Habitat Greenville raises walls on 2018 CEO build
March 5, 2018
On Thursday, Upstate partner CEOs, Habitat Greenville team and community members kicked off the sixth annual CEO Build for future homeowner Betty Powers and her son Quinn. This marks the start of construction for Habitat Greenville’s 350th new home.
28 CEOs and their respective organizations, led by former Michelin executive Dick Wilkerson, are supporting the 2018 CEO Build (see full list below). According to Habitat Greenville President and CEO Monroe Free, “We all know there is an affordable housing crisis in our community. It really is a testament to our business community that so many local leaders have chosen to support this home and this family in their quest for strength, stability and self-reliance through homeownership.”
Thursday’s wall raising is a significant milestone in the Powers family’s journey to peace of mind and stability. As a mother of a child with disabilities, Betty can now feel secure that Quinn will always have a safe place to call home. She will complete 25 hours of Habitat’s homeownership education classes as well as 200 hours of “sweat equity,” building her home and the homes of other Habitat homeowners. She will pay an affordable, zero interest mortgage for the home.
2018 PARTICIPATING CEOs
Dick Wilkerson, 2018 CEO Build Chair
AFL, Jody Gallagher, President & CEO
Auro Hotels, DJ Rama, President & CEO
Bon Secours St. Francis Health System, Craig McCoy, CEO
Community Foundation of Greenville, Bob Morris, President
Complete Public Relations, John Boyanoski, President
Corley Plumbing Air Electric, Chris Corley, Owner
Eastern Industrial Supplies, Kip Miller, President & CEO
Ethox Chemicals, LLC, Chuck Hinton, President
Find Great People, John Uprichard, CEO
Fluor, James Brown, Greenville Office Vice President & General Manager
Greenville County Redevelopment Authority, Doug Dent, CEO
Greater Greenville Association of Realtors, Nick Sabatine, CEO
Greenville Chamber, Carlos Phillips, President & CEO
Greenville Health System, Mike Riordan, CEO of the Strategic Coordinating Organization
Greenville Technical College, Dr. Keith Miller, President
KC Max Creations, Kevin Corbitt, President & CEO
Lockheed Martin, Don Erickson, Site Director
Meritage Homes, Steve Hahn, Division President
Renewable Water Resources, Joel Jones, Chief Technical Officer
SC Telco FCU, Steve Harkins, President & CEO
Southern Fried Green Tomatoes, Kevin Baluch, Owner
Southern Harmony, LLC, James Covington, Jr. (Josh), Owner/Operator
Spinx, Steve Spinks, CEO
Ten at the Top, Dean Hybl, Executive Director
The Blood Connection, Delisa English, President & CEO
United Way of Greenville County, Meghan Barp, President & CEO
Wal-Mart Distribution, Maurice Nunn, Assistant General Manager
Warehouse Services, Inc, M. Jill Cox, CEO & Barry Cox, President
This project is made possible with support from the SC Association for Community Economic Development and South Carolina Ports Authority.
