Bill Kent started his career with Mortenson in 1987 and he currently serves as a Construction Executive with Mortenson’s operations in the Pacific Northwest. During his tenure with Mortenson, Bill has served in the roles of estimator, field engineer, project manager, and senior project manager on a variety of projects including education, justice and corrections, corporate, and civic, all of which were delivered utilizing some form of integrated delivery. He is currently serving as Immediate Past President of the NW region. Bill received his DBIA Certification in 2004 and he has been teaching the Fundamentals, Principles and Post Award certification classes as a DBIA instructor since 2008. As an adjunct instructor for the University of Washington’s School of the Built Environment, he also teaches an upper level class on integrated design-build project management.

Robynne Thaxton is a Seattle based lawyer and consultant and a leading expert in construction law and alternative procurement both in Washington State and on a national basis.  She is the principal and founder of Thaxton Parkinson PLLC and Progressive Design-Build Consulting, LLC.  In addition to being a DBIA instructor since 2005, Robynne served for seven years on the National DBIA Board of Directors and currently serves as the Chair of the DBIA National Progressive Design-Build Committee.  She is also in the inaugural class of DBIA “Fellows”.   Robynne was a member of the Washington State Capital Projects Advisory Review Board from 2019-2023. Robynne is AV rated by Martindale-Hubble and has been named as a Washington Super Lawyer from 2010 to 2023.  Robynne’s practice primarily focuses on developing design-build procurement and contract documents for public owners.  In addition to traditional design-build projects, she has worked on more than 30 progressive design-build projects worth over $5 billion.  Representative clients include Toronto Transit Commission, Bonneville Power Administration, the Port of Seattle; the Cities of Spokane, Seattle, Tacoma, Portland and Wenatchee; the State of Washington; WSDOT; and Western Washington University.  Robynne received her undergraduate degree from the University of Texas at Austin and her law degree from the University of Colorado, Boulder School of Law.