California Executive Recruiter Named NAHB Associate of the Year - 2/9/2004 - Real Estate Education Training Schools Conferences

California Executive Recruiter Named NAHB Associate of the Year

Lee Terry of Lee Terry & Associates in San Mateo, CA, has been named the 2003 NAHB Associate of the Year. The award is NAHB’s highest honor to an associate member in recognition of exemplary association service, industry accomplishments and civic responsibility.

2003 NAHB President Kent Conine presented the award to Terry at the Jan. 21 Board of Directors meeting during The International Builders’ Show in Las Vegas.

Terry was chosen from candidates nominated by their states to represent their associate membership. A panel of five judges reviewed and scored the nominations, selecting the five top candidates for induction into the NAHB Society of Honored Associates, and naming Terry, as the highest-scoring candidate, NAHB Associate of the Year.

The other associate members who were inducted into the Society of Honored Associates are: Tom Board, O.C. Cluss Lumber Company, Fairmont, WV; James Goodwin, Complete Home Concepts, North Kansas City, MO; Harlan Holsing, Saginaw Bay Underwriters, Bay City, MI; and Robert David Sanders, Sanders Engineering, Inc., Bixby, OK.

Terry has served on the Home Builders Association of Northern California's Board of Directors for six years and has chaired many of its committees. She has also been named the HBA of Northern California’s Spike of the Year, Associate of the Year and Service Provider of the Year.

Terry has twice been president of the California’s Women’s Council and she is a trustee of the California Building Industry Foundation. She is the director of her state’s Coalition for Construction in the Classroom and was honored by a Senate Resolution commending her efforts on behalf of the building industry.

In 2001, Terry was inducted into the Society of Honored Associates. She is the chair of NAHB’s Women’s Council and played a key role in the development of the council’s new magazine, “Building Women.” In 1998 the council named her “Woman of the Year.” She has served on NAHB’s Education Committee and Associate Members Committee, and is a member of BUILD-PAC’s Capitol Club.

Terry is an executive recruiter specializing in recruiting executives and key personnel for the home building industry. A Certified Personnel Consultant and Certified Employment Specialist, she has received numerous awards for outstanding service from personnel industry associations and has written many articles on employment issues, labor shortages, workforce diversity and hiring techniques.