Edward R. Curley, III (Guy) serves as President of the MNCBIA and is President of Liberty Home Builder, Inc. a residential construction and development firm in Great Mills, MD. Mr. Curley is also President of Raleigh Apartment Management Company, and oversees the family apartment portfolio. Mr. Curley is a third generation entrepreneur from a family of venture capitalists. During the past 20 years, Mr. Curley has, in various entities, developed in excess of $120 million in residential projects and more than 1,000 building lots in St. Mary's County. He has been an active MNCBIA board member since 2001. In 2004 he was named to the Executive Committee where he was tasked with the job of Vice President of St. Mary's County, a title he held until landing his new role as 2010 President. Along with his new presidential duties, Mr. Curley will also continue to serve on MNCBIA's Green Building Committee. As a native of St. Mary's County he has been involved with the St. Mary's County Development Review Forum, the Citizen Task Force on School Construction and the Chamber of Commerce. Presently, he remains heavily involved with the St Mary's County Economic Development Commission Community, the Workforce Housing Task Force and the St. Mary's County Hurricane Relief Fund, which he was personally involved with after Hurricane Katrina hit the GulfCoast in 2004

Doug Meeker serves as Vice President/Charles County.   He is a Vice President with Elm Street Development where his responsibilities include management of Elm Street's land development ventures in Charles County and identifying new development opportunities in the Southern Maryland region. He has been active in the MNCBIA for more than 15 years and currently serves on the Board of Directors and as Chairman of the Charles County Liaison Committee. Doug also serves on the Board of Directors for the United Way of Charles County and is an active member of the Charles County Chamber of Commerce. He is a registered professional engineer and holds a Bachelors Degree in Structural and Construction Engineering from Penn State University.  

Robert J. Spalding serves as Vice President/Montgomery County. He is a land development project manager for Miller and Smith where he has managed residential and commercial land developments including master plans, entitlements, and construction supervision. Mr. Spalding began his planning career in 1984 with the City of Rockville where he was a transportation and land use planner. From 1989 to 1998 he worked for the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (Montgomery County) as a planner on a variety of master plans before returning to Rockville to become the Chief of Planning for the City of Rockville until 2005. He also served on the Metropolitan Washington Council of Government Planning Directors Technical Advisory Committee, including one year as chairman. Mr. Spalding is a certified planner and received a bachelor's degree in Urban Studies from the University of Maryland and a master's degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Virginia

Marty Mitchell serves as Vice President/Prince George's County.  He is the Vice Chief Executive Officer of Mitchell and Best Homebuilders LLC (M&B) and has been directly involved in the design and development of communities at M&B for more than 17 years. In addition to land development and land acquisition for Mitchell & Best, he handles initial Investor/Bank Relations. Mr. Mitchell is currently on the NAHB Board and serves on the NAHB Environmental Issues and Housing Finance Committees. In 2003, he was the NAHB Environmental Issues Committee Chairman, and represented NAHB on an EPA rulemaking committee to establish EPA's guidelines for Phase I ESA's. Mr. Mitchell has also served on several workgroups at NAHB such as Smart Growth and EPA Stormwater Management and has served on former Montgomery County Executive Doug Duncan’s Forest Preservation Taskforce and the Governor’s Task Force for GreenBuilding. He is currently on the MNCBIA Board and in 2000 served his third year as Chair of the Greater Washington Builder Expo. Mr. Mitchell is a graduate of the University of Maryland where he also received his MBA.

John B. Norris, III serves as Vice President/St. Mary's County.  He is currently in private practice in Leonardtown, MD, after having served as County Attorney for St. Mary's County. Mr. Norris holds a Bachelors of Science Degree in Civil Engineering and Technology as well as a Juris Doctorate and has focused his practice in real estate, development and business law; which includes environmental, land use, zoning, subdivision, condominiums, homeowners' association, construction contracts, sales and leasing, settlements and closings, mergers and acquisitions, collections, regulatory compliance counseling, condemnation, 1031 (Like-Kind) Exchanges, liens and foreclosure matters.

Frank Bossong, IV, PE serves as Associate Vice President .  He is Senior Vice President/Partner and Director of Operations for Rodgers Consulting, Inc., a land development consulting firm serving the Washington metropolitan area. He is a LEED-AP Certified registered Professional Engineer and Land Surveyor with over 31 years of industry experience. Mr. Bossong has served on and chaired various committees including the Montgomery County Department of Permitting Services Advisory Board, the Montgomery Road Code Committee, Montgomery County New Products Committee, the Frederick County Land Use Council, the Maryland State SWM Advisory Committee, the Montgomery County and Frederick County Public Works Committees, Board of Prospect Hall, and other technical committees. He has testified as an expert witness before legislative, administrative and judicial boards, and as an industry representative on land development design and environmental issues throughout Maryland. Mr. Bossong was the Chair of MNCBIA's Montgomery County Development Review Committee and MNCP&PC Ad-hoc Committee for 2006 and 2007, and Vice President of the Montgomery County Liaison Committee in 2008 and 2009. He is a graduate of the University of Maryland with a BSCE and received his Professional Engineering license in 1984. He is currently registered in Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and Georgia.  

