SoCal Mountain Community InterNACHI Chapter – Inaugural Meeting Recap

Date: December 3, 2025

Location: Summit Church, Big Bear Lake, CA

Time: 6:00 PM

A Strong Start for Our New Chapter

Thank you to everyone who attended the first official meeting of the SoCal Mountain Community InterNACHI Chapter!

Our goal is to bring together home inspectors, real estate agents, contractors, and related industry professionals throughout the Southern California mountains—and last night proved that our community is ready for it.

This inaugural gathering set the tone for a chapter built on education, networking, professionalism, and collaboration.

Attendees

We were honored to be joined by a great group of local inspectors and industry partners:

Home Inspectors

• Derek Porter – American Dream Property Inspections (Chapter President)
•  Thomas Seargeant - InsideOut Property Inspections
• Jasen Mattingly, CPI, 203k, CPM – Mountain JEM Home Inspections
• Lochard Bell – Highlander Inspections

Contractors / Industry Professionals

• Dean Kendall – M&M Mechanical

Thank you all for showing up, participating, and helping build the foundation of this chapter.

Meeting Highlights

• Introductions & Chapter Purpose
  We outlined the mission of the SoCal Mountain Community InterNACHI Chapter:
  To elevate local inspection standards, improve collaboration, and provide accessible continuing education.
• Networking & Collaboration
  Inspectors and contractors discussed regional challenges, tools, and strategies to better serve the mountain communities.
• Future Education Opportunities
  Attendees learned about bringing InterNACHI-approved instructors, hands-on training, and CE courses directly to our meetings.
• Giveaways & Member Participation
  All attendees were added to the official participation list and are eligible for the chapter’s ongoing giveaways and preferred vendor opportunities.

CE Credit Information

InterNACHI provided the following:

Attendees can manually add chapter meeting credit to their profiles.

Short instructional video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zEh5SBOizI

What’s Next

This chapter will be hosting regular meetings featuring:

• Continuing education sessions
• Guest instructors
• Hands-on demonstrations
• Tool and technology showcases
• Business development resources
• Community networking

Stay tuned for our next meeting announcement. We’re just getting started—and we’re building something great for the mountain inspector community.

Photos from the Meeting

Interested in Joining the Chapter?

Whether you’re an inspector, agent, contractor, or industry partner, we welcome you.

For more information or to get involved:

Derek Porter

President – SoCal Mountain Community InterNACHI Chapter

American Dream Property Inspections

619-517-3029