Chris Willis

Chris Willis
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Willis is president of the Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association, the nation's largest local home building association.

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Chris Willis

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Chris Willis

Chris Willis did not begin his career in the homebuilding industry.Raised in Iowa on the Mississippi River, his passion was for boats.Armed with a Business Degree in Production Management from the University of Iowa, his original intention was to build boats.In fact, his first job as a Manager of a Marina gave him the opportunity to build his own house ... on an island!

The boat business was not a booming industry in the early 1980's, so Chris took a departure from both Iowa and his chosen field and traveled the Southeast.He landed in Atlanta during a snowstorm.A Texas based homebuilder offered Chris his first job.He then moved to Texas where he worked for David Weekley Homes as a Project Manager for six years.Recruited by another national homebuilder and asked to return to Atlanta, Chris and his family jumped at the chance.Subsequently Chris moved into a joint venture partnership, where he built single family and town homes.
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His wish came to fruition when Chris joined the company in 2002.

Chris is actively involved with the Homebuilders Association, and his list of accomplishments is long.Chris has twice been named Builder of the Year by the Dekalb Chapter of Homebuilders Association, and was awarded Builder of the year for 2002 by the Greater Atlanta Homebuilders Association.He served as president of the Greater Atlanta HBA and the HBA's Dekalb Chapter and was a member of the Executive Committee for Greater Atlanta HBA.Chris is currently a member of the Greater Atlanta HBA's executive committee and board of Directors.He has been a member of both the Government Affairs Council and the Action Fund Committee and he believes in the professionalism that these memberships afford him.

When not working on one of these committees or guiding The Providence Group, Chris is an avid outdoorsman, fly fisherman, and enjoys spending time with his family.He has two children--Andrew and Betsey--with his wife, Heather.
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Chris Willis

Chris Willis

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Chris Willis, The Providence Group
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It was fully planned, says Chris Willis, director of operations for The Providence Group.The company expects to see its growth continue over the next couple of years.

"Our goal during this growth mode is to maintain our core values regardless of how big we get," Willis says."We want to continue to do a great job, build great products and develop strong relationships with our business partners."

Willis adds that a key partner and the secret behind the company's growth is its parent company, Jolly Development Corporation.
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It's a lot easier to do when you're in full control of the entire process," Willis says.
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Given the quality of leadership, Willis doesn't foresee challenges ahead except one uncontrollable factor that is delaying current construction projects: an unusually wet summer.

Frequent rain has hampered the completion of projects, some of which are a month behind schedule.The builders are waiting on dry weather to lay the foundation for homes that are currently under construction.

"Mother Nature is Mother Nature and we'll have to wait it out," Willis says.

Chris Willis

Chris Willis
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Chris Willis

Director of Operations
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Chris Willis

Chris WillisThe Providence Group : Builder Bios - Chris Willis
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Chris Willis
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Chris Willis did not begin his career in the homebuilding industry.Raised in Iowa on the Mississippi River, his passion was for boats.Armed with a Business Degree in Production Management, his original intention was to build boats.In fact, his first job as a Manager of a Marina gave him the opportunity to build his own house ... on an island!

The boat business was not a booming industry in the early 1980's, so Chris took a departure from both Iowa and his chosen field and traveled the Southeast.He landed in Atlanta during a snowstorm.A Texas based homebuilder offered Chris his first job.He then moved to Texas where he worked for David Weekly Homes as a Project Manager for six years.Recruited by another national homebuilder and asked to return to Atlanta, Chris and his family jumped at the chance.Subsequently Chris moved into a joint venture partnership, where he built single family and town homes.
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His wish came to fruition when Chris joined the company in 2003.

Chris is actively involved with the Homebuilders Association, and his list of accomplishments is long.Chris has twice been named Builder of the Year by the Dekalb Chapter of Homebuilders Association, and was awarded Builder of the year for 2002 by the Greater Atlanta Homebuilders Association.He served as president of the HBA's Dekalb Chapter and was a member of the Executive Committee for Dekalb HBA.Chris is currently a member of the Greater Atlanta HBA's executive committee and board of Directors.He has been a member of both the Government Affairs Council and the Action Fund Committee.He is a member of the Certified Professional Home builder program and believes in the professionalism that these memberships afford him.

When not working on one of these committees or guiding The Providence Group, Chris is an avid outdoorsman, fly fisherman, and enjoys spending time with his family.He has two children--Andrew , 11 and Betsy, 9, with his wife of 22 years, Heather.