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Installation of 2020 Officers
Plan to join us on January 16, 2020, 5:30pm at the Matterhorn to thank our 2019 Officers for their service and to welcome our 2020 Officers. RSVP is required.
Member Spotlight – Jeff Bontrager
Jeff Bontrager is with Shipshewana Homes and they have been members for 6 months. Although Jeff is new to the association, he is already involved in committees and volunteering. Jeff is currently one the Activities Committee and looking forward to being...
2020 Home & Outdoor Expo
This year, the Home & Outdoor Expo is running through February 28nd – March 1st and will be at CENTER six one five. Over the years, the BAEC Home & Outdoor Expo has grown into an event that is not only useful to the homeowner, but also fun to attend. There...
Member Spotlight: Scott August
Scott August has been working for Dumor Water Specialists for five- and one-half years and started getting involved with the BAEC about five years ago. Not only is Scott involved with the Marketing and Advertising Committee, the Parade of Homes Committee, and the...
Member Spotlight: Brandi Griffee
Brandi Griffee works with Summers Insurance and they have been a member for a little over six months. Prior to Summers Insurance, Brandi was with Liberty Mutual for fourteen years. She loves her job at Summers because she can still do what she loves, but she gets to...
Member Spotlight: Meghann Sullivan-Redding
Meghann Redding works for Fidelity National Title and has been involved with the BAEC for the past six years. In fact, Meghann will be our first ever woman president for the year of 2019! In the six years of Meghann’s involvement with the BAEC, she has served as...
Membership Spotlight: Andy Harlow
For the year of 2018, the BAEC has welcomed Andy Harlow from Interra as our president. Although his term will be over at the end of December, his motivation to get new members has not wavered. Andy began with the BAEC while at First Federal Savings Bank and has...
Membership Spotlight: Linda Rogers
Linda Rogers has been involved in the building industry for nearly 40 years, and although she is fairly new to the BAEC (2 years), she has a lengthy membership with the St. Joe HBA and has always been heavily involved. In fact, she was the president for the...
Member Spotlight: Doug Miller
Doug Miller, State Representative for a portion of Elkhart County, continues to be an active member of the Builders Association of Elkhart County, Indiana Builders Association, and the National Association of Home Builders. His path to the general assembly...
Member Spotlight: James Byars
James Byars has been involved with the BAEC for three years and will be the President in 2022. He is the Vice President of Sales for both Fireside Homes, Inc and Hearth Homes, Inc. James went to Pensacola Christian College and earned two BA’s in Marketing/Management,...
Member Spotlight – Justin Hurtekant
Justin Hurtekant is the owner of Inspired Custom Homes, INC and joined the BAEC in 2016. Justin has been married for twenty-five years and has four children. He grew up in Elkhart and he met is wife in 1st grade at Elkhart Christian Academy. Before...
Grills: Charcoal vs. Gas
We did a survey to find out what type of grill our members enjoy using for their summer cooking. The results are in: 51.43% prefer a gas grill, 25.71% prefer a charcoal grill, and 22.86% use both. Charcoal vs. Gas has been a debate for many years, but when it comes to...