CBIA Leadership
- Ray Becker - Chairman
Ray Becker is a 25-year veteran of the real estate development industry. Becker’s involvement with the BIA began in 1982. In 1987, he served as president of the Riverside Chapter of the Building Industry Association of Southern California and was BIA/SC president in 2003. He currently is a member of the Home Builders Association of Northern California and was elected to serve as Chair of the California Building Industry Association for 2008.
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- Horace Hogan II - Vice Chairman
Horace Hogan II, president and chief operating officer for Brehm Communities in San Diego, has more than 27 years of executive leadership experience in the homebuilding industry. Hogan was CBIA’s 2007 Chief Financial Officer/Secretary and is a member of the board of directors for NAHB, CBIA, and the San Diego Capital Collaborative. Hogan was elected as Vice Chair of the California Building Industry Association for 2008.
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- John Young - CFO/Secretary
As a founding partner in Rancho Cucamonga-based Young Homes, John R. Young has been an active participant in this highly successful Southern California homebuilding company for nearly 20 years. He has served CBIA as Chair of the Member Services and Public Affairs committees and was the 2007 president of the Building Industry Association of Southern California. He has been elected as CFO/Secretary of the CBIA for 2008.
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- Wes Keusder - Immediate Past Chairman
A third-generation homebuilder, Wes Keusder is owner and president of Costa Mesa-based Keusder Enterprises and EHI, which build homes in Riverside County, Sacramento, and the San Fernando Valley and the South Bay regions of Los Angeles. Keusder chaired CBIA in 2007 and also serves on the Board of Directors of the California Homebuilding Foundation.
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- Robert Rivinius - President & CEO
Robert Rivinius has served for 28 years as President and Chief Executive Officer of the California Building Industry Association, an organization of 7,000 member firms, representing the home building industry at the state level. The main functions of the organization are governmental affairs, public affairs, member services, and producing PCBC - The Premier Building Show, one of the 150 largest trade shows in the nation.
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