John Mowry Jr. of Homes of Integrity Inc. was recently installed as the 66th President of the Home Builders Association of Greater Savannah (HBA). Beth Williams-Holley (52nd President) installed Mowry. The ceremony took place at the Desoto Savannah with over 200 members, family, and friends.
Raised in Deland, FL, Mowry is the son of Nancy Madigan and John Mowry Sr. He attended Deland High School and later, while serving in the US Army, was stationed at Ft. Stewart in 1996. Upon leaving the service a year later, he was hired by Ft. Stewart/Hunter Army Airfield Civilian Fire Department. He and his wife Meagan started Homes of Integrity Construction in 2004. Mowry continued to work as a firefighter while building Homes of Integrity until he worked his last day at Ft. Stewart in 2008.
Mowry joined the HBA in 2005. He became a Board Member in 2018 and was nominated to serve as an Officer in the Board of Directors in 2019. He has served as the Association’s Treasurer, Vice-President and will serve as President for 2023. Since owning Homes of Integrity Construction Co. Inc., he has been involved in building two St. Jude Dream Homes and one Habitat for Humanity Home. He has received recognition for community service during Hurricane Matthew from the City of Richmond Hill in 2016.
Mowry has been married to Meagan Mowry for 26 years, and they have two boys, Coleman (age 22), and Triston (age 18).
Other Officers installed at the annual event were Josh Waters of Waters Building + Design as Vice President; Bryan Wardlaw of Landmark 24 as Treasurer; Tara Boyer of Logan Homes as Secretary; Rodney Rawls of Rawls Realty as Associate Vice President; Priscilla Waldburg of Keller Williams the Trisha Cook Team as Chairman of the Sales & Marketing Council; and Stephanie Willingham of Coastal Custom Mortgage as Chairman of the Young Professionals Group.
2023 Board Members for the Greater Savannah HBA, Sales & Marketing Council, and Young Professionals Group were also installed at the event.
The Builder Member of the Year Award was presented to Jerry Konter of Konter Quality Homes for his outstanding support and dedication to the HBA. Presidential Awards were presented to Tracey Burdette of Renasant Bank and Byron Loomis of Yates-Astro. Carol Stone of Coastal States Bank was awarded the Woody Woodward Memorial Award which recognizes outstanding contributions by an Associate member.
