Juli Bacon is the founder and president of JB Consulting Systems. With more than two decades of human resource and business experience, she has developed both a strategic and practical approach to HR within the residential building industry. Bacon is also the immediate past National Professional Women in Building chair.

We appreciate Darylene Dennon and Juli Bacon for being such motivational leaders in our Professional Women in Building Council.

Learn more about PWB and get involved at mbaks.com/pwb or facebook.com/groups/MBAKSPWB

Contact:
Stephanie Giralmo, Public Relations & Media Manager
Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties
p 425.457.7067

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

MBAKS Establishes Two NAHB Student Chapters as Part of Their Emerging Professionals Initiative

BELLEVUE, Wash., October 31, 2022—The Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties (MBAKS) announced today the official establishment of two NAHB Student Chapters in partnership with Edmonds College Construction Management and Seattle College Wood Technology Center. MBAKS will be the first local home building association in Washington state to have active NAHB Student Chapters in 2022.

As part of the Emerging Professionals program, these student chapters will allow participants to become student members of MBAKS, which, in addition to other benefits, provides complimentary access to events and networking opportunities with local building professionals. This program will bring awareness to field-based education, training opportunities and address the urgent need for qualified trade professionals in our industry.

“These NAHB Student Chapters are integral, vital parts of our comprehensive, ground-breaking Emerging Professionals initiative,” said Colby Goodman, MBAKS Director of Membership and Councils. “Additionally, they serve as a testament to the commitment by MBAKS to a meaningful workforce development strategy and the future of the homebuilding trades.”

MBAKS is an active, contributing partner to the BIAW Workforce Development Task Force and is a pioneer, along with other Washington local home building associations, in addressing the need to foster talent for the future of the building industry. Currently, MBAKS has plans to establish two more NAHB Student Chapters with Sno-Isle TECH and Lake Washington Institute of Technology, with the expectation of formalization of those chapters by years’ end.

About MBAKS

Founded in 1909 and headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, the Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties (MBAKS) is the nation’s oldest and largest local homebuilders’ association. Like our founders, our members continue to take a leading role in all facets of homebuilding and support the planning for a growing region. From new technology to advances in sustainability, from collaborative public policy efforts to investing in our communities, our commitment to a thriving, inclusive and well-planned region never wavers. We are the professional homebuilders, architects, remodelers, tradespeople (carpenters, framers, roofers, plumbers, electricians), planners and engineers, suppliers, manufacturers, and sales and marketing professionals in your community who believe everyone deserves access to a healthy and productive place to call home.

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Each election cycle, our Affordable Housing Council (AHC) interviews candidates at the city, county, and state levels to determine their degree of support for our industry.

The following candidates have received an AHC endorsement for the 2022 election cycle. 

Ballots are due Tuesday, November 8. Your vote in support of AHC-endorsed candidates will go a long way toward affecting the outcome of these critical races. 

For dropbox locations, ballot questions, and more, visit King County Elections or Snohomish County Elections.

Endorsements as of October 25, 2022.