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COAA Connect Spring 2026 | Denver

Wednesday, April 29, 2026 at 8:00 AM (MDT) to Friday, May 1, 2026 at 4:00 PM (MDT)

Embassy Suites by Hilton Denver Downtown Convention Center

1420 Stout Street
Denver, CO 80202
United States

COAA Connect is not your typical industry conference. It’s a one-of-a-kind, Owner-focused event that brings together professionals of all experience levels who share a common goal - delivering better projects and enjoying the journey along the way.

While the content is second to none, the real magic lies in the experience: a welcoming, high-energy atmosphere where meaningful conversations and connections happen both inside and outside the session rooms. Attendees value the chance to engage with peers from across the country who face similar challenges - and to make a difference through the COAA Cares initiative.

 

Credits Price
2026 Full Conference - Owner Member Regular
Owners are individuals employed by an organization that regularly engages in construction activities as the facility Owner or developer. (Organization may be a public entity, such as a local, state, or federal government bodies or agency, or a private enterprise.) Registration Ends 4/5/26 at 11:59 PM MDT
$1,189.00
Credits Price
2026 Full Conference - Owner Org Member Regular
Owners are individuals employed by an organization that regularly engages in construction activities as the facility Owner or developer. (Organization may be a public entity, such as a local, state, or federal government bodies or agency, or a private enterprise.) Registration Ends 4/5/26 at 11:59 PM MDT
$1,189.00
2026 Full Conference - Addl Owner Org Member Reg
Owners are individuals employed by an organization that regularly engages in construction activities as the facility Owner or developer. (Organization may be a public entity, such as a local, state, or federal government bodies or agency, or a private enterprise.) Registration Ends 4/5/26 at 11:59 PM MDT
$899.00
Credits Price
2026 Full Conference - Non-Member Owner Early
Owners are individuals employed by an organization that regularly engages in construction activities as the facility Owner or developer. (Organization may be a public entity, such as a local, state, or federal government bodies or agency, or a private enterprise.) Registration Ended 2/15/26 at 11:59 PM MDT
$1,199.00
2026 Full Conference - Non-Member Owner Regular
Owners are individuals employed by an organization that regularly engages in construction activities as the facility Owner or developer. (Organization may be a public entity, such as a local, state, or federal government bodies or agency, or a private enterprise.) Registration Ends 4/5/26 at 11:59 PM MDT
$1,399.00
2026 Full Conference - Non-Member Owner Late
Owners are individuals employed by an organization that regularly engages in construction activities as the facility Owner or developer. (Organization may be a public entity, such as a local, state, or federal government bodies or agency, or a private enterprise.) Registration Opens 4/6/26 at 12:00 AM MDT
$1,599.00
Credits Price
2026 Full Conference - Associate Member Regular
Associates those who provide products and services to Owners (e.g., builders, designers, consultants, sureties, software companies, attorneys, etc.) Registration Ends 4/5/26 at 11:59 PM MDT
$1,499.00
Credits Price
2026 Full Conference - Non-Mem Associate Regular
Associates those who provide products and services to Owners (e.g., builders, designers, consultants, sureties, software companies, attorneys, etc.) Registration Ends 4/5/26 at 11:59 PM MDT
$1,799.00
Credits Price
2026 EP Non-member Regular
For individuals 35 or younger who are recent college graduates or just entering the construction profession. You may be asked to provide proof of date of birth during the registration process. 

This ticket can be purchased by Emerging Professional Owner OR Associate members. 
Registration Ends 4/5/26 at 11:59 PM MDT
$1,199.00

