Dr. Dan Dressman served as Executive Director of the Home Builders Association of Greater Cincinnati for 12 years. He was designated in December of 2021 with the organization’s Honorary Lifetime Member Award and its Hall of Fame honors in 2025. Before his tenure in Cincinnati, he served for nearly a decade in a similar capacity with the Building Industry Association of Northern Kentucky. He began his housing association career with the Cincinnati Area Board of Realtors (aka Realtor Alliance of Greater Cincinnati) and has been involved in organization management for over 40 years.

Over the course of his career, Dr. Dressman – led organizations have received national recognition for strategic planning, membership development, government advocacy, education, home shows, communications, financial management, and diversity implementation. Dan has been a frequent regional spokesperson on housing-related issues with the Cincinnati media and the author of numerous land development, housing, and community planning articles. His award-winning book, Homeward Bound, covers the 80-year history of the Home Builders Association of Greater Cincinnati. His latest book, Resetting the Table: Rethinking Governance and Leadership in Builder Associations is available on Amazon.

Dan has served as an Instructor of Management and an Assistant Professor at the University of Cincinnati’s Lindner College of Business since 2016, training thousands of students in business strategy. Dressman was recognized in 2026 with the university’s Leading Teacher in Management Award. He has conducted numerous workshops for real estate professionals and organization CEOs.

Dressman holds a doctorate degree, Ed.D., in Leadership Studies from Xavier University, a masters degree in Public Affairs, MPA, from the University of Cincinnati and a bachelors degree, BA, in Mass Communications/Radio/TV/Film from Northern Kentucky University. Additionally, Dan is a certified dispute resolution mediator. He holds the national designations of Certified Association Executive (CAE), Building Industry Association Executive (BIAE), and Realtor Association Certified Executive (RCE).

He’s an active member of Crossroads Church and has participated on several community building trips to Nicaragua. Additionally, he’s an avid lap swimmer, history buff, and long-suffering Cincinnati sports fan.