IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Building Industry Association of Southern California (BIASC) is proud to announce the distinguished nominees for the 2025 BIASC Hall of Legends. These individuals have demonstrated extraordinary leadership, innovation, and dedication to advancing the building industry throughout Southern California and beyond.

This distinguished recognition is part of BIASC's prestigious Hall of Legends program, launched in 2023 to commemorate the organization's 100-year anniversary. The BIASC Hall of Legends honors and celebrates exceptional leaders who have made lasting contributions to the homebuilding industry. Each year, a new Legends class is selected through nominations from BIASC's five chapters and councils.

Inductees are recognized across multiple platforms — including news and magazine features, video documentaries, special events, and social media — and the program is also closely tied to educational and youth initiatives, helping to inspire the next generation of homebuilding professionals throughout Southern California.

2025 BIASC Legends Nominees:

Jeff Roos – Vice President, Lennar Foundation / National Chair, HomeAid / President, Homeful

Greg McWilliams – Chief Policy Officer, FivePoint

Tom Grable – Former BIASC Chair and Former Division President, Tri Pointe Homes – Orange County-Los Angeles Division

Laer Pearce – President, Laer Pearce & Associates

Leslie Duckett – First American Title

Matt Jordan – Founder and Co-Managing Member, Diversified Pacific Development Group

Frank Williams – Executive Officer, Baldy View Chapter (now San Bernardino County Chapter)

Randall Richards – Executive Vice President, Operations & Sales, Reliable Wholesale Lumber, Inc.

Mitch Brown – Principal Consultant, Senior Housing Consulting

Howard Englander – Owner & President, The Englander Company

Fernanda Luick – President, Eliant

Richard Dunbar – Oakridge Landscape

"These nominees represent the very best of our industry—visionaries, innovators, and committed leaders whose work continues to elevate housing, development, and community-building throughout Southern California," said Jeff Montejano, CEO of BIASC. "It is an honor to recognize their achievements as we look toward celebrating their legacies."

The 2025 Hall of Legends Honorees will be officially recognized during BIASC's year-end galas corresponding with the chapter by which the inductees were nominated. The Regional and Inland Empire honorees will be inducted at the Installation Gala at the Building Industry Show, taking place at the Renaissance Esmeralda Resort & Spa in Indian Wells — BIASC's biggest and most anticipated event of the year – on September 11^th.

For more information on the 2025 Legends program or to register for the Building Industry Show, please visit: buildingindustryshow.com

Media Contact:
Name: Karissa DiStefano
Title: Director of Public Affairs
Email: kdistefano@biasc.org
Phone: 714-725-0362

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SOURCE Building Industry Association of Southern California, Inc.