At Home in Berks February 2017 - 3

Contents
2017 HBA Berks
Board of Directors

FEBRUARY 2017

Features:

Angles:

OFFICERS
President
Catherine Sloan, CGR, CAPS, CGP
Hartman's Home Improvement

1st Vice President
Larry Kehres

L.A. Kehres Building & Remodeling

2nd Vice President
Larry Kehres

L A Kehres Building & Remodeling
(Leesport)

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How to Find a
Professional Remodeler

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Avoid Fly-by-Night Contractors

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EERE Success Story

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4 Ways to Boost
Curb Appeal before Spring

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4 Reasons You Should Have the
Snow Removed from Your Roof

22 6 Home Entries That Make

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Adding a Pond

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Riverview Tree & Landscaping, Inc.
(Temple)

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HBA of Berks County
2016 Remodelers Awards

Departments:

ASSOCIATE DIRECTORS
Sherrie Hallowell

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Secretary / Treasurer
W. Lee Prussman
Prussman-Goss CPA

Immediate Past President
James E. Gavin, Esquire
Masano Bradley Attorneys at Law

BUILDER / REMODELER
DIRECTORS
Brian Bogert

Advanced Construction Solutions, LLC
(Newmanstown)

Diane Salks

20 Why Business Cards
Still Matter

5 Reasons Your Website Must Have
Video in 2017

A Good Impression

Builders Guide To Housing Trends

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From the President
HBA of Berks County
President Cathy Sloan

Tompkins VIST Bank (Wyomissing)

Jason Jenkins

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Membership Pages
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CELEBRITY STAGE
for 2017.

Bursich Associates, Inc. (Pottstown)

James McCarthy

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Bethany Feinauer

Administrative Assistant

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John Schmoyer

Executive Officer &
At Home in Berks Editor-in-Chief

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Fulton Mortgage Company (Wyomissing)

HBA STAFF
Janet Campis

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McCarthy Engineering Associates, Inc.
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