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.

Owner Member

	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

Member Owner Organization - Group

	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

Owner Non-member

	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

Associate Member

	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

Associate Non-member

	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

Emerging Professional Rates

	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

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

Attendees (144)

Sergio Aranda Manager, Customer Optimization Trimble

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Tom Argasinski Assistant Director, Design & Construction Services University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Dennis M Baez SVP-Underwriting Berkley Construction Professional

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Kurt Bauer Program Manager Mile High Flood District

Tamera Baughman Project Manager University of Florida Planning, Design and Construction

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John Bechtel Assistant Vice President, Design & Construction Penn State University

Daniel Beck Director of Sales & Marketing DRMcNatty & Associates, Inc.

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Jim Beck Sr. Program Manager Allegheny Health Network

Najeeb Behhnam Transportation Project Manager City of Charlottesville

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Joanna Bennis Capital Program Controls Manager Dartmouth College

Justin Berry Senior Project Manager The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company (Gainesville, FL)

Fredrick Boening Manager, Design & Construction Aurora Public Schools

Todd Bofinger VA Office of Construction & Facilities Mgmt U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

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Jessica Bonin Manager, Membership & Sponsorship Construction Owners Association of America

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Jeff Bonk Higher Education Development Leader Integrated Design Solutions (Troy, MI)

Joshua Bontrager Project Manager City of Charlottesville

Sylvia Bowman Principal CertiFloor

James Braam Design Principal HDR Architecture (Denver, CO)

Eric Brooks MEP Supervisor Loudoun County Public Schools

Mike Bucher Senior Project Architect SmithGroup (Denver)

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Eric Burdine Deputy Director of Public Works Carroll County Department of Public Works

Lizzy Burge McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. (Atlanta)

Leslie Burns Project Manager City of Charlottesville

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Don Bush Regional Practice Director, Principal HKS Architects (NY, NY)

Jenell Calloway Manager, Meetings & Events Construction Owners Association of America

Chris Camp Project Manager Aurora Public Schools

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Brian Campa Principal Cooper Carry, Inc. (Atlanta)

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Jim Carroll Vice President Auburn University Facilities Management

Lucie Castro Manager, Operations and Administration Construction Owners Association of America

Andrew Chattaway Managing Director PMA Consultants LLC

Cherie Chenoweth Senior Director Facility Programs CTC Consulting Services / DAG

Rachel Collier National Director of Business Development Powers Brown Architecture

Brian Cox Project Manager| Site Operations National Laboratory of the Rockies

Carolina Cudemus Sr Director Capital Development Yale University

Rita Davis Aurora Public Schools

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

Cameron Deremer Project Manager Dartmouth College

Rodney Dobish AVP & CFO Duquesne University

Nick Dodd Associate Director, Design Services Mississippi State University

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Katherine Dunklau Manager, Design and Construction University of Colorado Boulder

Anthony Durst Vice President Preconstruction Adolfson & Peterson Construction (CO)

Bryan Emde Exec Director - Office of Design & Construction AdventHealth

Scott Esposito Technology Sales Manager Oracle Construction & Engineering

Angela Fante Principal Ballinger Architects and Engineers

Mark Faul The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company (Denver)

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Eric Feiss Principal GWWO Architects

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Howie S. Ferguson Executive Director Construction Owners Association of America

Andre Ferraro Project Manager University of Florida Planning, Design and Construction

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Drew Furry Director of Strategic Initiatives - Administrative Operations Purdue University

Laura Garrett McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. (Atlanta)

John Gellings Director, Field Operations The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company (Denver)

John Giovannone Senior Vice President The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company (CT)

Jen Givens Project Manager Stanford University

Michael Goddard Deputy Director Public Works City of Charlottesville

Nikolas Gomes Partner Gessner Engineering

Dean Graham Gryps

Darrell Hammond Executive Coach Higher Ground

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Jason Hanson Construction Coordinator Supervisor State of Wisconsin - Division of Facilities Development

Stewart Harding Project Manager City of Charlottesville

Kaylee Haupt Bureau Chief Carroll County Department of Public Works

Scott Hendrix City of Charlottesville

Lorraine Herrera Bonilla Project Manager Aurora Public Schools

Ian Hilder Director of Technical Services Avicado Construction Technology Services (CA)

Nico Hohman Assistant Director Georgetown University

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Meg Hohnholt Assistant Director of Design and Construction University of Colorado Boulder

Nathan Hood Project Manager Loudoun County Public Schools

Baleigh Hull Project Manager Auburn University Facilities Management

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Jeff Johnson Senior Vice President, Director of Higher Ed and Workplace Integrated Design Solutions (Troy, MI)

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Nicholas Johnson Chief Evangelist Kahua, Inc.

