March 2024
THE HOME BUILDER
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Becky Warner retires after 30 Years; Kris Cox named Dallas BA’s accounting manager Longtime staff member Becky
tons of documents; handled the mem- bership database; worked dozens of special events; hauled awards and of - fice supplies; and unloaded boxes and boxes and boxes of Parade of Homes magazines. She started working here before we had computers, so members had to call the office to make meeting reservations; it was Becky’s job to write all those down on little slips of paper, about a zillion of them every day because we had something like 15-20 divisions and councils at that time.” Becky is also the one who deci- phered former Executive Officer Ed Cox’s hand-written notes on the As- sociation’s history, typing the entire book to submit to the publisher. “No matter what needed to be done, Becky has always been up to the task,” Barcie recalls. “Climbing up on the Irving Convention Center’s very high mar - quee to change out the lettering for our Spanish language homebuyer’s school, Primera Casa. Retrieving a litter of feral cats that had been born in our office courtyard. Tackling all kinds of daunting office equipment set-up or repair. You name it.” “This Association has meant so much to me,” Becky has told fellow staff. “The Dallas Builders Association really is a work family, just a really big one that includes all of our members.” Her retirement plans include traveling with her husband, Darren, to visit family and friends, and to log adventures spanning the country from seashore to mountains. “Although we are very excited that Becky is able to retire and begin this new chapter in her life, she will be deeply missed,” stated Executive Officer Gena Godinez. “My only re - gret is not being able to work with her longer. Becky always has a positive attitude and is willing to help wherever needed. She has devoted countless hours to assisting Kris Cox with this transition and has agreed to be avail - able for the foreseeable future if any questions arise.” Before relocating to the DFW area, for the past 15 years, Kris Cox and her husband Kyle had owned a design/build custom home company in the Texas Hill Country, where Kris was the office administrator and book - keeper. She holds a degree in exercise and sports sciences from Texas Tech University. Kris worked in the fitness indus -
Warner retired Feb. 29 from her posi- tion as the Dallas BA’s accounting manager. Kris Cox, who joined the As- sociation last spring as an administra- tive assistant, has assumed accounting responsibilities. Becky joined the staff in 1983 as a 19-year-old graduate of Execu-
tive Secre - tarial School. She took a decade-long sabbatical to become a full-time mom, rearing two children, Sabrina and Sean. She re-
Kris Cox
Executive Officer Gena Godinez presents Becky Warner with a re- tirement gift at the Feb. 20 Board of Directors meeting: Becky and her husband are huge fans of the Texas Rangers, so the DBA Staff unanimously decided that tickets to World Series Champions Texas Rangers’ season opener against the Chicago Cubs would be the ideal gift.
try until the family moved to Boerne, and her husband needed help in his office. She soon realized that her orga - nizational skills and love for numbers were exactly what was needed to build the company. Their two children also graduated from Texas Tech, and now live in Plano. Their son, Keaton Cox, is a civil engineer with Dallas BA mem - ber Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.
turned to the Association as reception- ist, then quickly transitioned to new duties as communications assistant, where she handled such responsibili- ties as Home Builder advertising, the Home of the Week program and Home Buyers School. After several years in this posi - tion, Becky added accounting duties to her resume, and became the Dallas BA’s full time accounting manager in 2015. “If I had to name Becky’s most valuable asset in the workplace, it would be ‘adaptability’,” said Director of Communications Barcie Vilches, who has worked with Becky since she came on board the Dallas BA. “She has literally worked in every single department in one way or another. Over the years she has run division meetings, golf tournaments and After Hours; taken photos and proof read
CRAWFISH BOIL
April 4 5:30-8pm
ALL YOU CAN EAT Crawfish & Fixin’s
Dallas BA Members: $30 | Non-Members: $40
The Hamburger Man will also be grilling burgers on-site courtesy of
Dallas BA Parking Lot: 5816 W. Plano Pkwy. Plano, TX
Get Tickets at wwww.DallasBuilders.org/calendar
Darren and Becky Warner
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