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Bill Holloway
Bernardon
Bill Holloway has had a nearly 40-year career at major regional architecture firm Bernardon that includes major Delaware projects like the Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Train Station in Wilmington and the restoration of the historic Old State House in Dover. He currently
is working on a major addition to
the Delaware Division of Public Health Laboratory in Smyrna. He has long served as director of Delaware operations for the West Chester-based Bernardon and recently became director of community architecture practice, including government,
civic, and hospitality projects. He has received state and national accolades for his leadership in the industry.
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Rich Julian
Benchmark Builders
As president of third-generation, family-owned Eastern States Group and Benchmark Builders, Rich Julian has been among the most prolific home builders in Delaware over the past 20 years, building or partnering on more than 2,300 homes in 26 communities. Benchmark was at the forefront of
55+ community development and continues to be among the biggest builders in the niche. Julian was also
a co-founder of the Town of Whitehall community along with EDiS Company, helping to develop one of the largest master-planned communities in the state near Middletown.
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John Kaczowka
As senior vice president in the major commercial real estate brokerage CBRE, John Kaczowka is among
the busiest agents working out of Wilmington. He joined CBRE in 1998 and today specializes in commercial office and industrial properties, offering a unique perspective after serving as a tenant advisor. This past year, Kaczowka was involved in 82 sale and lease deals totaling more than
1.3 million square feet of space. He’s also been involved in Wilmington by assisting the formation of Downtown Visions, which is tasked with public safety and cleanliness, business
CBRE development and event planning.
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Kevin Kelly
Leon N. Weiner & Associates
Wilmington-based homebuilder Kevin Kelly has been a tireless advocate for affordable housing in Delaware and throughout the United States over a decades-long career. Leon N. Weiner
& Associates (LNWA) has a diverse portfolio of both affordable housing and commercial projects, building, developing and/or operating more than 14,000 homes, rental properties and apartments across 10 states for people of all income levels, and more than 650 hotel rooms. The firm has developed a reputation for firsts in affordable housing construction and financing, building Delaware’s first integrated community, the first turnkey public housing community, the first new construction Section 8 housing and the first Hope VI housing. Kelly’s leadership in those efforts led to his induction into the National Housing Hall of Fame.
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