Board of Directors
Aaron Hovestadt
President, HBAM Treasurer
Robert Filka
Vice President, HBAM CEO
Mike Tribble
Secretary/Treasurer, HBAM Associate Senior Officer
Jeff Grantham
Immediate Past President, HBAM Vice President
Lee Greenacre
Director
Jeremy Morgan
Director, HBAM Immediate Past President
Sarah Foster
Director
Dawn Crandall
Executive Director
Mission
The mission of Skilled to Build Michigan Foundation is to raise awareness of the skilled trades as a viable career option by cultivating, educating and recruiting students and veterans into the residential construction trades.
About
Skilled to Build Michigan Foundation is the nonprofit arm of the Home Builders Association of Michigan, a professional trade association with a 4,000+ member network of builders, remodelers and subcontractors. Over the last decade, the residential construction industry has seen a tremendous decline in skilled labor. By connecting employers with skilled laborers, we can address the workforce shortage and fill these essential positions.
Cultivate
Skilled to Build seeks to develop an interest in the trades beginning at a young age. We read “Billy the Builder Bear Builds a House” to K-3 children to give them foundational knowledge of the construction trades.
Educate
In addition to highlighting the 18 different occupations within residential construction, we also offer an industry recognized credential that began this year in select schools around the state. Click to learn more.
Recruit
The need for skilled labor is on the rise but the workforce remains depleted. By connecting skilled laborers to jobs, we can begin to build back Michigan’s construction workforce. Click to visit our job opportunities page.
