FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date 09/12/00

Contact: Matt Derrick
(816) 942-8800, ext. 213

Underwood Elected Director-At-Large of National Executive Officers Council

Tim Underwood, executive vice president of the Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City (HBA), was recently reelected by his peers as a 2001 director-at-large of the National Association of Home Builders' (NAHB) Executive Officers Council. The election was held in conjunction with the Executive Officers Council Annual Meeting in Savannah, Ga.

The Executive Officers Council (EOC) is the educational and professional support organization for the executive officers that direct the state and local associations comprising the NAHB. The Council's board of directors establishes policy and oversees activities of the 800-member organization.

As executive vice president of the HBA, Underwood directs the day-to-day operations of the more than 1,000-member organization. Underwood will be installed to position in February 2001 at the International Builders' Show and NAHB Convention in Atlanta.
The Home Builders Association (HBA) of Greater Kansas City is the voice of the housing industry and the source for housing information. Comprising more than 1,000 member companies, the HBA represents an industry that contributes more than 2.5 billion dollars to the Kansas City economy and supports more than 36,000 jobs in the Greater Kansas City metropolitan area.

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