The Leadership Award honors individuals who have earned the highest levels of industry achievement through their corporate or organizational leadership approach
Roderick Knoll of Manufactured Housing Resources Group
Roderick Knoll has provided pre-construction services to developers of manufactured housing land-lease communities since the 1980s. He prepares market studies, arranges construction and permanent financing, brokers land, and completes communities. Among the more notable communities he has helped bring to the market is New Colony Village in Walkersville, Maryland. Knoll is a board-certified appraiser and has been a member of the Urban Land Institute and the National Association of Realtors. Knoll has been instrumental in conducting MHI’s annual Developers Seminar, held each spring in association with the Congress and Expo, an add-on element that is the counterpart to the National Communities Council Spring Forum. He earned a B.A. from Southern Methodist University, where he studied real estate, finance, and economics. For Neighborhood Works of America, he taught courses on underwriting for non-profit developers, the basics of blueprint reading, and an introduction to factory-built housing. He was also a co-author with colleagues Donald Westphal and Craig White for a 2001 book entitled “Renewing Your Manufactured Home Community: A Community Owner’s Guide to Upgrading.”
What do you believe are Leadership Award winner Roderick Knoll’s greatest achievements?
Roderick’s ability to organize seminar items in informative and entertaining ways, both for our MH industry and non-profit housing entities, has been of great value. I have partnered with him on many joint projects over the years, and have always found him adding to the success of those endeavors.
What are the award winner’s personal skills or character traits that you feel have contributed most to these successes?
Roderick’s communication skills, both in person and in written reports, have been essential to his success. His honesty in delivering recommendations that may not always please clients but accurately predict potential outcomes demonstrates his integrity and professionalism. Manufactured housing professionals like Roderick have significantly enhanced the industry’s image and reputation.
— Landscape Architect Donald Westphal
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