Building Industry Association

Tumwater, WA · Founded 1966

Trade association representing residential and commercial builders in regional markets

Primary audience
General Public
Work area
Policy Reform
Topic
Social Justice
Contact
Aaron Marvin
Website Contact

About Organization

Based in Tumwater, WA, the Building Industry Association advocates for the construction industry through legislative engagement, education, and professional development while promoting affordable housing and sustainable building practices. The organization serves thousands of member companies across the region.

What They Focus On

Policy Change

Advancing legislative and regulatory reforms

Public Awareness

Educating communities about critical issues

Coalition Building

Partnering with organizations to amplify impact

Financial Information

Form 990 data showing organizational financial health and growth.

Revenue (2024)

$2.1M

+4.3% vs 2023

Expenses (2024)

$1.8M

+1.9% vs 2023

Assets (2024)

$12.9M

+6.3% vs 2023

Year Revenue Expenses Assets Employees
2024 $2,089,154 $1,754,683 $12,945,620 0
2023 $2,002,941 $1,722,418 $12,178,197 0
2022 $1,726,556 $1,723,574 $10,982,089 0
2020 $1,698,566 $1,474,526 $12,636,801 12
2019 $1,835,662 $1,604,128 $13,111,577 21
2018 $1,921,961 $1,539,602 $8,669,796 17

Source: IRS Form 990 filings. All figures in USD.

How They Work

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  • 01

    Research

    Analyzing issues and developing evidence-based policy solutions

  • 02

    Coalition Building

    Partnering with allies to strengthen advocacy efforts

  • 03

    Legislative Action

    Working with lawmakers to advance policy priorities

  • 04

    Public Education

    Raising awareness through campaigns and communications

Programs and Initiatives

Services and programs offered by Building Industry Association

Policy Research

Conducting research to inform policy development and reform

Legislative Advocacy

Working with lawmakers to advance policy priorities

Public Education

Raising awareness about key issues through campaigns

Team & Leadership

Meet the people behind Building Industry Association.

