October 22, 2024
For immediate release
ASSOCIATION ELECTS 2024/2025 EXECUTIVE BOARD
Vancouver, BC – Members of the Homebuilders Association Vancouver (HAVAN) elected Alisa Aragon-Lloyd, founder and CEO, Bridgestone Financing Pros as their 2024/2025 Chair at HAVAN’s Annual Election Meeting on Wednesday, October 9, 2024.
A HAVAN member for more than 12 years, Aragon-Lloyd has spent her entire career in the residential housing sector – working with multiple major developers, a property management company, a project marketing firm, and over half of her career in finance.
While continuing to run the day-to-day operations of her business, Alisa has been an active member of HAVAN, serving six years on the Board of Directors with the last two terms in the roles of Second Vice Chair and First Vice Chair. In addition to her time on the Board, she also is Past-Chair of HAVAN’s Suppliers Council, Past Vice-Chair for HAVAN’s Membership Committee, and an enthusiastic volunteer and liaison to HAVAN’s many programs offered to foster advocacy, connections and education amongst members. Aragon-Lloyd resides in Coquitlam with her husband and son, and succeeds outgoing Chair, Henri Belisle, president TQ Construction.
Aragon-Lloyd addressed the 150 members in attendance at the annual dinner meeting emphasizing the need to be laser-focused on government relations and advocacy, with both provincial and federal elections on the horizon stating, ‘These are critical moments, and our voice as an industry must be heard.’
Wendy McNeil, HAVAN Acting CEO, congratulated Aragon-Lloyd on her new appointment, as Chair of the Board, and welcomed all new and returning members to the 2024/2025 HAVAN Board, while offering a heartfelt thanks to retiring members Lynn Harrison, Harrison Marketing Resources, Randy Chin, RBC, and Dave Deamer, Polygon Homes.
Also elected to the 2024/2025 HAVAN Executive Committee are: First Vice-Chair Jonathan Meads, Vice President, StreetSide Developments, a Qualico Company (Surrey); Second Vice-Chair, Kevin Hatch – Twin Lions Contracting Ltd. (North Vancouver); Secretary/Treasurer Chris Mould, MNP LLP, (Surrey), with Henri Belisle, TQ Construction, (Burnaby) as Past Chair.
Elected to the 2024/2025 HAVAN Board of Directors are:
Ben Nishi, FortisBC (Surrey); Cheri Stefanucci, Abstract Homes & Renovations Inc. (Vancouver); Dan Glavind, Dick’s Lumber & Building Supplies (Burnaby); Garett Wall, Centra Windows (Langley); Jamie Banfield, Jamie Banfield Design Inc. (Port Moody); Katerina Vastardis, Designs by KS (Vancouver); Larry Clay, Clay Construction Inc. (Langley); Liam Robertson, Kuhn LLP (Abbotsford); Mark Cooper, Shakespeare Homes & Renovations Inc. (North Vancouver); Matt Robinson, Monarch Floor & Window Coverings (Burnaby); Rob Griesdale, Blackfish Homes (North Vancouver); and Ryan Bianchini, Polygon Homes (Vancouver).
To view the board slate, including bios and photos, click here.
HAVAN is proud to be a member-driven association supported by 9 councils and committees. Introducing the 2024/2025 Council/Committee/Special Task Force Chairs:
Government Relations Committee: Rick Mann, Ilse of Mann Construction (replacing outgoing Chair Kevin Anderson, Zenterra Developments Inc.)
Education & Technical Committee (E&T): Mike Cairns, Innotech Windows (replacing outgoing Chair Shaun St-Amour, Clay Construction Inc.)
- Technical Advisory Group (E&T subcomittee): Shaun St. Amour, Clay Construction Inc.
Marketing & Communications Committee: George Affleck, Curve Communications (replacing Michael Marsland-Root, Red Five Design moving to Vice Chair)
Membership Committee: Steve Chandra, Alleylane Homes
Designers Council: Sarah Gallop, Sarah Gallop Design Inc.
Renovators & Custom Homebuilders Council: Mark Cooper, Shakespeare Homes & Renovations Inc.
Suppliers Council: Tom Bremner, Castle Builder Financial (replacing outgoing Chair Chelsea Julian, Upper Canada Forest Products)
- Golf Committee (Suppliers Council subcommittee): Dan Glavind, Dick’s Lumber & Building Supplies
Women’s Council: Meredith Yuen, Marino General Contracting (replacing outgoing Chair Laurel James, Novell Design Build)
Young Professional Committee: Kyle Darvasi, Mira Floors
To view committee/council/task force full executives and initiatives, click here.
MEDIA CONTACT: Dawn Sondergaard — 778-373-9783; CELL 604-710-4431
