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San Marcos, TX 78666
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COAA-TX 2026 Spring Symposium
Monday, May 11, 2026
at 11:00 AM (CDT)
to Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at 1:30 PM (CDT)
Embassy Suites San Marcos
1001 East McCarty LaneSan Marcos, TX 78666
United States
* Registration open until 5/8/26 at 1:29 AM (CDT)
Event Details
This workshop is sold out for Associates. Owner registration is still open through Saturday, May 9.
"Better Conversations. Better Leaders. Better Results."
Hotel Information:
Embassy Suites San Marcos
The room block is sold out, but the hotel still has rooms available.
| Registration Type | Registration Rate |
|
Owner Member |
$125 |
| Non-Member Owner (Construction/Facility Project Owner) |
$150 |
|
Associate Member |
$225 |
| Associate Non-Member (Service Providers) |
$325 |
David Alderete
Director of Business Development
Harvey Cleary (Houston, TX)
Josh Barnhart
Engineered Air Balance
Jennie elizabeth Berger
Marketing Specialist, BD
Coffman Engineers
Roger Berry
Operations Manager
SpawGlass (Houston, TX)
Alison Binford
Barnes Gromatzky Kosarek Architects
Jeff Blong
Vice President of Preconstruction
ECBuild (TX)
Charles Blue
Branch Manager, Field Operations
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (Infrastructure Division)
Rhonda Bly
Client Executive
Satterfield & Pontikes Construction, Inc.
Arlis Brodie
Vice President of Business Development
Telios
Justin Brodnax
Director of Strategic Partnerships
Hoar Construction (Austin, TX)
Mike Brooks
Executive Director of Bonds
Round Rock ISD
Michael Browning
Division Vice President
The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company (Houston, TX)
Kimberly Burke
Vice President Business Development
Skanska USA Building Inc. (Houston)
Will Carroll
Business Development Manager
Satterfield & Pontikes Construction, Inc.
Patrick Casey
Harris Health System
Sunnie Channel
Chamberlin Roofing and Waterproofing
Brent Clayton
Senior Director of Construction Delivery
The University of Texas at Austin
Bobby Copelin
Construction Project Manager
Texas State Technical College
Andrew Crawford
Linbeck (Houston, TX)
Hunter Curry
Business Development Manager
Skanska USA Building Inc. (Houston)
Peter de la Mora
Director of Business Development
HDR (Houston, TX)
Adrian del Rio
Senior Construction Project Manager
Texas State Technical College
James DeMeritt
Broaddus & Associates (TX)
Andrew Earhart
The Beck Group (Dallas)
Terry Elliott
Harris Health System
Scott Evans
Director of Business Development
Hoar Construction, LLC (Houston, TX)
Jennifer Feliciano
Contracting Branch Manager
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (Infrastructure Division)
Pat Gill
Regional Manager
Trimble (CA)
Craig Glenn
Project Executive
Hoar Construction, LLC (Houston, TX)
Angel Gomez
Senior Project Manager
Williamson County (TX)
Allen Grammer
Baird, Hampton & Brown
Brian Hancock
Director of Technology
Telios
Brody Harris
Senior Project MAnager
BLGY Architects
Ryan Hendrix
Project Executive
McGough Construction
Merrilee Hertlein
Principal
Mackey Mitchell Architects (TX)
Laura Holmes
Budget Analyst Team Lead
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (Infrastructure Division)
Amy Holzle
Principal, Higher Education
Stantec (Dallas)
Mike Horvath
Sr. Practice Leader, Conceptual Construction & Development
Adaptive Program Management
Khristian House
SVP, Texas Southwest District Business Line Leader - Property & Buildings
WSP (Houston)
Benjamin Johanneman
Director
Harvey Cleary (Houston, TX)
Stevi Johnson
Sr. Project Manager
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Valerie Kelly
Director of Business Development
BGK Architects
Melanie Laird
Chief Strategy Officer
Field Control Analytics (TX)
Shane Laurent
Chief Operating Officer
The Trevino Group, Inc.
Dare Lovett III
Principal
Powers Brown Architecture
Peter Maass
Director of Capital Projects Administration
Texas State University System
Erin Machac
Principal
Treanor (TX)
Braylie Manson
Business Development Associate | Associate
Dunaway
Stephanie McDonald
Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer
Central Health
Daniel Miro
University of Texas Medical Branch
Gabriel Morales
Senior Engineer
Walter P Moore (Houston, TX)
Joshua Ndegwa
Budget Analyst
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (Infrastructure Division)
Robert O Odhiambo
Senior Business Development Manager
McCarthy Building Companies Inc (Austin)
Gavin Parr
Director of Business Development
Affiliated Engineers Inc (Houston, TX)
Erika Passailaigue
Principal, Business Development
Datum Engineers
Eric Pate
Project Manager, Construction
The University of Texas at Dallas, Facilities Management
Daniel Payne
Broaddus & Associates (TX)
Daina Pitzenberger
SVP Project Development Services
Jones Lang LaSalle (TX)
Jill Poland
Sr. Project Manager
Broaddus & Associates (TX)
Jacob Price
The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company (Houston, TX)
Edward Puentes
Partner
DBR Engineering
Mike Ratliff
Senior Construction Project Manager
Texas State Technical College
Diane Rawson
Sr. Market Development Consultant
Lerch Bates, Inc.
