Our Work

At Collier, we believe that the economic health and well-being of the homeowner, the community, and the environment are essential to the quality of every project. This belief shapes our philosophy, our mission, our methods, our goals, and the relationships we build throughout every project.

At just 21 years old, I started my own construction company doing odd jobs and hanging screen doors. Today, Collier Construction stands for quality workmanship and environmental stewardship across the Tennessee Valley. We have sold more than $100 million in custom homes and light commercial. Our commercial building experience includes small hotels, a football stadium, churches, schools and restaurants. 

Born of a conviction that smart development done responsibly has the power to shape our urban landscape for the better, we launched FIELD in 2014. FIELD is the community development arm of Collier Construction. Inspired by Traditional Neighborhood Design (TND) principles, FIELD seeks to re-imagine how communities are built in Chattanooga by echoing Collier Construction’s longstanding commitment to environmental sensitivity and social responsibility.

The experience we’ve gained in community building through Collier’s FIELD projects have created the framework and the opportunity to work with public and partners to realize the Mill Town project—and the development portfolio to responsibly lead this unique public/private partnership as a for-profit developer.

BOARD MEMBER AND PAST PRESIDENT, Habitat For Humanity of Greater Chattanooga Area
As a board member for the Habitat for Humanity of Greater Chattanooga Area from 2008-2015, I worked to build cohesion and establish strong, effective leadership that tackled tough changes as the organizations evolved to meet the changing needs of its constituents.

CURRENT CHAIRMAN, Chattanooga Hamilton County Regional Planning Commission
In 2014, I was appointed the chair of the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Regional Planning Commission. My ongoing service in this position included playing a key role in developing form-based code in Chattanooga. We successfully rezoned 2,000 properties in a single piece of legislation.

CURRENT BOARD MEMBER AND PAST PRESIDENT, Home Builders of Association of Greater Chattanooga
As a current board member and past president of the Home Builders Association of Greater Chattanooga, I served in a governmental affairs position and represented Chattanooga in multiple visits to the state legislature with local and state associations and interviewed dozens of political candidates. 

CURRENT VICE PRESIDENT, Home Builders Association of Tennessee
My vision for my work with the HBAT is to use my experience in construction, nonprofits and public service to offer exceptional leadership and forethought on the state level.

CURRENT CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, Chattanooga Design Studio
The Chattanooga Design Studio is an independent, non-profit community resource that promotes excellence in urban design through education, facilitation, and collaboration. The Studio is governed by a twelve-member Board of Directors, and operated by a full-time staff of three. The work of the Studio takes many forms: studies, charrettes and exhibitions for the general public; programs for the professional design community; facilitation for community stakeholders; consultation with the development community; and resources for local government.

CURRENT BOARD MEMBER, Chattanooga Hamilton County Board of Zoning Appeals
As a Member of the Zoning Appeals Board, I consider zoning variance requests and special permits for the citizens of Hamilton County, Tennessee.