Andrea Smiley

Andrea Smiley

Legislative Director
Full-time
Ashli Penner

Ashli Penner

Vice President – General Counsel
Full-time
Jan Himebaugh

Jan Himebaugh

Vice President – External Affairs
24 hrs/week
Janelle Guthrie

Janelle Guthrie

Vice President - Communications
Full-time
Alex Horn

Alex Horn

ROII Claim Representative
Andy Arrants

Andy Arrants

Education Administrator & Certified Instructor
Anh Tran

Anh Tran

ROII Litigation & Investigations Manager
Bart Hansen

Bart Hansen

VP of Business Development
Ben Bower

Ben Bower

ROII Claim Services Manager
Bob White

Bob White

ROII Safety Services Director
Calen Thompson

Calen Thompson

ROII Claim Representative
Carys Maitland

Carys Maitland

Member Services Manager
Cole Estrada

Cole Estrada

Academy Student Coordinator
David LaRiviere

David LaRiviere

Special Project Manager
Dawn Peterson

Dawn Peterson

ROII Claim Representative/Field Rep
Deondra Cooley

Deondra Cooley

ROII Claim Representative
Greg Lane

Greg Lane

Executive Vice President
Hannah Cassara

Hannah Cassara

Communications Manager
Jan Rohila

Jan Rohila

ROII Marketing Field Representative
Jenn Kavanaugh

Jenn Kavanaugh

ROII Director
Jesse Balbin

Jesse Balbin

ROII Field Representative
Jessica Bass

Jessica Bass

ROII Enrollment Manager
Jim Breidenbach

Jim Breidenbach

ROII Field Representative
Joanne Nichols

Joanne Nichols

ROII Triage Specialist
Keri Wishon

Keri Wishon

Office Assistant
Kevin Patrick

Kevin Patrick

ROII Field Representative
Kristeen Johnson

Kristeen Johnson

ROII Underwriter/Field Services Manager
Krystal Lucas

Krystal Lucas

ROII Claim Representative
Leah Jaber

Leah Jaber

ROII Marketing Manager
Lena Anderson

Lena Anderson

Principal UX Designer/Video Producer COMMUNICATIONSCOMMUNICATIONS
Logan Gillihan

Logan Gillihan

ROII Claim Representative
Megan Fiess

Megan Fiess

Strategic Partnership Manager
Michael Couthran

Michael Couthran

ROII Assistant Director
Patrick Hanks

Patrick Hanks

Codes & Policy Manager
Randy Miller

Randy Miller

Lead Instructor - WHBF
Rebekah Reber

Rebekah Reber

ROII Claim Representative
Riley Helean

Riley Helean

External Affairs & Research Coordinator
Sabrina Arrants

Sabrina Arrants

ROII Admin/Education Coordinator
Sailor Rozema

Sailor Rozema

Social Media Manager
Steve Hyer

Steve Hyer

Vice President – Operations
Sydney Phillips

Sydney Phillips

Associate General Counsel
Teresa Sheldon

Teresa Sheldon

ROII RAP/Triage Specialist
Theresa Mullan

Theresa Mullan

ROII Medical Case Manager
Zoie Brown

Zoie Brown

ROII Claim Representative
AM

Aaron Marvin

Third Vice President
2 hrs/week
AA

Al Audette

Washington Home Builder Foundation Director
Full-time
GW

Gary Wray

Immediate Past President
2 hrs/week
GL

Gregory Lane

Executive Vice President
16 hrs/week
JR

Jay Roberts

President
2 hrs/week
NA

Nicole Ahola

Second Vice President
2 hrs/week
SH

Stephen Hyer

Vice President Operations
8 hrs/week

Milestones

1966

Organization Founded

1966

Established to serve community needs and advance mission

1978

Early Expansion

1978

Grew programs and established organizational foundations

1996

Significant Growth

1996

Expanded programs and services to reach more communities

2023

Leadership Expansion

2023

Grew leadership team to enhance organizational capacity

2025

Program Innovation

2025

Launched new initiatives to deepen community impact

Associated People

Board members, advisors, and key contributors

Board of Directors

AH
Aaron Helmes Director 1.00 hrs/week
AW
Aaron Wilson Director 1.00 hrs/week
AS
Albert Schlotfeldt Director 1.00 hrs/week
AD
Alex Dudko Director 1.00 hrs/week
AL
Alexa Lee Director 1.00 hrs/week
AN
Andrew Northrop Secretary 1.50 hrs/week
AS
Andrew Spear Director 1.00 hrs/week
AM
April Moore Director 1.00 hrs/week
AS
Ashley Shimer Director 1.00 hrs/week
BM
Ben McGerty Director 1.00 hrs/week
BK
Berni Kenworthy Director 1.00 hrs/week
BW
Betsy Wyatt Director 1.00 hrs/week
BJ
Billie Jo Hyland Director 1.00 hrs/week
BD
Bob Disney Director 1.00 hrs/week
BK
Bob Kagy Director 1.00 hrs/week
BG
Bobby Graham Director 1.00 hrs/week
BB
Bonnie Buffington Director 1.00 hrs/week
BM
Brady Mueller Director 1.00 hrs/week
BW
Brandon Wieschhaus Director 1.00 hrs/week
BN
Brenda Nunes Director 1.00 hrs/week
BL
Brett Lott Director 1.00 hrs/week
BR
Brice R Baxter Director 1.00 hrs/week
BV
Brittanie Vaughn Director 1.00 hrs/week
BK
Bryan Knapik Director 1.00 hrs/week
CB
Caleb Blanton Director 1.00 hrs/week
CK
Cameron Kartak Director 1.00 hrs/week
CR
Cameron Rippy Director 1.00 hrs/week
CL
Carla Lee Director 1.00 hrs/week
CH
Casey Heaton Director 1.00 hrs/week
CP
Chad Pearson Director 1.00 hrs/week
CL
Charles Locke Director 1.00 hrs/week
CD
Chris Deasy Director 1.00 hrs/week
CL
Chris Lockhart Director 1.00 hrs/week
