“We've done a number of things successfully, and I congratulate the people who preceded me who have identified and pursued worthy goals.”
Still, he says, the NAHB can always do better. “We need to relate what it means to be a member,” Pressly emphasizes. “It needs to be interpreted better so [potential members] can take advantage of our services. I can't put a number on how many people we should bring in, but we should never be satisfied until we reach them all.”
DAVID PRESSLY AT A GLANCE- Business: Pressly is the owner of Pressly Development Co., a land development and building company in Statesville, N.C. The company, which builds market-rate apartments, tax credit rental housing, and office and retail space, was formed in 1983.
- Education: Erksine College, Due West, S.C.; class of 1968.
- Association service: Pressly has chaired numerous NAHB committees, including the Resolutions Committee, the State and Local Government Committee, the Smart Growth Working Group, the Multifamily Council, and BUILD-PAC (NAHB's political action committee). He has served on the Budget Committee, the Long Range and Strategic Planning Committee, and the Green Ribbon Task Force. In addition, Pressly is a life director and member of the Executive Board. In 1994 he was a national representative, and in 1998 he was the NAHB national vice president from Area 4.
- Family: Pressly and his wife, Tammy, have two sons, Lowry and James.
- Hobbies: Pressly spends his free time horseback riding, hiking, hunting, fishing, and enjoying music. Cati O'Keefe is a freelance writer based in Cincinnati.