Paul W. "Bo" Root, III, president of P. Bowman Builders, LLC, was installed as the 50th president of the Home Builders Association of Durham, Orange, & Chatham Counties in installation ceremonies on Jan. 15 at Hope Valley Country Club in Durham. Frank Wiesner, 2009 president of the North Carolina Home Builders Association, formally installed Root.

Other Officers installed during the evening were:

1st Vice President Jim Anderson, Crosland, Inc

2nd Vice President - Donny Berini, Joe F. Berini Construction Company, Inc

Associates Vice President - Faye Libby, Hunter Oil & Propane

Secretary/Treasurer - Joseph Johnson, First South Bank

Presidential Appointee - Simon Vincent, Vincent Building, Inc. (also a Builder Director)

Immediate Past President - Dave Hausfeld, Drees Homes

Builder Director - Bill Beasley, Red-B Construction

Builder Director - Miguel Rubiera, Habitat for Humanity, Durham

Builder Director - Tom Sewitsky, Beazer Homes

Builder Director - Simon Vincent, Vincent Building

Builder Director - Ian Huckabee, New Day Builders

Builder Director - Mark Todd, Hammerhead Building

Builder Director - Britney Wallace, B. Wallace Design & Construction, LLC

Associate Director - Tom Oakley

Associate Director - Peter Dever, Stock Building Supply

Associate Director - Rebecca Newsome, Constructive Marketing

Associate Director - Carl Wilburn, Chandler Concrete

Associate Director - Kara Hart, Terranova Global Properties

Associate Director - Mark McBee, McB Group Insurance

Associate Director - Julia Woods, Academy Mortgage

The Home Builders Association has more than 800 members and is chartered to serve Durham, Orange and Chatham counties in affiliation with the National Association of Home Builders and the North Carolina Home Builders Association.