Builders Association of the Twin Cities Inducts 2012 Board
Category: Newsroom » Batc News - January 09, 2012
ROSEVILLE, MINN (January 6, 2012) — The Builders Association of the Twin Cities (BATC) has announced the election of its 2012 President and Board of Directors. Curt Christensen, owner of Lee Lyn Construction, was elected to serve as the Association’s president for 2012. Curt will lead a 17 member board during his year long term as President.
Christensen will oversee the activities of the over 1,000-member trade association that provides a meeting place for the industry, education for its members, interaction with cities and regional governments, and annually sponsors the Parade of Homes® , with its two new-home tours, two remodeling tours, and a year-round on-line housing resource, www.paradeofhomes.org.
Under the leadership of Christensen, the Association will focus on three major goals in 2012: growing membership and involvement, increasing awareness of BATC government affairs efforts, and the redesign of a consumer focused Parade of Homes website and mobile site.
Christensen’s hands-on leadership style will contribute to an unofficial fourth goal, governing BATC with an emphasis on the personal touch. “There is great value in a face-to-face meeting with one of my homebuyers and there is great value in eye-to-eye contact with one my subcontractors,” explains Christensen. “Sometimes, email is a weak substitute to a simple phone conversation. And there is equally great value in getting together personally at BATC. This is my goal for 2012. That we bring back the face-to-face, the phone conversation and the breaking bread together over dinner.”
Christensen has been actively involved in the BATC Board for more than five years, serving as the chair of Parade of Homes, Board Treasurer, and 2011 Vice President. He spent 21 years as a volunteer fireman, holding nearly every position (he retired as assistant chief), and has owned and operated Lee Lyn Construction for over 31 years. His firm, based in Watertown, builds mostly single-family homes in the western suburbs. Christensen is an avid outdoorsman and enjoys fishing, hunting, golf, and spending time with his wife Debbie and their two daughters, Dana and Jessica, at the family’s cabin near McGregor.
“Thank you for your confidence in me as your leader. It is a humbling capstone to my career in this industry to serve this great Association and you know I’ll give it 100 percent.”
2012 BATC Officers and Board Members
As a member-run organization, the BATC President and Board of Directors provide critical oversight to the day-to-day operations of the association. These volunteer members elected to the 2012 Board of Directors include:
Executive Board:
President CURT CHRISTENSEN - Lee Lyn Construction, Inc., Watertown, MN
Builder Vice President PAMELA BELZ - Senior Housing Partners, Roseville, MN
Associate Vice President JOHN ZIRBES - Lyman Lumber Co., Chanhassen, MN
Treasurer SHAWN NELSON - New Spaces, Burnsville, MN
Secretary KERRY MULCRONE - Kerry & Co., Hudson, WI
Past President RICH RIEMERSMA - Imperial Homes, Inc., Shoreview, MN
Past Associate Vice President JON COTY - Fullerton Lumber; The Builder’s Choice, Plymouth, MN
Past President’s Advisory Council RICK KOT - R.A. Kot Homes, Inc., Apple Valley, MN
Board of Directors:
BOB MICHELS - Bob Michels Construction, Inc., St. Paul, MN
CHRIS CONTRERAS - Ryland Homes, Eden Prairie, MN
JASON McCARTHY - Westwood Professional Services, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN
KATHE OSTROM - C.N. Ostrom & Son, Excelsior, MN
LARRY CRAMER - L. Cramer Designers & Builders, Edina, MN
MARV McDARIS - Pulte Homes of Minnesota, Eden Prairie, MN
PAUL DONNAY - Donnay Homes, Inc., Maple Grove, MN
PATTIE MARTIN - Glowing Hearth & Home, Burnsville, MN
TODD POLIFKA - Brush Masters Co., Plymouth, MN