HDA's On-Staff Carpenters
Unlike other nonprofit affordable housing developers, the Housing Development Alliance employs and directs its own crew of carpenters. Led by our Director of Construction, each crew member has a decade or more of experience in the construction field.
When HDA builds or repairs your home, the work is being done by professional carpenters – not amateur builders. While we certainly welcome volunteers with no construction experience to work alongside us, our worksites remain under the guidance of our on-staff carpenters at all times.
For us, this means that the level of craftsmanship is higher, onsite safety is always assured, the pace of production remains consistent (e.g., we routinely build 17 to 20 new homes each year and repair 60 to 65 homes in a year), and the instruction received by our volunteers, Hope Building trainees, and summer interns is second to none. Â
Our crews purchase materials from local suppliers, which contributes greatly to the local economy, and we always use local subcontractors for plumbing, septic and sewer system installation, utilities, and more.
Meet the Crew
New Home Construction Framing Crew

Steve Hurt
Lead Carpenter

Sarah Wetmore
Carpenter

Ronnie Boyd
Lead Carpenter

Ric Dombrowski
Carpenter

Shadell Burgett
Carpenter

Bobby Partin
Honorary Crew Member
February 21, 1981 ~ August 13, 2021
Home Repair/Home Rehab & Finishing Crew

Jimmie Benton, Jr.
Lead Carpenter - Finishing Crew

Dustin Moore
Lead Carpenter - Rehab Crew

Gene Begley
Lead Carpenter - Rehab Crew

Malachi Longworth
Carpenter - Finishing Crew

Susan Adams
Carpenter - Rehab Crew

Charles "Collin" Mosley
Carpenter - Rehab Crew

Cameron Shepherd
Carpenter - Rehab Crew

Tyler Hurt
Carpenter - Rehab Crew

Jeremy Kennedy
Carpenter - Rehab Crew
Hope Building Program - Construction Trainers

Josh Boyd
Carpenter & Lead Construction Trainer

Lindsey King
Carpenter & Assistant Trainer