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Marketing Director of the Year. In 1998, Robert was the Home Builders Association of Metropolitan Denver’s Associate of the Year, for

outstanding contributions to the home building industry on the local, state and national levels. In 2011, Robert received the Trina Ripley

Excellence in Education Award for outstanding lifetime achievement in educating new home sales and marketing professionals from the NAHB

National Sales and Marketing Council’s Institute of Residential Marketing.

Robert was also named Economic Developer of the Year (1979), Marketeer of the Year (1981) by the Metro North Chamber of Commerce in

Denver. He received The President’s Award (2002) from the Colorado Association of Home Builders, and was recognized by the International
Real Estate Trade Organization for his contribution and devotion to the real estate industry (2005). Robert helped establish the Adams County

Economic Council and founded both the Douglas County Economic Development Council and the Teller County Economic Development Council.

He was honored for his work in founding the Sales and Marketing Council of the Home Builders Association of Metropolitan Colorado Springs,

which was named Best New SMC in the nation for 1983.

Robert also created and developed the first centralized Parade of Homes for the Home Builders Association of Metropolitan Denver in 1986,

which was awarded #1 Public Relations Campaign by the NAHB. This event has since become nationally renowned as the industry model.

Robert is Past Chairman of the Sales and Marketing Councils of the Home Builders Association of Metropolitan Denver and Colorado Springs.

He also served 19 years as Public Affairs Chairman and member of the Board of Directors for the Colorado Association of Home Builders.

Robert has earned a Master in Residential Marketing (MIRM) and is a member and Past President of the Institute of Residential Marketing, an
exclusive organization representing the country’s leading sales and marketing professionals. In 2008, Robert was inducted into the Institute

of Residential Marketing College of Fellows. Robert is Past Chairman of the National Sales and Marketing Council (NSMC) of the NAHB. He

is certified by the NAHB Education Department as one of four Master Train the Trainers nationwide, and is also certified to teach 12 NAHB

management, marketing and sales courses.

He is a nationally recognized leader in membership recruitment and retention, advertisement, and sponsorship sales for the NAHB totaling more

than $60 million in sales. Today, Robert ranks as the third all-time membership recruiter among millions, with 2,854.75 spike credits. He was

recently acknowledged as the 2014 Spike of the Year among 16,000 recruiters.

Robert serves as a Board of Director for Environmental Service Professionals, a mold and moisture inspection management concern. He also

serves on the Board of Directors of UVAIRx, a manufacturer of healthy indoor air quality products.

Robert is past member of the National Association of Real Estate Editors. He is a regularly published contributor to Builder-Architect Magazine,

the NAHB’s NSMC Sales & Marketing Ideas, and has co-authored the book Marketing for Remodelers: Building Business Leads.

Robert has a B.A. in Labor-Management Relations from Pennsylvania State University and a Master of International Management from

Thunderbird School of Global Management in Glendale, Arizona. He serves as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Denver’s Daniels College

of Business.

Robert and his best friend, Penny, have been married for 43 years. They have two incredible sons, Jason and Alan.

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