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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
The COAA-TX chapter is excited to host its Spring Symposium at the Embassy Suites in San Marcos, which promises to be a must-attend for all Owners and Associates.
This year's theme is
"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 |
Jennie Berger
Marketing Specialist, BD
Coffman Engineers
Roger Berry
Operations Manager
SpawGlass (Houston, TX)
Charles Blue
Branch Manager, Field Operations
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (Infrastructure Division)
Arlis Brodie
Vice President of Business Development
Telios
Michael Browning
Division Vice President
The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company (Houston, TX)
Will Carroll
Business Development Manager
Satterfield & Pontikes Construction, Inc.
Sunnie Channel
Chamberlin Roofing and Waterproofing
Bobby Copelin
Construction Project Manager
Texas State Technical College
Peter de la Mora
Director of Business Development
HDR (Houston, TX)
Adrian del Rio
Senior Construction Project Manager
Texas State Technical College
Scott Evans
Director of Business Development
Hoar Construction, LLC (Houston, TX)
Jennifer Feliciano
Contracting Branch Manager
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (Infrastructure Division)
Reg Francois
Project Executive
ECBuild (TX)
Craig Glenn
Project Executive
Hoar Construction, LLC (Houston, TX)
Allen Grammer
Baird, Hampton & Brown
Brian Hancock
Director of Technology
Telios
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)
Stevi Johnson
Project Manager
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Michael Knickerbocker
Senior Project Manager
ECBuild (TX)
Melanie Laird
Chief Strategy Officer
Field Control Analytics (TX)
Erin Machac
Principal
Treanor (TX)
Joshua Ndegwa
Budget Analyst
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (Infrastructure Division)
Erika Passailaigue
Datum Engineers
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
Casey Red
Business Development Lead
Paradigm Construction
Steve Risser
Vice President, Business Development
Cumming Group (CA)
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)
Destiny Silva
Business Development Manager
Mackey Mitchell Architects (TX)
Elizabeth Stemac
Senior Director, Business Development
Satterfield & Pontikes Construction, Inc.
Sam Swinbank
Coffman Engineers
Neil Thomas
Deputy Director for Infrastructure Division
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (Infrastructure Division)
Susan Turrieta
Managing Director Civil Engineering
Walter P Moore (Austin, TX)
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)
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 Hermann, Green Table Consulting |
| 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM |
Concurrent Sessions
Constructive Conversations: Building the Skills for Positive, High-Stakes Dialogue Speaker: Wendy Hermann, Green Table Consulting High Performance Project Teams: Aligning Owners, Architects, and Contractors for Capital Project Success Speaker: Claudio Guiterrez, Valens Project Management |
| 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM |
Healthcare Case Study on Adaptive Reuse
Speakers and session description to be announced. |
| 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 to be announced. |
| 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
Higher education case study on small but mighty projects. Speakers and session description to be announced. |
| 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM | Municipality Case study on Trauma Informed Design Speakers and session description to be announced. |
| 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM |
Lunch and Keynote
Augmented Best Practices: How their use can overcome the "last mile" barrier to project success. Speaker: Scott Randall, GBMC, LLC |
| 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM | Wrap Up and Closing Remarks |
Interested in sponsor the Symposium?
Sponsorship is available and includes:
- Recognition on event web page
- Logo in all event eblasts and other promotional event materials
- Onsite recognition at COAA-TX Spring Symposium
- Half (1/2) off registration for the Spring Symposium ONLY
Use this link to purchase: Symposium Only Sponsorship Available Here!
Thank you to our Symposium Sponsors:
