MHI to Honor Industry Leader Jim Ayotte at Annual Meeting

Each year at MHI’s Annual Meeting, we celebrate the achievements of exceptional professionals during the Awards Dinner. The MHI Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes an individual for their outstanding accomplishments and years of dedication to both the industry and MHI. James R. “Jim” Ayotte is the sixth person to receive this honor.

​Jim has served as the Executive Director of the Florida Manufactured Housing Association (FMHA) since 2007. He has spent most of his career leading manufactured housing industry associations, with service at the Ohio Manufactured Homes Association, the New England Manufactured Housing Association and MHI.

Jim has played a vital role in advancing MHI’s mission, serving on the Federated States Division Board of Governors, the MHI-PAC Board of Trustees, the MHEI Board of Directors, and MHI’s national Board of Directors. His peers in the state association community have recognized his outstanding service and communication skills with honors including the Jim Moore Excellence in Communication Award and the State Association Executive of the Year Award. During the course of his nearly 40-year career in the manufactured housing industry, Jim has been a driving force behind key initiatives in policy development, industry promotion and professional education.

Jim Ayotte will be recognized at the MHI Annual Meeting Awards Dinner on September 30 in Carlsbad, CA. Register now for the 2025 MHI Annual Meeting and join the largest members-only gathering of the year September 28 – October 1 at the Omni La Costa Resort in Carlsbad, CA.