projects, then moved to SAE Spaw Glass/ agement at the University of Cincinnati,
ers in January at the International Builders
Cahaba Residential, a light commercial and and was president of Phi Kappa Tau frater-
Show in Las vegas. He has been in the
residential builder. Later, Hefner served as nity. He and his wife Donna were married
building industry for 41 years and began
construction manager for Gross Builders, in 1988, and have two children, Zack and
recruiting members in 1983. Emilio is a
a privately-owned development and con- Molly. His hobbies include watching foot-
3,000+ Spike and has served on the NAHB
struction company in Houston. He oversaw ball, reading, politics, hiking, racquetball,
Membership Committee off and on for past
general contracting for the owner and de- washers and Sudoku.
25 years. Emilio has been the top GHBA
veloper before transferring to Camden.
“I serve on the board to help keep the
recruiter for several years and continues
Hefner received an Associate’s Degree in GHBA strong and on the mission to edu-
to maintain full speed ahead!
Applied Science, Building Construction, cate, advocate and serve,” adds Martin. “I
from Texas State Technical Institute, and apply my experience and leadership abili-
Scott Stevens
studied Finance at Southwest Texas State ties to address the needs of our great and Scott Stevens has
University as an undergraduate. noble industry.” been in the real es-
Hefner is chairman of the GHBA Multi-
tate development
family Council, and is a member of the
Kathleen
business for the
Houston Building Council and the Houston
Stadler past eight years,
Apartment Association. He is a licensed
Kathleen Stadler
four of which have
contractor in multiple states.
has been a mem-
been in Montgom-
“I feel a passion toward improving the in-
ber of GHBA since
ery County. He cur-
dustry to which I’ve dedicated my career,"
1997, serving on
rently works for
says Hefner. "Providing quality housing for
the Membership
Stoecker Corporation, a residential real
people from all walks of life, both locally
Committee, Re-
estate developer in Conroe, where he
and across America, is my calling."
tention Commit-
manages the ongoing development of
tee, Associate Council and volume Builders
several residential subdivisions. Stevens
Ron Martin
Council. She has chaired both the Mem-
has been a member of the Montgomery
bership and Retention committees during
County Builders and Developers Division
Ron Martin built his
her tenure. Stadler is a past president of
since 2006 and currently serves as the
first home with U.S.
HomeAid Houston, and currently serves on
division president.
Home in Mandev-
its board of directors. She is also a director “I have really enjoyed being a part of all
ille, Louisiana in
for the Texas Association of Builder and the that GHBA does to help protect and grow
1982, and his been
National Association of Home Builders. the real estate industry in the Houston
an industry strong-
hold every since. Af-
Professionally, Stadler is the sales manager
area,” says Stevens. “I became a board
ter spending eight
for Eric L. Davis Engineering Inc., which
member of the Montgomery County Di-
years in mobile
provides engineering to homebuilders,
vision in 2007 because I wanted to help
home production,
multifamily builders, and commercial both
make a difference in the real estate com-
purchasing and sales, he was hired as proj-
in Texas and other states.
munity in which I worked. I felt that one
way to make a positive impact was to join
ect manager for Huntington Homes, a divi-
“I serve on the GHBA board because it is
the board in bringing in quality speakers
sion of Highland Homes. He later became
the right thing to do, to give back to the
to our meetings who could articulate the
first division manager at Darling Homes in
industry that I am passionate about and
important issues of the day and how they
McKinney, Texas before he was transferred
to promote our beloved industry in a con-
might affect local real estate development
to Houston and promoted to vice president
structive and positive way,” says Stadler.
and homebuilding, both now and in the
of operations in 2002. Martin is currently
managing the start-up operations at Grand
Kathleen and her husband Ken have been
future.”
view Builders.
married for 20 years with four daughters.
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