Organizational Committees

Association Awards / Nominations
Established to determine the members of WRHBA’s Board of Directors as well as the recipients of WRHBA’s Association Awards by reviewing nominations put forth by WRHBA Members. Review and final selection of recipients is overseen by the:

  • President 
  • Immediate Past President
  • One Board Advisor
  • Executive Officer

Communications
Established to set the framework to guide decisions to ensure that the voice of the residential construction industry is heard in a clear decisive manner. 

Committee Members 

  • Chair: Lee Deline, Decora Homes
  • Kevin Watts, Waterloo Region Record
  • Tristan Mitchell, Critical Productions
  • Marie Schroeder, Executive Officer, WRHBA
  • Melissa Jonker, Administration & Membership Services Coordinator, WRHBA
  • Stephanie Lake, Event & Marketing Coordinator, WRHBA

Ethics

Committee Members

  • Chair: Craig Robson, Robson Carpenter LLP
  • President
  • Immediate Past President
  • Marie Schroeder, Executive Officer, WRHBA

High School Design Competition
Established as an educational and community based event to inspire high school students and their teachers to participate in the creation of house designs. This is an Awards Program presented by Waterloo Region Home Builders’ Association and sponsored by Aberdeen Homes, Eastforest Homes Group of Companies, Home Hardware Building Centres, and Thomasfield Homes

Committee Members

  • Nathan Hallman, Aberdeen Homes
  • Craig Ritchie, Home Hardware
  • Jamie Adam, Pioneer Craftsmen Ltd
  • Jamie Oliver, Integra Homes Inc.
  • Stephanie Lake, Event & Marketing Coordinator, WRHBA

Membership Services
Established to provide support, benefits and value to our members through increasing membership for networking opportunities and offering group savings that only benefit our members.

Committee Members

  • Co-Chair: Lee Deline, Decora Homes
  • Co-Chair: Mark Van Dongen, Milla Homes, George Milla Construction Ltd.
  • Darryl Twynstra, Strik, Baldinelli & Associates Ltd.
  • Deborah Lane, Union Gas
  • Jennifer McLellan, Buy Sell Improve: HomesPlus
  • Jim Bolger, Earth FX Energy Inc
  • Kevin Watts, Waterloo Region Record
  • Ted Rowe, MTE Consultants
  • Marie Schroeder, Executive Officer, WRHBA
  • Melissa Jonker, Administration & Membership Services Coordinator, WRHBA
  • Stephanie Lake, Event & Marketing Coordinator, WRHBA

Past President’s Council
Established to oversee building issues, land issues and government relations.

Committee Members

  • Brian Blackmere, Laurendale Custom Homebuilders
  • Bill Gies, Wm. J. Gies Construction Ltd.
  • David Freure, Freure Homes
  • Douglas Stewart, Stantec Consulting Ltd.
  • Eric Kraushaar, Churchill Homes Ltd.
  • Janice Kochan, Eastforest Homes Ltd.
  • Ian Cook, Cook Homes Limited
  • Paul Britton, MHBC Planning
  • Peter Armbruster, Activa Holdings Inc.
  • Tim Ingold, Coldwell Banker Peter Benninger Realty

Renovators Council
Established to create new initiatives to provide member services for the growing renovation market.

Committee Members

  • Chair: Jamie Adam, Pioneer Craftsmen Ltd.
  • Art Janzen, Menno S. Martin Contractor Ltd.
  • Greg Schnarr, Schnarr Craftsmen Inc.
  • Rob Gilchrist, Conestoga College
  • Marie Schroeder, Executive Officer, WRHBA
  • Melissa Jonker, Administration & Membership Services Coordinator, WRHBA