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Mike Kelley Associate Director of Construction Carnegie Mellon University

Jen Koeppe Director of Planning, Design and Construction Aurora Public Schools

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Carina Kraatz Shareholder Kitch Attorneys & Counselors, PC

Brian Kugler Client Solutions Leader MBP (NC)

Anil Kumar Project Manager Loudoun County Public Schools

Kevin Lewis Asst Superintendent for Support Services Loudoun County Public Schools

Schiller Liao Project Manager University of Texas at Austin

Robert Lingenfelter Design and Construction Project Manager Penn State University

Bradley Lockwood Sr. Principal SmithGroup (Denver)

Jeanette Lopez-Torralba Manager of Education Construction Owners Association of America

Margaret Lucey Managing Director Deloitte

Gus Maimis Vice President STV (NY)

Susan Martini Project Manager Aurora Public Schools

Alec McChesney Velocity Advisory Group

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Spencer Moore VP & Chief Facilities Officer MD Anderson Cancer Center

Melissa Morea Evola Senior Managing Director | Construction Disputes & Advisory Ankura(NY)

Hank Moreman Manager, In House Construction Auburn University Facilities Management

Daniel Moskowitz Director Avicado Construction Technology Services

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Jon Nelson II Senior Project Manager Southeast Metro Stormwater Authority

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Paul O'Keef Assistant Director, Capital Planning & Construction Radford University

Harrison Omolo Project Manager Aurora Public Schools

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Jennifer O'Neill University of Colorado Boulder

Jason Orozco Project Manager University of Maryland, Baltimore County

David Pacifici Senior Vice President Berkley Construction Professional

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Mike Palotas Vice President / National Higher Education Leader The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company (DE)

Samir Patel Associate Vice President, Clinical Infrastructure MD Anderson Cancer Center

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Wendy Peacock Director, Construction Management Auburn University Facilities Management

Kent Postma Vice President MD Anderson Cancer Center

Joe Powell Chair University Research Institute

Cheyenne Prisock Associate Director of Campus Planning Mississippi State University

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Cy Rangel Project Executive Purdue University

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RJ Reed Vice President The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company (Tampa, FL)

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Andrew Reilly Sr. Director of Engineering and Construction Carnegie Mellon University

Sara Ridenour Principal Ballinger Architects and Engineers

Jack Riekhof Assistant Director, Work Management Mississippi State University

Gina Rossi Design & Construction Project Manager Penn State University

Dareen Salama CEO Gryps

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Carlos Sanchez Vice President MBP (Vienna, VA)

Jessica Scharff Deputy Director, Capital Budget & Construction Administration State of Wisconsin - Division of Facilities Development

Scarlett Schmidt Senior Project Manager Adolfson & Peterson Construction (CO)

Micah Scott Senior Project Manager Holder (Atlanta, GA)

Justin Seltzer Alexander Building Construction (PA)

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Sally Shumaker Team Leader/Project Manager/Civil Engineer State of Wisconsin - Division of Facilities Development

Destiny Silva Business Development Manager Mackey Mitchell Architects (TX)

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David Skuodas Design, Construction, and Maintenance Director Mile High Flood District

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Sarah T. Smith Exec Dir, Design Management Auburn University Facilities Management

Andrew Spurlin Construction Project Manager Auburn University Facilities Management

Tim Stillwell Garbutt Construction Company

Chad Stirrett Western Michigan University

John M. Stronach Principal VHB (VA Beach, VA)

Brandon Strunk Project Manager City of Charlottesville

Caleb Sturm Director - Construction Practice (Claims and Disputes) Berkeley Research Group

Natasha Suarez Project Coordinator Aurora Public Schools

Eric Sullwold Division Vice President The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company (Denver)

John Sween Ankura(NY)

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Marcene Taylor President Marcene Taylor Inc.

Clara Thomas Auburn University Facilities Management

Madison Tuck Industry Coordinator The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company (MD)

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Bruce Uhernik Engineering Director City and County of Denver

Todd Vandenburg Senior Associate Corgan (Denver, CO)

Andrea Vera U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Renee Verspoor Construction Project Manager Aurora Public Schools

Cesar Villagran Senior Facilities Project Inspector University of Houston

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Paul Wember CEO Wember Inc

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Sam Werschky Assistant Vice President Planning, Design & Construction Cook Children's Health Care System

Andy Woommavovah Vice President of Facility Management Operations CommonSpirit Health

Doug Workman General Manager Alexander Building Construction (PA)

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Molly Young Trujillo Capital Improvements Program Manager Southeast Metro Stormwater Authority

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John V. Zahor Assistant Vice President for Facilities Management University of Maryland, Baltimore County

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!

COAA Connect Spring 2026 | Denver

Owner Member

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Owner Non-member

Associate Member

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Emerging Professional Rates

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