Steve Nardellaserves as Treasurer.    He is Senior Vice President of Operations for Winchester Homes Inc., a regional builder/developer active in the Baltimore/Washington metro area. As a senior executive, he is involved in the development of land and business strategy, land acquisition and finance, and is the brand leader for Winchester’s Camberley Homes brand and its active adult business. Mr. Nardella has 30 years of professional experience including 10 years of urban and regional planning in government and private sector consulting and 20 years in acquisition, development and operations. He holds a bachelor's degree in geo-environmental studies from Shippensburg University and completed an executive program in accounting and finance at the University of Washington Business School. He is an active member of the MNCBIA, having served on the Board of Directors plus various committees and ad hoc taskforces. He is also a member of the Urban Land Institute, American Planning Association and the American Institute of Certified Planners.

Dave Lunden serves as Vice President State Legislative/Secretary.  He is is the President of Timberlake Building and Renovations, LLC, the custom home and renovations division of Timberlake Homes. He has been an active MNCBIA member since 2003, participating on the State Legislative and the Prince George's County Liaison Committees. Mr. Lunden received a BA from the University of Maryland College Park and a JD from the University of Maryland, School of Law. He is a licensed attorney, having practiced law for more than 16 years. Earlier in his legal career, Mr. Lunden was a prosecutor in both the Baltimore County State's Attorney's Office and the Maryland Office of the Attorney General.

Thomas M. Farasy serves as Immediate Past President.   He is President of Terra Verde Communities, LLC, a multifamily developer/builder in the metropolitan DC area. Terra Verde also consults for a number of major multifamily developers. Mr. Farasy developed the first private development at a Metro Transit Center in Prince George's County and the first FHA financed project at a Metro Center in the Metropolitan Washington, DC, area. Mr. Farasy has served on the MNCBIA Board of Directors since 1999. He was the President of the Association in 2009; from 2007 - 2008, he served as the Chairman of the Prince George's County Liaison Committee and has been a member of the Executive Committee of MNCBIA since 2007. He was the Chairman of the Multifamily Council and Co-Chairman of the Multifamily Trends Conference from 1999 - 2006. He was a member of the WMATA Joint Development Task Force in 2007. Mr. Farasy graduated from St. Louis University with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. Mr. Farasy will serve as President of the Maryland State Builders Association in 2010.

Robert A. Jacobs (Rob) serves as Life Director to the Executive Committee.  He is Executive Vice President and Chief Lending Officer for Acacia Federal Savings Bank, a subsidiary of Acacia Life Insurance Company, a member of The UNIFI Mutual Holding Companies, where he manages the Residential Construction, Commercial Real Estate and Commercial Lending Divisions. Mr. Jacobs serves on MNCBIA's Associates Council, Golf Committee and Real Estate Finance Committee and is on the Board of the Builder Development Guaranty Group. Previously he served as Chairman of the Real Estate Finance Committee. He also serves on the Board of the Foundation of Automotive and Construction Technology for Students (FACTS). Mr. Jacobs earned his degree from George Mason University in Business Administration. He continues to support George Mason as a lecturer in Real Estate Finance for the Business School..

Diane K. Swenson, CAE comes to MNCBIA with over 15 years of association leadership experience. Most recently, Ms. Swenson worked with the association management company, SmithBucklin, Inc., as the President of the National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association. Prior to working with the association management company, she was the Executive Vice President/COO of a stand-alone association, the National Association of Federal Credit Unions (NAFCU) where she was responsible for the day-to-day operations of the association, supervising the directors in charge of building and resource management, information technology, human resources, strategic planning, and finance. In addition, she had the supervisory responsibility for NAFCU's membership, marketing and education divisions. Before joining NAFCU, Ms. Swenson worked for 13 years for the American Tort Reform Association. Beginning as Legislative Director of the start up organization, she was promoted to Vice President and later to Executive Vice President/CFO. Ms. Swenson who is a member of the Minnesota Bar has a J.D. degree from Hamline University School of Law, St. Paul, MN, and a B.A. degree from Augustana College, Sioux Falls, SD

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