Product Add-ons

Price
Rockies vs. Braves in Denver View Product $70.00
Albert E. Philips Scholarship Fund View Product $50.00 Suggested Donation
COAA Connect Owner Fund View Product $50.00 Suggested Donation
Sergio Aranda
Sergio Aranda Manager, Customer Optimization Trimble
Tom Argasinski
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Tom Argasinski Assistant Director, Design & Construction Services University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Dennis M Baez
Dennis M Baez SVP-Underwriting Berkley Construction Professional
Kurt Bauer
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Kurt Bauer Program Manager Mile High Flood District
Tamera Baughman
Tamera Baughman Project Manager University of Florida Planning, Design and Construction
John Bechtel
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John Bechtel Assistant Vice President, Design & Construction Penn State University
Daniel Beck
Daniel Beck Director of Sales & Marketing DRMcNatty & Associates, Inc.
Jim Beck
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Jim Beck Sr. Program Manager Allegheny Health Network
Najeeb Behhnam
Najeeb Behhnam Transportation Project Manager City of Charlottesville
Joanna Bennis
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Joanna Bennis Capital Program Controls Manager Dartmouth College
Justin Berry
Justin Berry Senior Project Manager The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company (Gainesville, FL)
Fredrick Boening
Fredrick Boening Manager, Design & Construction Aurora Public Schools
Todd Bofinger
Todd Bofinger VA Office of Construction & Facilities Mgmt U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Jessica Bonin
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Jessica Bonin Manager, Membership & Sponsorship Construction Owners Association of America
Jeff Bonk
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Jeff Bonk Higher Education Development Leader Integrated Design Solutions (Troy, MI)
Joshua Bontrager
Joshua Bontrager Project Manager City of Charlottesville
Sylvia Bowman
Sylvia Bowman Principal CertiFloor
James Braam
James Braam Design Principal HDR Architecture (Denver, CO)
Eric Brooks
Eric Brooks MEP Supervisor Loudoun County Public Schools
Mike Bucher
Mike Bucher Senior Project Architect SmithGroup (Denver)
Eric Burdine
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Eric Burdine Deputy Director of Public Works Carroll County Department of Public Works
Lizzy Burge
Lizzy Burge McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. (Atlanta)
Leslie Burns
Leslie Burns Project Manager City of Charlottesville
Don Bush
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Don Bush Regional Practice Director, Principal HKS Architects (NY, NY)
Jenell Calloway
Jenell Calloway Manager, Meetings & Events Construction Owners Association of America
Chris Camp
Chris Camp Project Manager Aurora Public Schools
Brian Campa
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Brian Campa Principal Cooper Carry, Inc. (Atlanta)
Jim Carroll
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Jim Carroll Vice President Auburn University Facilities Management
Lucie Castro
Lucie Castro Manager, Operations and Administration Construction Owners Association of America
Andrew Chattaway
Andrew Chattaway Managing Director PMA Consultants LLC
Cherie Chenoweth
Cherie Chenoweth Senior Director Facility Programs CTC Consulting Services / DAG
Rachel Collier
Rachel Collier National Director of Business Development Powers Brown Architecture
Brian Cox
Brian Cox Project Manager| Site Operations National Laboratory of the Rockies
Carolina Cudemus
Carolina Cudemus Sr Director Capital Development Yale University
Rita Davis
Rita Davis Aurora Public Schools
Sarah Kathryn Delphin
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Sarah Kathryn Delphin Project Director, Capital Projects MD Anderson Cancer Center
Cameron Deremer
Cameron Deremer Project Manager Dartmouth College
Rodney Dobish
Rodney Dobish AVP & CFO Duquesne University
Nick Dodd
Nick Dodd Associate Director, Design Services Mississippi State University
Katherine Dunklau
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Katherine Dunklau Manager, Design and Construction University of Colorado Boulder
Anthony Durst
Anthony Durst Vice President Preconstruction Adolfson & Peterson Construction (CO)
Bryan Emde
Bryan Emde Exec Director - Office of Design & Construction AdventHealth
Scott Esposito
Scott Esposito Technology Sales Manager Oracle Construction & Engineering
Angela Fante
Angela Fante Principal Ballinger Architects and Engineers
Mark Faul
Mark Faul The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company (Denver)
Eric Feiss
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Eric Feiss Principal GWWO Architects
Howie S. Ferguson
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Howie S. Ferguson Executive Director Construction Owners Association of America
