by Mike Sharkey
Staff Writer
Mayor John Peyton has recommended Beazer Homes Jacksonville Division President Barbara Moore to fill a vacancy on the Jacksonville Economic Development Commission. If approved by City Council, Moore will fill the vacancy created when former JEDC Chair Ceree Harden resigned a couple of months ago.
Moore is a Jacksonville native and earned her bachelor’s degree in business management and her master’s degree in urban and regional planning from Florida State University. She started her career in real estate with Watson Realty where she eventually became the relocation director for Watson Realty Corp. Moore has also held several positions with various developers around the country over the years. Her resume includes stints with Stokes and Co. in Jacksonville, Ryland Homes in South Carolina, Pulte Homes in both North and South Carolina and Ashton Woods Homes in Texas.
Moore returned to Jacksonville in March 2003 and went to work for Beazer where she is in charge of all the company’s operations in the city including land research and development, building operations, construction, warranty and purchasing.
“From the division president’s standpoint, I am managing managers who are in charge of each of those functions,” said Moore in an interview with Realty Builder Connection, a sister publication of the Daily Record.
In addition to her role with Beazer, Moore is actively involved in several civic organizations including the Northeast Florida Builders Association, where she’s a member of its board of directors. She’s also a former Chair of the Sales and Marketing Council, the marketing arm of NEFBA.
Moore told Realty Builder her diverse professional experience and community service both help her today.
“My goal is to have experience in all facets of real estate,” said Moore at the time. “This business is constantly evolving. The key is to always prepare yourself as well as you possibly can for the job that you want. That’s what I tried to do by experiencing all levels of it (real estate).”
Moore and/or her company have been recognized with several major awards over the past few years. In 2005, she and a team of 120 employees earned NEFBA’s “Good Neighbor Award” for their work at Seamark Ranch and Builders Care. Through Beazer, Moore helped secure the financing that led to the completion of Seamark Ranch. She is a former “Sales Manager of the Year” award winner from the National Association of Homebuilders and is a former NEFBA “Associate of the Year.”
The legislation supporting Moore’s appointment was introduced to City Council Tuesday night and the bill was referred to the Council’s Rules Committee.
Neither Moore nor the mayor’s office returned calls for comment.