National Leadership

NAHB Senior Officers
Councils and Committees
Contact: Cyndi McKinley
cmckinley@nahb.org
(202) 266-8346

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.

Senior Officers Oversight Chart The 2023 Oversight Chart
Senior Officer Request Form NAHB members and HBAs can request a Senior Officer to attend your local event.
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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 2023 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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First Vice 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 2023 First Vice Chairman. 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 the state of Kansas.

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Second 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 2023 Second Vice Chairman of the Board. Hughes in 1984 opened his own general contracting business, Hughes Construction, specializing in home building and light commercial construction.

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Third 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 2023 Third Vice Chairman. Owens is president of Owens Construction, a residential design/build firm focused on integrating seamless appearance, energy efficient technology and creating welcoming home environments.

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Immediate Past Chairman of the Board

Jerry Konter

Jerry Konter, a Savannah, Ga.-based builder with over 40 years of experience in residential construction, is NAHB’s 2023 Immediate Past Chairman of the Board. He is founder and president of Konter Quality Homes, which builds a range of designs in production home communities and is also a custom builder. The company has built more than 2,200 single-family and 700 multifamily homes.

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Chief Executive Officer

Gerald M. Howard

With more than 25 years of lobbying and association experience in Washington, D.C., Jerry Howard is NAHB’s CEO. Previously, he served as NAHB’s tax counsel and chief lobbyist. He also served as chief lobbyist for the National Council of State Housing Agencies, playing a key role in developing the low-income housing tax credit.

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