Andre Ferraro
Andre Ferraro Project Manager University of Florida Planning, Design and Construction
Drew Furry
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Drew Furry Director of Strategic Initiatives - Administrative Operations Purdue University
Laura Garrett
Laura Garrett McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. (Atlanta)
John Gellings
John Gellings Director, Field Operations The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company (Denver)
John Giovannone
John Giovannone Senior Vice President The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company (CT)
Jen Givens
Jen Givens Project Manager Stanford University
Michael Goddard
Michael Goddard Deputy Director Public Works City of Charlottesville
Nikolas Gomes
Nikolas Gomes Partner Gessner Engineering
Dean Graham
Dean Graham Gryps
Darrell Hammond
Darrell Hammond Executive Coach Higher Ground
Jason Hanson
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Jason Hanson Construction Coordinator Supervisor State of Wisconsin - Division of Facilities Development
Stewart Harding
Stewart Harding Project Manager City of Charlottesville
Kaylee Haupt
Kaylee Haupt Bureau Chief Carroll County Department of Public Works
Scott Hendrix
Scott Hendrix City of Charlottesville
Lorraine Herrera Bonilla
Lorraine Herrera Bonilla Project Manager Aurora Public Schools
Ian Hilder
Ian Hilder Director of Technical Services Avicado Construction Technology Services (CA)
Nico Hohman
Nico Hohman Assistant Director Georgetown University
Meg Hohnholt
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Meg Hohnholt Assistant Director of Design and Construction University of Colorado Boulder
Nathan Hood
Nathan Hood Project Manager Loudoun County Public Schools
Baleigh Hull
Baleigh Hull Project Manager Auburn University Facilities Management
Jeff Johnson
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Jeff Johnson Senior Vice President, Director of Higher Ed and Workplace Integrated Design Solutions (Troy, MI)
Nicholas Johnson
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Nicholas Johnson Chief Evangelist Kahua, Inc.
Mike Kelley
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Mike Kelley Associate Director of Construction Carnegie Mellon University
Jen Koeppe
Jen Koeppe Director of Planning, Design and Construction Aurora Public Schools
Carina Kraatz
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Carina Kraatz Shareholder Kitch Attorneys & Counselors, PC
Brian Kugler
Brian Kugler Client Solutions Leader MBP (NC)
Anil Kumar
Anil Kumar Project Manager Loudoun County Public Schools
Kevin Lewis
Kevin Lewis Asst Superintendent for Support Services Loudoun County Public Schools
Schiller Liao
Schiller Liao Project Manager University of Texas at Austin
Robert Lingenfelter
Robert Lingenfelter Design and Construction Project Manager Penn State University
Bradley Lockwood
Bradley Lockwood Sr. Principal SmithGroup (Denver)
Jeanette Lopez-Torralba
Jeanette Lopez-Torralba Manager of Education Construction Owners Association of America
Margaret Lucey
Margaret Lucey Managing Director Deloitte
Gus Maimis
Gus Maimis Vice President STV (NY)
Susan Martini
Susan Martini Project Manager Aurora Public Schools
Alec McChesney
Alec McChesney Velocity Advisory Group
Spencer Moore
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Spencer Moore VP & Chief Facilities Officer MD Anderson Cancer Center
Melissa Morea Evola
Melissa Morea Evola Senior Managing Director | Construction Disputes & Advisory Ankura(NY)
Hank Moreman
Hank Moreman Manager, In House Construction Auburn University Facilities Management
Daniel Moskowitz
Daniel Moskowitz Director Avicado Construction Technology Services
Jon Nelson II
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Jon Nelson II Senior Project Manager Southeast Metro Stormwater Authority
Paul O'Keef
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Paul O'Keef Assistant Director, Capital Planning & Construction Radford University
Harrison Omolo
Harrison Omolo Project Manager Aurora Public Schools
Jennifer O'Neill
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Jennifer O'Neill University of Colorado Boulder
Jason Orozco
Jason Orozco Project Manager University of Maryland, Baltimore County
David Pacifici
David Pacifici Senior Vice President Berkley Construction Professional
Mike Palotas
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Mike Palotas Vice President / National Higher Education Leader The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company (DE)
Samir Patel
Samir Patel Associate Vice President, Clinical Infrastructure MD Anderson Cancer Center
Wendy Peacock
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Wendy Peacock Director, Construction Management Auburn University Facilities Management
Kent Postma
Kent Postma Vice President MD Anderson Cancer Center
Joe Powell
Joe Powell Chair University Research Institute
