California Manufactured Housing Institute

Our 2019 Annual Meeting was held on march 21, 2019 at the Omni Rancho Las Palmas, in Rancho Mirage, CA. This year we welcomed back our friend Rick Robinson with MHI to give us a legislative update and answer any questions our members might have. We also had guest speaker Jeremy Zimmerman with Brand Purpose, LLC, who gave a great presentation on brand perception and collaborative marketing. ... We were honored to present three awards at our luncheon. Retailer of the Year Award went to Santiago Sales, in Riverside, CA. Presidents Award went to Tandra Grace with Santiago Sales, in Riverside, CA. Chairman's Award went to Maria Horton with Newport Pacific Family of Companies.

Our Speakeasy themed Welcome Reception sponsored by Diamond Sponsor Triad Financial was a blast. The weather didn't cooperate with us so we briefly moved the rooftop scheduled event in to this ballroom which created a great space for everyone to mingle, have a few drinks and play a few casino games. We'd like to thank all of our 2019 Welcome Reception Sponsors, your generosity allows us to host such wonderful events for all our members.

This years Jack E. Wells Awards Banquet honored Larz McAdoo, with Busch, Carr & McAdoo with the 2018 Jack E. Wells Award for all of his industry support. Also honored was our 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award winners Bill Danforth with Cavco Industries and Craig Fleming with Silvercrest Homes. The evening was full of glitz and glamour as we welcomed all our members, friends and family to celebrate the accomplishments of our 3 award recipients. The unofficial mascot of CMHI, Freak (Larz & Diane's fur baby), was also in attendance.