Our speaker is Emily Lubbers from the Home Builders Association of Austin.  She came from Michigan, where she served as Executive Officer of the Home Builders Association of Greater Grand Rapids for nearly four years. In Grand Rapids, she lead the Association to new levels of success and growth by improving existing programs and systems, seeking opportunities for creative new programs, as well as implementing additional services to benefit the members of the organization.  Ms. Lubbers graduated from Western Michigan University (WMU) with a BBA in Marketing, and a minor in Psychology, and  worked two internships while attending WMU, one at a market research firm Perspectives Consulting Group, LLC, and the other at the HBA.  She will bring us an update on home building in Austin.