NAHB elects new chairman
LAS VEGAS - Dean Mon, a New Jersey-based builder and developer with more than 30 years of experience in the home building industry, has been elected as the 2020 chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB).
Mon was elected during the association's International Builders' Show held this week in Las Vegas. He is the first Hispanic to be elected chairman of NAHB.
Dean Mon
Mon is president of the D.R. Mon Group, Inc., which specializes in the development and construction of green urban living projects throughout New Jersey. Since 1985, the company has created communities in Morris, Hunterdon, Union, Hudson and Monmouth Counties.
"In this pivotal presidential election year, our top priority will be to work with Congress and the administration to tackle America's housing affordability crisis by removing regulatory barriers that harm small businesses and raise housing costs," said Mon. "We will also urge Congress to enact comprehensive housing finance reform to ensure that single-family and multifamily housing credit remains readily available and affordable."
Mon has been active in the NAHB leadership structure at the local, state and national levels throughout his career. A senior life director with more than 20 years of service, Mon has chaired several influential NAHB committees, including the Federal Government Affairs Committee, the Construction Safety & Health Committee and the Single Family Production Builders Committee. He also served three terms as the NAHB National Area 2 chairman and is a member of the NAHB Executive Board.
Actively involved in the New Jersey building industry, Mon has served as director, executive board member and president of the New Jersey Builders Association (NJBA). As the 1996 president of the NJBA, Mon led the charge to amend the state's Uniform Construction Code Act to require that all codes must be necessary, practical and cost-effective. This review resulted in an annual savings of approximately $4,000 per home. He was inducted into the NJBA Hall of Fame in 1996 and named the NJBA Builder of the Year in 1998. In 2000, he received the NJBA Affordable Housing Award.
Mon has held every leadership position from committee chair to president at his local association, the Metropolitan Builders & Contractors Association of New Jersey.
Mon served in the U.S. Army from 1968 to 1970, achieving the rank of sergeant, and served a tour of duty in Vietnam.
He replaces Connecticut builder Greg Ugalde who served as NAHB chairman in 2019.
Mon was elected during the association's International Builders' Show held this week in Las Vegas. He is the first Hispanic to be elected chairman of NAHB.
Dean MonMon is president of the D.R. Mon Group, Inc., which specializes in the development and construction of green urban living projects throughout New Jersey. Since 1985, the company has created communities in Morris, Hunterdon, Union, Hudson and Monmouth Counties.
"In this pivotal presidential election year, our top priority will be to work with Congress and the administration to tackle America's housing affordability crisis by removing regulatory barriers that harm small businesses and raise housing costs," said Mon. "We will also urge Congress to enact comprehensive housing finance reform to ensure that single-family and multifamily housing credit remains readily available and affordable."
Mon has been active in the NAHB leadership structure at the local, state and national levels throughout his career. A senior life director with more than 20 years of service, Mon has chaired several influential NAHB committees, including the Federal Government Affairs Committee, the Construction Safety & Health Committee and the Single Family Production Builders Committee. He also served three terms as the NAHB National Area 2 chairman and is a member of the NAHB Executive Board.
Actively involved in the New Jersey building industry, Mon has served as director, executive board member and president of the New Jersey Builders Association (NJBA). As the 1996 president of the NJBA, Mon led the charge to amend the state's Uniform Construction Code Act to require that all codes must be necessary, practical and cost-effective. This review resulted in an annual savings of approximately $4,000 per home. He was inducted into the NJBA Hall of Fame in 1996 and named the NJBA Builder of the Year in 1998. In 2000, he received the NJBA Affordable Housing Award.
Mon has held every leadership position from committee chair to president at his local association, the Metropolitan Builders & Contractors Association of New Jersey.
Mon served in the U.S. Army from 1968 to 1970, achieving the rank of sergeant, and served a tour of duty in Vietnam.
He replaces Connecticut builder Greg Ugalde who served as NAHB chairman in 2019.