Meet the Tabor Team

He is knowledgeable in every aspect of the remodeling and renovation business. John was born in Scotland and has lived in Maryland since he was five years old. He has been in the remodeling industry since 1979. He worked with numerous high-end remodeling companies and home builders and advanced his way up from laborer to lead carpenter. In 1986 he started his own remodeling company and has been successfully running his own business ever since. He is personally involved in all aspects of Tabor Design Build, from the original estimate to designing the new space, to managing production through to completion.

A nationally recognized industry leader, John is a long-time member of Remodelers Advantage, a peer review association, comprised of hundreds of the top design build remodeling companies in the U.S. They meet every six months to discuss new trends, review business decisions and propose solutions to obstacles within the industry. Through his participation, John has shared best practices, techniques, and strategies with some of the nation’s top remodelers. He uses their insights to refine his own company’s systems and practices, and applies cutting edge industry principles and practices to his work, in order to give his clients the best remodeling experience possible.

John serves on the executive board and is currently the Vice President of the local PRO, Professional Remodeling Organization, Mid-Atlantic chapter. He is chairman of the ethics committee. They investigate and mediate client complaints and ensure that high ethical standards are maintained by all its members.

John is also an active member of Network Bethesda, a community of local business leaders that meets once a week to help each other achieve their business goals.

John’s personal charity work involves helping injured veterans remodel their homes to suit their special needs. He organizes his employees, trade contractors and suppliers to help about once a year to make a real difference for a veteran and their family. He is honored to help pay back a small part of our country’s debt to these brave men and women.

John studied construction management, architectural design and structural engineering at Montgomery College in the 1980’s. John has completed NARI’s extensive Certified Remodeler Program and is certified with the Green Building Council as a Green Advantage Professional, as well as certified by the EPA to safely remodel homes containing lead-based paint.

John is a certified Pella window installer, as well as a factory trained Endless Pool installer.

He believes strongly in continuing education and provides opportunities for TDB employees and employees of other local contractors to further their knowledge and skill. He has taught Certified Lead Carpenter and Certified Remodeler Classes at the TDB office. He has taught Communications and Scuba Diving as a Boy Scout merit badge coach.

John has been awarded the NARI Metro DC Community Service Award, and the Roger Gregory Community Service Award.

Remodeling Magazine has recognized John as one of the top 50 remodelers in the country. Washingtonian Magazine readers have rated Tabor Design Build as Home Renovation and Repair Experts.

Tabor Design Build has won numerous NARI Metro DC Contractor of the Year awards for their projects as well as a NARI Regional Contractor of the Year Award and a Chrysalis Award.

John has been interviewed and had his work shown and written about in Remodeling Magazine, Home and Design, Chesapeake Home, Maryland Life, Remodelers Journal, Create, Today’s Energy Leaders, and The Washington Examiner. John is also available as an expert witness for construction defects litigation.

The most important thing in John’s life is his family, wife, Tamara and twins Ian and Erica, who are both attending college.

She is also responsible for all of the company’s human resource needs – ensuring that all employees are properly licensed and certified for the jobs they are performing.  In addition to her financial and accounting background, she brings invaluable experience and diversity to the Tabor Team – in real estate, property management, investments and banking.  She decided to team up with her husband and owner, John Tabor, in 2000 when they expanded their family by two.  While she admits to actually enjoy “playing with numbers”, her secret passion has always been art – and she has dabbled in drawing and painting since she was a child.

Chris has often expressed, "when a project comes to a completion and I get to see the smiles, appreciation, and how we as a company have changed the lives of any given client for the better is all the reward I could ask for."

Chris enjoys spending time outdoors with his wife, Shannon and children who are attending college and starting careers of their own.

Janet’s calm disposition and warm-hearted smile pervades the entire office like a beacon of light in a thunderstorm, and everyone near her gets the sense that everything will work out fine just because she’s there.  Prior to her arrival at Tabor, she worked for Tektronix and then for Xerox, for 26 years.  At Tabor, she is the indispensable hub from which all activity stems from and returns to.  When the day is done, Janet still has the energy to engage in her all-time favorite pastime – spending time with her family.  Janet has two children named Nicole and Jason, and three grand children named Jorge, Aiden and Danielle.

Erin is also an Adjunct Professor at a local Community College, where she teaches Kitchen & Bath Design and 2020 Computer Assisted Design.

Erin graduated from Virginia Tech receiving a BS in Interior Design with an emphasis in Kitchen & Bath Design from an NKBA Accredited Program.

Since graduating from Virginia Tech, Erin has continued her education and holds the Associate Kitchen & Bath Designer (AKBD) level of certification with the National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA).

Erin has been directly involved in the National Kitchen and Bath Association (NKBA) since College, first as an Individual NKBA Member and then as a local Chapter Officer, for over 15 years where she held several offices, including Directory Representative, Sponsorship, Programming, Professional Development and Chapter President.

“I love the puzzle of kitchens and baths. I also love the intimate, but also the technical details that need to be worked together into an attractive functional package” “Kitchens & Baths are fun.”