Tom Stephani CAPS, CGB, CGP, CMP, CSP, GMB, Master CSP, MIRM

Tom Stephani is president of Stephani Enterprises, LLC and Custom Construction Concepts, Inc. of Crystal Lake, Illinois. Stephani Enterprises develops commercial & residential land and constructs light commercial projects along with custom homes & traditional neighborhood infill projects. Tom has written extensively for industry magazines such as Custom Builder Magazine. Tom is the 2011-12 Illinois State Representative to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), a past Chairman of the National Sales & Marketing Council, and serves on the NAHB International Over-Sight Group. He is also a Life Director of NAHB. On the local front, Stephani was president of McHenry County Home Builders Association in 1999, has chaired many committees, and was named its Builder of the Year in 2000 and 2002. In addition to his building business, Tom is a nationally recognized speaker, trainer, and consultant on issues relating to the residential construction industry. He is also the principal international instructor for the NAHB. Training delegations from Nigeria in Washington, DC, and a trip to Ghana to work with the Ghana Real Estate Developers Association (GREDA), has given him a better understanding of problems, issues, and opportunities for builders in those countries.