Cheyenne Prisock
Cheyenne Prisock Associate Director of Campus Planning Mississippi State University
Cy Rangel
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Cy Rangel Project Executive Purdue University
RJ Reed
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RJ Reed Vice President The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company (Tampa, FL)
Andrew Reilly
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Andrew Reilly Sr. Director of Engineering and Construction Carnegie Mellon University
Sara Ridenour
Sara Ridenour Principal Ballinger Architects and Engineers
Jack Riekhof
Jack Riekhof Assistant Director, Work Management Mississippi State University
Gina Rossi
Gina Rossi Design & Construction Project Manager Penn State University
Dareen Salama
Dareen Salama CEO Gryps
Carlos Sanchez
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Carlos Sanchez Vice President MBP (Vienna, VA)
Jessica Scharff
Jessica Scharff Deputy Director, Capital Budget & Construction Administration State of Wisconsin - Division of Facilities Development
Scarlett Schmidt
Scarlett Schmidt Senior Project Manager Adolfson & Peterson Construction (CO)
Micah Scott
Micah Scott Senior Project Manager Holder (Atlanta, GA)
Justin Seltzer
Justin Seltzer Alexander Building Construction (PA)
Sally Shumaker
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Sally Shumaker Team Leader/Project Manager/Civil Engineer State of Wisconsin - Division of Facilities Development
Destiny Silva
Destiny Silva Business Development Manager Mackey Mitchell Architects (TX)
David Skuodas
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David Skuodas Design, Construction, and Maintenance Director Mile High Flood District
Sarah T. Smith
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Sarah T. Smith Exec Dir, Design Management Auburn University Facilities Management
Andrew Spurlin
Andrew Spurlin Construction Project Manager Auburn University Facilities Management
Tim Stillwell
Tim Stillwell Garbutt Construction Company
Chad Stirrett
Chad Stirrett Western Michigan University
John M. Stronach
John M. Stronach Principal VHB (VA Beach, VA)
Brandon Strunk
Brandon Strunk Project Manager City of Charlottesville
Caleb Sturm
Caleb Sturm Director - Construction Practice (Claims and Disputes) Berkeley Research Group
Natasha Suarez
Natasha Suarez Project Coordinator Aurora Public Schools
Eric Sullwold
Eric Sullwold Division Vice President The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company (Denver)
John Sween
John Sween Ankura(NY)
Marcene Taylor
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Marcene Taylor President Marcene Taylor Inc.
Clara Thomas
Clara Thomas Auburn University Facilities Management
Madison Tuck
Madison Tuck Industry Coordinator The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company (MD)
Bruce Uhernik
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Bruce Uhernik Engineering Director City and County of Denver
Todd Vandenburg
Todd Vandenburg Senior Associate Corgan (Denver, CO)
Andrea Vera
Andrea Vera U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Renee Verspoor
Renee Verspoor Construction Project Manager Aurora Public Schools
Cesar Villagran
Cesar Villagran Senior Facilities Project Inspector University of Houston
Paul Wember
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Paul Wember CEO Wember Inc
Sam Werschky
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Sam Werschky Assistant Vice President Planning, Design & Construction Cook Children's Health Care System
Andy Woommavovah
Andy Woommavovah Vice President of Facility Management Operations CommonSpirit Health
Doug Workman
Doug Workman General Manager Alexander Building Construction (PA)
Molly Young Trujillo
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Molly Young Trujillo Capital Improvements Program Manager Southeast Metro Stormwater Authority
John V. Zahor
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John V. Zahor Assistant Vice President for Facilities Management University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Tanya Zhuravlev
Tanya Zhuravlev Interior Designer II MSU Planning and Projects Office
5 Other Registered Attendees

URGENT LODGING UPDATE

 

The Embassy Suites Downtown Hotel, our host property for COAA Connect, is SOLD OUT on Tuesday, April 28. Guest rooms remain available for the other conference dates.

To accommodate additional attendees, we have secured an overflow hotel just a short walk away:

The Magnolia Denver, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel by Marriott
818 17th Street
Denver, CO 80202

Rooms are available at our overflow property, and we encourage you to make your reservation as soon as possible.

Book your group rate for COAA Connect Spring 2026

If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact Jenell, jcalloway@coaa.org.

We look forward to seeing you in Denver!