CN
Chris Nass Director 1.00 hrs/week
CW
Chris Winters Director 1.00 hrs/week
CN
Chuck Neibert Director 1.00 hrs/week
CC
Corey Condron Director 1.00 hrs/week
CW
Corey Watson Director 1.00 hrs/week
CB
Curtis Banta Director 1.00 hrs/week
DD
Dan Dunne Director 1.00 hrs/week
DG
Dan Garber Director 1.00 hrs/week
DD
Daniel Doyle Director 1.00 hrs/week
DD
Darylene Dennon Director 1.00 hrs/week
DC
Dave Campos Director 1.00 hrs/week
DB
David Barber Director 1.00 hrs/week
DS
David Simpson Director 1.00 hrs/week
DB
Debbi Boyd Director 1.00 hrs/week
DD
Dee Dee Swartz Director 1.00 hrs/week
DN
Dereck Nelson Director 1.00 hrs/week
DR
Dick Rokes Director 1.00 hrs/week
DB
Doug Barnes Director 1.00 hrs/week
DH
Drew Harvill Director 1.00 hrs/week
DL
Duane Lapierre Director 1.00 hrs/week
EG
Elizabeth Gomez Director 1.00 hrs/week
EG
Eric Golemo Director 1.00 hrs/week
EP
Eric Pucci Director 1.00 hrs/week
EA
Erich Armbruster Director 1.00 hrs/week
EM
Evan Mann Director 1.00 hrs/week
FA
Fred Anderson Director 1.00 hrs/week
GQ
Gary Questad Director 1.00 hrs/week
GM
Greg McCarry Director 1.00 hrs/week
HK
Hans Korve Director 1.00 hrs/week
HP
Hugo Prado Director 1.00 hrs/week
IY
Il Yi Director 1.00 hrs/week
IP
Isaiah Paine Director 1.00 hrs/week
JH
James Howsley Director 1.00 hrs/week
JR
Jamon Rivera Director 1.00 hrs/week
JE
Janine Ezzell Director 1.00 hrs/week
JR
Jason Rasmus Director 1.00 hrs/week
JS
Jason Schoonover Director 1.00 hrs/week
JW
Jason Wilkinson Director 1.00 hrs/week
JK
Jennifer Kelly Director 1.00 hrs/week
JR
Jennifer Robnett Director 1.00 hrs/week
JS
Jennifer Schneider Director 1.00 hrs/week
JT
Jennifer Tennyson Director 1.00 hrs/week
JR
Jerad Rains Director 1.00 hrs/week
JD
Jeremy Dagget Director 1.00 hrs/week
JC
Jim Coshow Director 1.00 hrs/week
JS
Joe Schwab Director 1.00 hrs/week
JZ
Joe Zehnder Director 1.00 hrs/week
JT
Joel Tanasse Director 1.00 hrs/week
JJ
John Johnson Director 1.00 hrs/week
JT
Jordan Thayer Director 1.00 hrs/week
JI
Joseph Irons Director 1.00 hrs/week
JB
Juli Bacon Director 1.00 hrs/week
JW
Justin Wood Director 1.00 hrs/week
KF
Kai Fyrst Director 1.00 hrs/week
KF
Kane Fenner Director 1.00 hrs/week
KM
Karen McClennen Director 1.00 hrs/week
KS
Kelly Sowder Director 1.00 hrs/week
KA
Kent Arola First Vice President/Treasurer 1.50 hrs/week
KC
Kevin Coker Director 1.00 hrs/week
KR
Kevin Russell Director 1.00 hrs/week
KT
Kevin Trevena Director 1.00 hrs/week
KM
Kimberley Martin Director 1.00 hrs/week
KP
Kimberly Piazza Director 1.00 hrs/week
KW
Kurt Wilson Director 1.00 hrs/week
KL
Kyle Lapierre Director 1.00 hrs/week
LL
Linn Larsen Director 1.00 hrs/week
LE
Lonnie Edwards Director 1.00 hrs/week
LT
Lori Tschohl Director 1.00 hrs/week
LN
Louanne Neill Director 1.00 hrs/week
LS
Luellen Smith Director 1.00 hrs/week
LS
Luke Shifflett Director 1.00 hrs/week
MW
Marianne Weber Director 1.00 hrs/week
MK
Mark Kroll Director 1.00 hrs/week
MS
Mark Shepard Director 1.00 hrs/week
MW
Matt Willard Director 1.00 hrs/week
MC
Matthew Clarkson Director 1.00 hrs/week
MB
Melissa Brewer Director 1.00 hrs/week
MS
Melissa Stone Director 1.00 hrs/week
MF
Michael Fast Director 1.00 hrs/week
MA
Mike Appleby Director 1.00 hrs/week
MN
Mike Nykreim Director 1.00 hrs/week
MV
Miriam Villiard Director 1.00 hrs/week
NB
Nick Barnes Director 1.00 hrs/week
NG
Nick Gilliland Director 1.00 hrs/week
NS
Nick Scheel Director 1.00 hrs/week
PM
Paul McGraw Director 1.00 hrs/week
PF
Philip Frisk Director 1.00 hrs/week
RF
Rae Fistonich Director 1.00 hrs/week
RW
Randy Walker Director 1.00 hrs/week
RC
Rob Cook Director 1.00 hrs/week
RR
Robert Rojas Director 1.00 hrs/week
RW
Roger Walters Director 1.00 hrs/week
RP
Ron Perkerewicz Director 1.00 hrs/week
RB
Ryan Babbit Director 1.00 hrs/week
RB
Ryan Bittenbender Director 1.00 hrs/week
RE
Ryan Edens Director 1.00 hrs/week
RM
Ryan Moore Director 1.00 hrs/week
RB
Ryann Blake Director 1.00 hrs/week
SW
Scott Walker Director 1.00 hrs/week
SB
Shane Beck Director 1.00 hrs/week
SJ
Sharla Jones Director 1.00 hrs/week
SL
Shelli Lucus-Kennedy Director 1.00 hrs/week
SS
Sherry Schwab Director 1.00 hrs/week
SE
Sue Elkin Director 1.00 hrs/week
SW
Summer Wiyrick Director 1.00 hrs/week
SP
Sunny Parsons Director 1.00 hrs/week
TL
Tim Lovelass Director 1.00 hrs/week
TH
Titus Hug Director 1.00 hrs/week
TS
Tod Sakai Director 1.00 hrs/week
TY
Tom Young Director 1.00 hrs/week
TC
Tony Curtis Director 1.00 hrs/week
TT
Traci Tenhulzen Director 1.00 hrs/week
TD
Tracy Doriot Director 1.00 hrs/week
TB
Tram Bowen Director 1.00 hrs/week
TJ
Trevor Johnson Director 1.00 hrs/week
TS
Troy Schmeil Director 1.00 hrs/week
TH
Tyler Haase Director 1.00 hrs/week
TM
Tyrell Monette Director 1.00 hrs/week
VG
Vitaliy Gutsalo Director 1.00 hrs/week
WK
Wayne Keffer Director 1.00 hrs/week
TP
Ticket Price Board Member
AS
Auction Sponsor Board Member