Casey Red
Business Development Lead
Paradigm Construction
Steve Risser
Vice President, Business Development
Cumming Group (CA)
Jeffery Ryall
Director of Preconstruction and Partner
The Trevino Group, Inc.
Sara Schmidt
Capital Construction Portfolio Manager
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (Infrastructure Division)
Stefanie Schober
Director of Operations - Enclosure Design & Consulting
Lerch Bates, Inc.
Michael Schumacher
Senior Construction Project Manager
Texas State Technical College
Christy Seals
Architectural Program Manager
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (Infrastructure Division)
Jennifer Shell
Office Leader
Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson, Inc.
Destiny Silva
Business Development Manager
Mackey Mitchell Architects (TX)
Elizabeth Stemac
Senior Director, Business Development
Satterfield & Pontikes Construction, Inc.
Sam Swinbank
Senior Discipline Manager
Coffman Engineers
Neil Thomas
Deputy Director for Infrastructure Division
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (Infrastructure Division)
Tarek Thomas
Associate Vice President
University of Texas Medical Branch
Susan Turrieta
Managing Director Civil Engineering
Walter P Moore (Austin, TX)
Chelsey Ullrich
Director of Business Development
Kitchell
Cesar Villagran
Senior Facilities Project Inspector
University of Houston
Jennifer Voss
Branch Manager, Operational Programs and Policy
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (Infrastructure Division)
Christopher Wailes
Texas Higher Education Business Development Leader
Stantec (Houston, TX)
Eric Whitlow CCM
Senior Project Manager
Broaddus & Associates (San Antonio)
Justin Winchester
Partner & Managing Director, Collegiate Practice
Kirksey Architecture
Agenda
| May 11 | |
| 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | Registration and Networking |
| 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM |
Welcome, Introductions, and COAA Overview
Speakers: Kiel Hawkins, UTHealth, COAA-TX Chapter President Jay Wesson, Texas State Technical College Cesar Villagran, University of Houston |
| 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM |
Lunch and Opening Keynote
Personal Growth IS Professional Development What organizations need most from their workforce — communication, creativity, and critical thinking — are rarely developed through technical training alone. In this engaging keynote, connect personal growth directly to professional performance, challenging audiences to see transferable human skills as the true drivers of workplace success. Speaker: Wendy Herrmann, Green Table Consulting |
| 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM |
Concurrent Sessions
Constructive Conversations: Building the Skills for Positive, High-Stakes Dialogue Speaker: Wendy Herrmann, Green Table Consulting High Performance Project Teams: Aligning Owners, Architects, and Contractors for Capital Project Success Speaker: Claudio Gutierrez, Valens Project Management |
| 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM |
Is Adaptive Reuse Right for Your Project? Lessons Learned and Best Practices
Across the U.S., adaptive reuse is growing as institutions seek sustainable, cost-effective solutions for expanding needs. Using Central Health’s project, this presentation highlights challenges like code compliance, structural limits, and converting a former Sears into a care center. Speakers: Stephanie McDonald, Central Health Alison Binford, BGK Architects |
| 4:15 PM - 5:45 PM |
Fireside Chat and Happy Hour
Join a celebrity panel of Owners for a fireside chat about their mentor/protege successes and how to succession plan for your organization. Speakers: Dan Miro, UTMB Tarek Thomas, UTMB Patrick Casey, Harris Health Terry Elliott, Harris Health |
| May 12 | |
| 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM | Breakfast and Networking |
| 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM | COAA Cares Join us for a fun activity, as we give back to the community of San Marcos. |
| 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM |
Taming the Small‑Project Pileup
Managing multiple small projects can demand as much effort as a large capital project. This session explores practical strategies for setting budgets, navigating procurement, coordinating with AE teams, and using IDIQ contracts. Case studies highlight balancing scope, timelines, and stakeholder expectations effectively. Speakers: Eric Pate, UT Dallas Amy Holzle, Stantec |
| 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM |
Trauma Informed Design Is Good Design For All Facilities
You may be wondering, what is trauma informed design? This presentation explores the what, why and how. How trauma informed design can help the mission or objective of an organization. The impact it has on space planning, and how it effects the overall budget. Speakers: Angel Gomez, Williamson County Brody Harris, BLGY |
| 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM |
Lunch and Keynote: Augmented Best Practices: How their use can overcome the "last mile" barrier to project success
This session identifies a key barrier to project success and shows how to overcome it using global best practices and AI prompts. Drawing on Bent Flyvbjerg’s research, it explains why weak project charters lead to cost, scope, and schedule issues. It then demonstrates an AI-enabled approach to improve charter development, forecasting, and early decisions. Speaker: Scott Randall, GBMC, LLC |
| 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM | Wrap Up and Closing Remarks |
Thank you to our Symposium Sponsors:
