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COAA Connect Spring 2025
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
at 8:00 AM (EDT)
to Friday, May 9, 2025 at 1:00 PM (EDT)
Westin Pittsburgh
1000 Penn AvenuePittsburgh, PA 15222-3808
United States
Event Details
LODGING NOTICES
The cutoff date for booking discounted rooms at the Westin Pittsburgh is April 15. Rooms remain available WED-THU (May 7-8).
COAA has secured alternate lodging at the same rate at the nearby Courtyard Downtown Pittsburgh. Click HERE to book your room(s).
COAA Connect is a highly unique, Owner-centric gathering of people at all levels of experience with one common trait - they all yearn to deliver better projects and have a more enjoyable experience.
The content is unrivaled, but the "secret sauce" is the general vibe (friendly & warm, yet intense & focused) and the moments and connections that happen outside of session rooms. Attendees appreciate meeting peers from around the country who face similar challenges and relish the opportunity to give back through the COAA Cares initiative.
Sammy Alqasem
Project Manager
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Bryan Anthony
Chief, Environmental Division
Pennsylvania Department of General Services
Pat Arrington
Vice President – East Region
JE Dunn Construction (Atlanta, GA)
Dan Bailinger
President
Chameleon Consulting Corp
Hans Baker
Design Liaison
Pennsylvania Department of General Services
Joe Baldwin
Principal
Opsis Architecture
Tamera Baughman
Project Manager
University of Florida Planning, Design and Construction
Jennifer Beck
Senior Project Manager
Carnegie Mellon University
Shawn M Bell
Business Development Manager
Turner Construction Company (Pittsburgh)
Phil Best
Director of Risk Management
Garbutt Construction Company
Marcus Bliss
Projectmates by Systemates
Michael Blue
The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company (Pittsburgh)
Jessica Bonin
Manager, Membership & Sponsorship
Construction Owners Association of America
Summer Boron
Vice President, Howard S. Wright, a Balfour Beatty company
Howard S. Wright, a Balfour Beatty company
Clive G Bransby
Principal / Dir of Business Development
CCS International Inc (IL)
Michael Brent
Garbutt Construction Company
Pete Brumberg
Stahl Sheaffer Engineering, LLC
Chris Burton
Business Development
Victaulic
Jenell Calloway
Manager, Meetings & Events
Construction Owners Association of America
Lori Campbell
The University of Tennessee
Lucie Castro
Manager, Operations and Administration
Construction Owners Association of America
Megan Chafin
The University of Tennessee
Heather Cline
Solution Consultant
Projectmates by Systemates
Jason Cole
The University of Tennessee
Chris Cooper
Manager of Business Development
PJ Dick
Jon Critelli
Partner
StoneTurn
Asli Darga
Project Manager
Carnegie Mellon University
Darin Dehle
Director, Design and Construction
University of Oregon
Adrian del Rio
Senior Construction Project Manager
Texas State Technical College
Adam DiMenno
Carnegie Mellon University
Denny Dipalma
Kahua, Inc.
Rodney Dobish
AVP & CFO
Duquesne University
Elissa Douglas
Director, Digital Advisory, IT, Development and Data Solutions
Parsons
Ed Doyle
Director, Design and Construction Services
Wayne State University
Cody Edgell
Project Engineer II, Capital Projects
Allegheny County Sanitary Authority
Bryan Emde
Exec Director - Office of Design & Construction
AdventHealth
Steve Emer AIA.
President
Mackey Mitchell Architects (MO)
Jason Fackler
Account Manager
Avicado Construction Technology Services
Angela Fante
Principal
Ballinger Architects and Engineers
Jennifer Feliciano
Contracting Branch Manager
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (Infrastructure Division)
Bill Finley
Project Manager
University of North Carolina - Charlotte
Kevin Ford
CAFM Manager
Carnegie Mellon University
Jason Gebhardt
The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company (MD)
Brian Gillespie
Construction Manager
West Virginia University Facilities Management
John Giovannone
Senior Vice President
The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company (CT)
Julia Gonzalez
Branch Manager, Design/Project Management
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (Infrastructure Division)
Craig Goodwin
Director of Design & Construction Services
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Sandra Graham
Director of Campus Design
Virginia Tech University Design and Construction
William Grip
Higher Education Solutions Leader
MBP (NC)
Jim Groff
Division Vice President
The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
Mark Guida
Director of Design Management
Pennsylvania Department of General Services
Jennifer Hardy
ARCHITECT
Goody Clancy
Monica Hasek
Owner's Representative
University of Oregon
Meredith Hassenrik
Contract Specialist
Carnegie Mellon University
Melanie Heflin
Project Manager
University of Florida Planning, Design and Construction
Rick Herrera
Senior Vice Chancellor & Chief Campus Expansion Officer
Texas State Technical College
Greg Holness
FTI Consulting
Robert Holstead
Sr. Project Manager
Loudoun County Public Schools
Ralph Horgan
Associate Vice President
Carnegie Mellon University
Debbie Hunley
University of Miami
Adam James
West Virginia University Facilities Management
Raphael Johnson
Fort Valley State University
Sangeetha Karthik
Principal
Corgan (GA)
Deanna Keil
ZGF Architects (DC)
Greg Kirk
Deputy Secretary of Capital Programs
Pennsylvania Department of General Services
Brian Kugler
Client Solutions Leader
MBP (NC)
Kelsey Landolt
Kahua, Inc.
