What’s Happening at the HBRA Fairfield Chris Steiner Installed as the New President of the Fairfield County HBRA Chris Steiner, VicePresident of Steiner, Inc. in Bethel, CT, has been elected as president of the Home Builders and Remodelers Association of Fairfield County (HBRA). Steiner was inducted along with senior officers and board members at a ceremony held on June 1st at the Trumbull Marriott during the 70th Anniversary Annual Meeting. Roy Steiner, a Past President of the organization in 1986 and 1991, and Chris’ father, took part in the induction ceremony as did Richard Steiner, Chris’ great uncle who was President of the HBRA in 1975. Chris’ late grandfather, Ernest was also President of the association in 1955, making Chris a fourth generation builder and third generation President of the organization. HBRA senior officers and new board members also inducted: Senior Vice President: Anthony DeRosa, DeRosa Builders Vice President: Kim DiMatteo, DiMatteo Insurance Secretary/Treasurer : Michael Church, William Pitt Sotheby’s International Immediate Past President: Peter Gaboriault, Bear Paw Builders Max Bender, Bender, Norwalk Steve Berko, Four Square Building & Design, Newtown Ken DeLeo, Doherty & DeLeo Development, Darien John Hertz, Hertz Construction, Darien Brian Kurtz, Interstate Lakeland Lumber, Greenwich Rob Michaud, The Michaud Group, Shelton Steven Roth, Elevator Service Company, Torrington Special thanks to Nort Wheeler, Chairman and President of HBRA of CT for assisting with the installation of the officers and new board members. June 2016 | HBRA of Fairfield County | 9 Steiner, Inc. was founded as a home building company in 1939 by Ernest Steiner, an immigrant from Switzerland. Over the past 70 years Steiner, Inc. has built over 2,000 homes throughout Fairfield County. Steiner’s commercial development division in Berkshire Corporate Park has over 1,000,000 sq. ft. built to date and is currently performing site work for a 42,000 sq. ft. medical office building. Hailing back to the land-conscious ideals of Switzerland, Steiner, Inc. prides itself on wellplanned developments with an emphasis on land preservation and sustainability. Before becoming president, Steiner served most recently as Senior Vice President and has served on the HBRA Board of Directors for seven years, as well as serving on numerous committees within the organization. He is certified by the National Association of Homebuilders as a Certified Green Professional. Chris was born and raised in Fairfield County and resides in Fairfield with his wife Kate, and children, Heidi and Peter.
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