2025 Committee Leadership
Chair:
Dan Galasso - Tri Pointe Homes
2025 Board Members
Mark Armstrong - KB Home
Alex Bracht - Trumark Homes
Tim Craft - Craft Companies
Patrick Chelin - Bowman
Jim Fitzmorris - JR Engineering
Ted Gorab - Davis & Ceriani, P.C.
Jim Hayes - Forestar
Travis Hendrix - KGA Studio Architects
Jonathon Heroux - Piper Sandler & Co.
Chris Musselman - JLL Capital Markets
Glenn Nier - Pulte
Shane Orr - Lennar
Samantha Pollmiller - Norris Design
Rose Rodriguez - Taylor Morrison
Paul Shoukas - PCS Group Inc.
Jake Wilson - Conscious Energy Collective
Greg Zabikow - Rio Grande
The Board is assisted by the HBA Advocacy Team. If you would like more information or would like to find out more information about the Government Affairs Committee and membership structure, please contact: HBA Director of Government Affairs, Morgan Cullen, 303-551-6730.
About the Government Affairs Committee
To serve as a recommending body to the HBA Executive Committee and Board of Directors for policy development and action on the government affairs issues of either local or statewide impact to the home building industry.
The Government Affairs Committee is chosen at the beginning of each new year, and is comprised of 17 members, 12 of which are builder members who represent both publicly and privately held companies that include high volume, mid-sized volume and custom home builders. Four committee members are Associate members and one additional member is a representative of the Metro Housing Coalition. At least one of the 17 Committee members is also a current member of the HBA's Board of Directors, which provides a liaison between the Committee and the Board.
Purpose
To ensure broad representation by informed members, selecting Government Affairs Committee members considers a member's area of expertise, active involvement in other HBA committees or councils and participation on the CAHB Board of Directors or standing committees. The President appoints the Committee Chair.
Annual Dues / Membership Requirements
There are no additional fees to be a part of the GAC. Members must be an HBA member in good standing
Meeting times
For information on the Government Affairs Committee Meetings contact Morgan Cullen, 303-551-6730.
HBA Publishes New Local Government Impact Fee Study
June 2025 | The Home Builders Association of Metro Denver has completed a comprehensive study analyzing the development fees assessed on new housing construction across the 16 leading local governments in the region. As Colorado grapples with a growing housing affordability crisis, this study highlights a key - but often overlooked - contributor to rising home prices: government-imposed development fees.
These fees - comprising building permit fees, use taxes, impact fees, and system development (water tap) fees are necessary to support local infrastructure but significantly increase the cost of new home construction. On average, builders in the metro Denver area pay approximately $68,000 in development fees for a single-family detached home and $52,000 for a single-family attached home.
By providing side-by-side comparisons and detailed breakdowns, this study helps builders, policymakers, and stakeholders better understand how local development fees influence housing affordability - and where reform may be most impactful.
HBA Advocacy Committees' Impacts
2022 HBA Advocacy Impact by the Numbers
[May 2022} New Local Economic Impact Reports on the home building industry in the Denver Metropolitan Area now available
Home building generates substantial local economic activity, including new income and jobs for residents, and additional revenue for local governments. The National Association of Home Builders, in partnership with the HBA of Metro Denver has developed two reports that provide estimates of these economic benefits to local governments and the regional economy here in the Denver metropolitan area.
The reports capture the effect of the construction industry itself, the ripple effect that occurs when income earned from construction activity is spent and is recycled within the local economy, and the ongoing impact that results from new homes becoming occupied by residents who pay taxes and buy locally produced goods and services.