DBIA Announces 2026 National Board of Directors and Executive Committee

New Members Convey Expertise Throughout the Design-Construct Lifecycle

DBIA additionally welcomed 5 professionals elected to the Nationwide Board of Administrators, every bringing hands-on expertise from completely different factors within the design-build course of, from planning and procurement to supply and threat administration.

Brandon Dekker, LEED GA, DBIA, Principal and Govt Director of the West Area at CannonDesign, provides expertise spanning structure, building administration and legislative advocacy, together with efforts to broaden design-build authorization in California.

Seema Javeri, PE, PMP, SSBB, CCM, DBIA, Main Initiatives Crew Lead on the Federal Freeway Administration, US Division of Transportation, brings greater than 30 years of transportation management overseeing complicated, high-risk infrastructure initiatives at each the state and federal ranges.

James Kehoe, DBIA, Vice President of Growth Companies at VanTrust Actual Property LLC, contributes greater than three a long time of Proprietor-side expertise delivering workplace, industrial, mixed-use and multifamily developments.

Charlie Rocheleau, LEED AP, DBIA, Regional Vice President at Haskell, brings over 25 years of expertise delivering collaborative design-build initiatives, with a robust deal with water, municipal and public-sector markets.

Holly Streeter-Schaefer, DBIA, Lawyer at Burns & McDonnell Engineering Firm, Inc., provides a uncommon mix of authorized and engineering experience, with deep expertise in various supply contracting, threat allocation and dispute decision on complicated design-build initiatives.

Board Centered on Outcomes, Finest Practices and Proprietor Success

“Design-build continues to broaden as a result of it delivers higher outcomes for Homeowners and communities,” mentioned Lisa Washington, CAE, Govt Director and CEO of DBIA. “This Board displays the realities of in the present day’s trade: more and more complicated initiatives, better collaboration throughout sectors and a rising want for clear finest practices. Their collective expertise will assist guarantee design-build continues to evolve responsibly and successfully.”

As design-build approaches almost half of all US building spending, DBIA’s Nationwide Board of Administrators performs a central function in shaping how collaborative supply is utilized within the discipline. The Board gives strategic route for trade requirements, helps Proprietor success and ensures DBIA’s training, instruments and advocacy preserve tempo with rising demand for design-build mission supply.