Information compiled from IRS Form 990 and organizational materials.

Executive Compensation

Top compensated officers & key employees from IRS Form 990

Total Reported (2024)

$113K

Highest Paid

$29K

Gregory Lane

Compensated Officers

7

Name Title Base Other Total Hrs/Wk
Gregory Lane Executive Vice President $0 $28,993 $28,993 16
Janelle Guthrie Vice President Communications $0 $22,208 $22,208 40
Stephen Hyer Vice President Operations $0 $21,235 $21,235 8
Jan Himebaugh Vice President External Affairs $0 $15,772 $15,772 24
Andrea Smiley Legislative Director $0 $12,031 $12,031 40
Al Audette Washington Home Builder Foundation Director $0 $6,425 $6,425 40
Ashli Penner Vice President General Council $0 $6,402 $6,402 40

Source: IRS Form 990 filings. Compensation includes base and other reported compensation.

Partners & Funders

Grant funding relationships from IRS Form 990 filings

$15K Grants Received
$8K Grants Given
2 Organizations

Top Funders

1 total
NW
NAIOP Washington State
$15K

Top Grantees

1 total
WH
Washington Home Builders Foundation TUMWATER, WA
$8K

Source: IRS Form 990 Schedule I filings. Amounts may span multiple tax years.

Related Organizations

3 affiliated entities reported on IRS Form 990 Schedule R

3

Tax-Exempt Affiliates

1
Washington Home Builders Foundation
Tumwater, WA
Scholarships And Grants Related To Education
501(c) 501(C)(3)

Disregarded Entities

1
Parkside Property Management LLC
Tumwater, WA
Rental Real Estate
DRE
Income: $641K Assets: $6.5M

Taxable Corp Trust

1
Biaw Member Services Corporation
Tumwater, WA
Workers Comp Plan Administration
Taxable

Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule R (Related Organizations and Unrelated Partnerships)

Contact

Get in touch with Building Industry Association

Email

[email protected]

Phone

(360) 352-7800

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300 Deschutes Way SW 300 Tumwater, WA 98501