Home Builders Care Foundation Leadership and Staff 2026

Executive Officers

Staff

PRESIDENT  Jeremy Rutter, Rutter Project Management
VICE-PRESIDENT  ​ Dave Lunden, Timberlake Homes
SECRETARY  Casey Cirner, Miles & Stockbridge
TREASURER  Ethan Schless, CohnReznick
​IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT  Linda Ellington, Mitchell Best Next Door

Board of Directors

John DeZinno, Five Star Bank
James Fraser, H&H Rock
​Tom Hyde, Miller & Smith Homes
David O’Bryan, Charles P Johnson & Associates
Brian Pettit, Pettit Companies
Cindy Plackmeyer, Community Member
Steve Rubin, Harkins Builders
Jim Schaefer, Schaefer Homes
Tom Swigart, Stanley Martin Homes
Bobby Thompson, Schaefer Homes
Patti B. Kane, HBCF Foundation Director, ex-officio

BOARD MEMBERS ONLY

HBCF LIFE DIRECTORS
Scott Armiger, Orchard Development
Liza Bowles, Newport Partners
Hugh Carroll, Insurance Associates
John DeZinno, Five Star Bank
Miles Haber, Monument Construction
Michael Karns, Tri Pointe Homes
Chris Rachuba, The Rachuba Group (deceased)
Ted N. Smart, MDC Services LLC
Chas Stuart, Miller & Smith Homes (deceased)

Bob Mitchell, Mitchell Best Homes, FOUNDER (deceased)

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Patti B. Kane
PROGRAM MANAGER Kristin Hogle

Our Charity's Code Of Ethics

​Respect for the communities we work with and serve; Integrity in our actions; Responsibility for our decisions and their consequences.

• We are committed to leading the local building industry in efforts that encourage goodwill and generosity to help others in need within the communities we serve.
• We are committed to act responsibly toward the communities in which we work and for the benefit of the communities we serve.
• We are committed to be a good corporate citizen and to comply with both the spirit and the letter of the law.
• We are committed to act honestly, responsibly and with integrity and professionalism in all our transactions and dealings.
• We are committed to ensuring that the Home Builders Care Foundation continue to be a responsible, transparent, and accountable nonprofit organization.
• We are committed to avoid conflicts of interest and the appropriate handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest in our relationships.
• We are committed to treat our stakeholders and community partners fairly and to treat every individual with dignity and respect.
• We are committed to respecting the privacy of clients served by our community partners.
• We are committed to treat our employees, volunteers and partners with respect, fairness and good faith and to provide working conditions that safeguard their rights and welfare.

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