Throughout Women’s History Month, the NAHB’s Professional Women in Building Council is highlighting women who have made a positive impact on the home building industry. In a March 4th post to the NAHB Now blog, PWB shares the career stories of three HBA presidents – Pierrette Tierney, Heather Laminack, and Kim Dimatteo – who are either the first female president of their HBA or the first in many decades.
Pierrette Tierney became the first female president of the Park City Area HBA in 2019. She was a founding member of the first PWB chapter in Utah and has been impressed with the women in Utah and their drive to engage and improve the industry.
Heather Laminack is the first female president at the Greater Fort Worth Builders Association in Texas in 75 years. She first found her own voice through the NAHB Young Professionals (YP) Committee. Being a fourth-generation builder, she had grown up around NAHB, but didn’t necessarily feel like she fit in or had a place during many of her early career years until she attended her first YP meeting.
Kim Dimatteo is president of the Home Builders and Remodelers Association of Fairfield County in Connecticut. Becoming involved with PWB showed her, through the quick growth of its local chapter, the importance of women in leadership in the home building industry.
