Home Works

Executive Leadership Transition

The board of directors for Home Works announced a transition of executive leadership in September. Madelyn Smith, who has served as operations director since 2018, is succeeding Executive Director Joe Huggins, who is joining the pastoral staff at Shandon Baptist Church in Columbia after eight years at the helm of Home Works. During Huggins’ and Smith’s tenure together, nearly 1,000 homes across the state have been repaired at no cost to vulnerable aging homeowners.

"Joe has brought new systems and organization to Home Works and substantially increased our capacity for charitable home repair, and we are grateful that he’ll continue to serve as a volunteer executive adviser,” said Marty Brown, chairman of the board. “We’re looking forward to Madelyn’s leadership, especially given the phenomenal job she has done in multiplying our volunteer workforce and cultivating a greater awareness of Home Works’ mission.”

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Thank you, Joe, for your leadership and stewardship of Home Works! We are grateful for you and are praying for your next chapter.

If you'd like to send Joe a message of thanks, please share to ops@homeworksofamerica.org .

Read full September 2024 press release here.

Read full message from Marty Brown here.