Cathy Lane
Sr. Project Manager
The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company (Pittsburgh)
Nicholas Laswell
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab
Ines Llopart
Director
SmithGroup (IL)
Tom Longhi
Principal, Health Sector
Stantec (IL)
Benjamin Luttrell
Director of Design and Construction
The University of Tennessee
Jeff Maeder
Division Vice President
The Whiting-Turner Contracting Group (Cleveland, OH)
Gus Maimis
Vice President
STV (NY)
Brian Markowitz
Partner
Tarter Krinsky & Drogin
Bryan Martucci
Pennsylvania Department of General Services
Jennifer McDowell
Sr. Director of Design & Construction
Carnegie Mellon University
Rob Milne
Stahl Sheaffer Engineering, LLC
Daniel Moskowitz
Director
Avicado Construction Technology Services
Sean Moxley
President
Garbutt Construction Company
Jack Mumma
Executive Director of Construction & Facilities Strategic Acquisitions
University of Maryland, Baltimore
Dan Myers LEED
VP and Project Director
Pepper Construction Company (Chicago, IL)
Lindsay Nichols
Consultant
Avicado Construction Technology Services
Rich O'Donald
Project Manager
Penn State University
Patrick O'Hern
VP Facilities Management
Boston College
Scott Owen
Construction Manager
West Virginia University Facilities Management
Carissa Oyedele
Vice President
Corgan (GA)
Mike Palotas
Vice President / National Higher Education Leader
The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company (DE)
Manasi Parkhi
Project Manager
University of Georgia
Joe Pascarelli
Director of Construction
Loudoun County Public Schools
Jimmy Patel
Group Supervisor - Design and Construction
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab
Julie Patrick
Penn State University
Tyler Payne
Project Manager
Penn State University
Wendy Peacock
Director, Construction Management
Auburn University Facilities Management
Melissa Philen
Assistant Capital Project Manager
Virginia Tech University Design and Construction
Christopher Purdy
Principal
SmithGroup (Detroit, MI)
Brad Reed
Principal
ZGF Architects (DC)
Matthew Rendulic
Director of Real Estate Development
University of Pittsburgh
Bob Reppe
Assistant VP & University Architect
Carnegie Mellon University
John Robinson
Executive Director, Development
Michael Baker International
Fernando Rodriguez
Construction Manager
University of Georgia
Lynn John Rogien
Vice President, Michigan Business Leader
Gilbane Building Co (MI)
Dwayne Rush
Project Manager
Penn State University
Paul Ryan
Partner
StoneTurn
Kristen Schrader
Project Development Manager
Harkins Builders, Inc.
Micah Scott
Senior Project Manager
Holder (Atlanta, GA)
Ann Sekely
Regional Business Development Director
McKim & Creed
Justin Seltzer
Alexander Building Construction (PA)
Mike Sgriccia
Alexander Building Construction (PA)
Sean Sheffler
Associate
LGA Partners
Eric Shudy
Senior Business Development Manager
PULLMAN
Austin Sims
Project Engineer/ Business Development
Building Maintenance Optimization Consultants, Inc. (BMOC)
Ellen Skorpinski
Sr. Project Manager
HGA Architects and Engineers (WI)
Dylan Soller
Design Project Manager
Pennsylvania Department of General Services
Michael Spencer
OnIndus
Andrew Spurlin
Construction Project Manager
Auburn University Facilities Management
Jack Stackalis
Senior Vice President
The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company (Sacramento, CA)
Kevin Steele
Branch Manager, Finance/Administration
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (Infrastructure Division)
Tim Stillwell
Associate Director of Construction
Georgia Southern University
Penny Stump
Carnegie Mellon University
Jill Swensen
Principal/Studio Leader
SmithGroup (Pittsburgh)
Mary Melissa Taddeo
Campus Architect - Planning, Design & Construction
Auburn University Facilities Management
Conrad Talley
Architect
EwingCole (PA)
Christian Temoche
Senior Project Manager
Loudoun County Public Schools
Roger Thies
Barton Associates, Inc.
Clara Thomas
Auburn University Facilities Management
John Thompson
Director of Design and Construction
West Virginia University Facilities Management
Kim Thompson Smith
Principal
VMDO Architects
Rob Tirocchi
Project Executive, Government
Harkins Builders, Inc.
Madison Tuck
Assistant Industry Coordinator
The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company (MD)
Eric Vandenbroucke
Vice President of Healthcare
IMEG (IL)
Dade Vanderwerf
VMDO Architects
Luis Vildostegui
Principal; Education Practice Leader (Philadelphia)
The S/L/A/M Collaborative
Aaron Waller
Executive Director
Sports & Exhibition Authority of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County
Laura Wards
Marketing Director
Projectmates by Systemates
Rick Warhall
Senior Vice President
The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company (CT)
Delaney Waterbury
Project Manager
Lansing Board of Water and Light
Kyle Weisman
HGA
Jesse Wells
Contract Specialist
Penn State University
Doug Wenger
Facilities Project Manager
Penn State University
Sam Werschky
Assistant Vice President Planning, Design & Construction
Cook Children's Health Care System
Kyle White
Project Manager
Virginia Tech University Design and Construction
Andi King Wieczynski
Director of Business Strategy
The Beck Group (Atlanta)
Russell Wilson
Construction Manager
Lansing Board of Water and Light
Josh Witmer
Account Manager
ProjectTeam, Inc.
Arzu Yilmaz
Project Architect OUA
University of Georgia
Joseph Zagorski
Project Manager
Burns Engineering
John V. Zahor
Assistant Vice President for Facilities Management
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
John Zdaniewski
University of North Carolina - Charlotte
Larry Zdinak
Director of Operations, Pittsburgh
Barton Associates, Inc.
Craig Zimmerman
Assistant Director
Pennsylvania Department of General Services
Matt Zinno
The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
