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title: "Voda Cleaning & Restoration appoints Laura Butcaris president"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/72337a33-6ad9-4ab1-97e2-69eb7098f55f
source: "Franchise Magazine USA"
original_url: https://franchisemagazineusa.com/voda-cleaning-restoration-laura-butcaris/
author: "David Gibb"
category: "Restoration"
industry: "Home Services"
segment: "Restoration"
topics: ["People"]
published: 2026-05-28T16:10:05.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T21:43:58.810Z
image: https://franchisemagazineusa.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Voda-Cleaning-and-Restoration-featured.png
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# Voda Cleaning & Restoration appoints Laura Butcaris president

**TL;DR:** Voda Cleaning & Restoration has appointed Laura Butcaris as president, overseeing a franchise system with nearly 300 locations and 116 franchisees. Butcaris brings over 20 years of executive leadership experience at multi-unit brands to the role.

*By David Gibb, originally published in Franchise Magazine USA on 2026-05-28. [Read the original](https://franchisemagazineusa.com/voda-cleaning-restoration-laura-butcaris/).*

## Story

Voda Cleaning & Restoration, an end-to-end residential and commercial cleaning service, announced the appointment of Laura Butcaris to company president this Wednesday. The move puts Butcaris at the helm of a franchise system with nearly 300 locations operated by a network of 116 franchisees spread out over 34 states.

“Laura is a transformational leader who understands how to scale businesses while keeping franchise owners at the center of every decision,” said Dan Claps, CEO and co-founder of Voda Cleaning & Restoration. “She brings a rare combination of operational excellence, relationship-building, strategic vision and people-first leadership. As Voda continues to grow across the country, Laura is the ideal person to help lead our next chapter.”

Butcaris first joined Voda Cleaning & Restoration as Director, National Accounts in December of 2025. Prior to arriving at the company, she served as Vice President of Franchisee Success at i9 Sports and spent nine years at College H.U.N.K.S. Hauling Junk and Moving, where she rose to Vice President of National Accounts and Strategic Alliances. Overall, she has more than 20 years of executive leadership experience at multi-unit brands under her belt.

As president, Butcaris will balance a wide range of responsibilities related to Voda’s growth, with strong emphasis on franchisee success, operational scalability, and national partnerships.

“I’m incredibly honored to step into the role of president at Voda,” said Butcaris. “This brand has built something truly special: an ambitious vision, an unmatched culture and a franchise system committed to helping people during some of life’s most stressful moments. I’m excited to work alongside our franchise owners, home office team and leadership group as we continue building a category-defining company.”

Butcaris’ appointment will also enable Voda COO and co-founder Zach Nolte to dedicate more time to long-term strategy and system innovation for the brand and their parent platform, Franchise Playbook. Franchise Playbook’s goal is to serve as an incubator and growth partner for mobile franchise brands. They’ve helped Voda scale to 300 locations over the last three years.

## Entities

- franchise growth (topic)
- Home Services (sector)
- Franchise Magazine USA (publication)
- executive appointment (topic)
- leadership change (topic)
- David Gibb (person)
- College H.U.N.K.S. Hauling Junk & Moving (company)
- i9 Sports (company)
- Voda Cleaning & Restoration (company)
- Dan Claps (person)
- Franchise Playbook (company)
- Laura Butcaris (person)

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Originally reported by David Gibb, Franchise Magazine USA (https://franchisemagazineusa.com/voda-cleaning-restoration-laura-butcaris/). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/72337a33-6ad9-4ab1-97e2-69eb7098f55f).