David L. Pressly

David Pressly, president of Pressly Development Co., Inc., in Statesville, N.C., served as NAHB president in 2006. Pressly, an NAHB Life Director, was a National Representative in 1994 and the Area 4 National Vice President 1998-1999. He was president of the North Carolina Home Builders Association in 1996, and twice served as president of the Iredell County Home Builders Association, which named him Builder of the Year in 1991. Pressly was elected to the Statesville City Council in 1981 and was the mayor of Statesville in 1983. He served on the board of directors of the Preservation Foundation of North Carolina from 1989 to 1995.