2025 COAA-TX Owners Forum - TAMU RELLIS CAMPUS

Thursday, January 30, 2025

9:00 AM - 3:45 PM (CST)

TAMU RELLIS Campus - Center for Infrastructure Renewal (CIR) Building - Rooms 1107/1108

1041 Rellis Parkway
Bryan, TX 77807
United States

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Event Details

Kick off 2025 with the Texas chapter of the Construction Owners Association of America for an exclusive and FREE OWNERS-ONLY forum. Hear from your peers about their challenges & successes and share your own. Stay after the forum for a tour of the Center for Infrastructure Renewal (CIR) on the RELLIS Campus. This forum is for Owner Members and Owner Non-Members only. COAA-TX will have other events in 2025 to include Associates. 5 AIA LUs

Walk-ins are not allowed at this event, as there is a capacity limit.

Attendees (59)

David Bess Assistant VP Planning and Construction, University Architect Baylor University

Mandy Billiott Project Control Manager University of Texas Medical Branch

Bryce Burkett Director, Real Estate Services Project Management Baylor Scott & White Health

Dale Butler Senior Director of Facilities Management Williamson County (TX)

Carlos Cabrera Senior Facilities Construction Project Manager UTHealth Houston

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Cody Christian Sr. Project Manager MD Anderson Cancer Center

Yasheka Clark Sr Facilities Project Manager MD Anderson Cancer Center

Gina Cordeiro Project Manager City of Round Rock

Thomas Crockett Project Manager II Williamson County (TX)

Jon Brett Cumpton Director at FP&C Texas A&M University System, Office of Facilities Planning & Construction

Joshua Davila Sr. Category Manager Lower Colorado River Authority

Adrian del Rio Senior Construction Project Manager Texas State Technical College

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Sarah Kathryn Delphin Project Director, Capital Projects MD Anderson Cancer Center

JD Dethrow Project Manager Baylor University

Dia Douget Project Manager Project Control (Houston, TX)

Brandon Drayden Lower Colorado River Authority

Randy English MD Anderson Cancer Center

Mauricio Gomez Construction Project Manager Texas State Technical College

Jose Gonzalez Project Management MD Anderson Cancer Center

Laura Guillory Director, Supply Chain Lower Colorado River Authority

Dustin Harrison Building Construction Superintendent City of Round Rock

Gaby Harthcock Commercial Contracts Manager Lower Colorado River Authority

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Cynthia Harvey-Brown Director of Marketing & Business Development Energy Architecture

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Kiel Hawkins Senior Project Manager UTHealth Houston

Matthew Henley PE Area Manager Texas A&M University System, Office of Facilities Planning & Construction

Blaine Henning Project Director MD Anderson Cancer Center

Bobby Henrichsen Sr. Project Manager MD Anderson Cancer Center

Christie Hermes Sr. Project Manager University of Texas Medical Branch

Sean Hernandez Supply Chain Analyst Lower Colorado River Authority

Rick Herrera Senior Vice Chancellor & Chief Campus Expansion Officer Texas State Technical College

Allie Jones Assistant Director of Facilities Planning and Development Texas Children's Hospital

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Leonard LaComb Principal Facilities Project Manager UTMB Health

Peter Maass Director of Capital Projects Administration Texas State University System

Brett McCully Texas A&M University System, Office of Facilities Planning & Construction

Alma McLemore MD Anderson Cancer Center

Donald Montgomery CCM Project Manager IV Texas A&M University System, Office of Facilities Planning & Construction

Daryl Mutz Project Manager Williamson County (TX)

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Kurt Neubek FAIA Principal / Senior Director Page Southerland Page

Carolina Ocana Category Manager Lead Lower Colorado River Authority

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Angie O'Flaherty Business Development Manager Walter P Moore (Houston, TX)

Angelica Olivos Sr. Project Manager – Activation & Transition Management MD Anderson Cancer Center

Ozkan Ozcelik Facilities Project Manager MD Anderson Cancer Center

Jennifer Puccetti Principal Facilities Project Manager University of Texas Medical Branch

Akila Raman Senior Project Manager MD Anderson Cancer Center

Melissa Sanchez Sr. Project Manager – Activation & Transition Management MD Anderson Cancer Center

Peter Schmid RA Director, A&M System OFPC Texas A&M University System, Office of Facilities Planning & Construction

Thomas Shewan Director of Engineering Services MD Anderson Cancer Center

Kelly Sweetin Sr. Category Manager Lower Colorado River Authority

Andy Tandon GM & VP Turner Construction Company (TX)

Tarek Thomas Associate Vice President University of Texas Medical Branch

Hunter VanSchoubroek Project Manager MD Anderson Cancer Center

Cesar Villagran Senior Facilities Project Inspector University of Houston

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Jay Wesson Senior Vice President Texas State Technical College

Stephanie White Project Manager University of Texas Medical Branch

Vince Yauger Assistant Vice President - Engineering, Construction & Planning The University of Texas at Dallas, Facilities Management

Alex Young Salas O'Brien (Houston)

Logan Young Project Manager II Lower Colorado River Authority

2 Other Registered Attendees

Agenda

January 30
9:00 AM - 9:25 AM	Networking, Breakfast and Registration
9:25 AM - 9:45 AM	Welcome by COAA and TAMU RELLIS Host
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM	Presentation 1: A Dialogue with Texas A&M System Leaders: Addressing the Changing Dynamics of Today’s Design & Construction Market In this Q&A dialogue, leaders from TAMU will share insights about business opportunities, technologies and methodologies the System has been exploring to manage change, maintain talent, & make improvements in the way they deliver capital projects. Speakers: Brett McCully, Chief Facilities Officer, Texas A&M University System Matt Henley, Executive Director, Facilities Planning & Construction, Texas A&M University System
10:45 AM - 11:00 AM	Break
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM	Presentation 2: Lean Construction Institute - Lean for Owners Hear two panelists from the Lean Construction Institute provide a more in-depth look at Lean construction strategies and benefits to Owners. Learn how Texas Children’s Hospital utilized Lean to deliver the North Austin Campus. Speakers: Allie Jones, Assistant Director of Facilities Planning and Development, Texas Children's Hospital Kurt Neubek, Senior Director, Page Alex Young, Salas O'Brien
12:00 PM - 12:40 PM	Break and Grab Lunch
12:40 PM - 1:40 PM	Lunch and Owners Roundtable This unstructured discussion allows for professional-to-professional sharing of challenges, best practices, and lessons learned. Owners will gain insight from other regarding project delivery lessons learned, discuss specific project management challenges and successes, and learn from peers.
1:40 PM - 2:00 PM	Break
2:00 PM - 3:45 PM	Tour the RELLIS Campus and the CIR Building End the day with a bus tour of the TAMU RELLIS campus, and a tour of the CIR, an engineering research and testing facility with interdisciplinary research labs and offices aimed at making infrastructure smarter, more resilient, and longer lasting. It features the largest strong wall/strong floor high-bay testing facility in the state.