Dana Pomeroy, AIA, DBIA, LEED AP is the National Director of Design-Build for The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company (WT) and current DBIA National board member.  Dana has more than 39 years’ experience working on complex projects, implementing advanced delivery methods for public and private owners, worldwide.  His focus is building and working with multiple Integrated Design-Build project teams nationwide to employ WT’s Design-Build best practices, along with DBIA’s resources, to achieve innovative facilities for clients.

Lee Slade is a 44-year veteran of high-level project design and delivery. After developing his career as a hands-on project manager for international engineering  consultancy Walter P Moore, he broadened his focus and for 20 years led their Structures Group, leading its growth and addition of multiple new services including Design-Build parking, enclosure engineering, secure design, and specialized construction engineering.  Under his leadership Walter P Moore was named the top U.S. Structural Engineering Firm to Work For three consecutive years. Walter P Moore is a leader in collaborative design build. The firm’s innovative digital workflow capabilities helped earn the Dove Building in Miramar, FL the 2015 DBIA Project of the Year.  Walter P Moore’s highly innovative design of the new Air Traffic Control Center at San Francisco International Airport were key to that sophisticated Design-Build project earning the Grand Conceptor Award as ACEC’s Top National Engineering project in 2016.  He currently has a key leadership role on one of the largest P3 airport projects in the United States. Lee is a recognized leader in the design and management of major sports projects, especially retractable roof stadiums, and he has had a key role in the successful delivery of numerous venues delivered by alternative delivery, including Houston’s Minute Maid Park; Phoenix’s State Farm Stadium; Daytona Rising, the $400M reconstruction of Daytona International Speedway; and SoFi Stadium, which recently opened in Inglewood, CA.

Rachel John is a New York City-based attorney at the law firm of Zetlin & De Chiara. She represents owners, developers, design professionals and other members of the construction community on general business, transactional and litigation matters. She has significant experience navigating contract, procurement and project management issues on large public construction projects and in reviewing and drafting professional service and construction agreements, including for alternative delivery models such as design-build. Her experience also includes bid protests and other disqualification appeals in procurement, grant funding compliance (e.g., FHWA, HUD, FEMA), dispute resolution, construction claims, surety and insurance issues, and representing clients in city, state and federal courts and administrative proceedings.

Ms. John served as in-house counsel at the New York City Department of Design and Construction where she worked on several of the agency's largest and most complex projects, valued in the hundreds of millions to multi-billion-dollar range. When New York State authorized New York City to utilize design-build project delivery under the Rikers Island Jail Complex Replacement Act and New York City Public Works Investment Act, Ms. John was integral to the establishment of the agency's design-build program and form of agreement.

Zetlin & De Chiara LLP, one of the country's leading law firms, focuses its practice on all aspects of construction law and the built environment. The firm provides sophisticated legal and business counsel to real estate owners, developers, financial institutions, owner's representatives, design professionals, construction managers and contractors.

MollyA. Jones, AIA is an Oklahoma and Arkansas Architect, NCARB certificate holder,LEED® Accredited Professional, Green Globes Professional, Guiding PrinciplesCompliance Professional, and DBIA Professional with over 30 years of experiencein the design and construction industry. Ms. Jones’ passion is sustainabledesign and construction. She founded Jones Design Studio, PLLC (JDS) to assistOwners in building beautiful, sustainable, regenerative projects.

Jennifer leads Gilbane’s design-build program, working with project teams across the company to deliver a seamless project experience for Gilbane’s clients.  Jennifer has delivered nearly $2 billion of projects over her 28-year career; she has spent 20 of those years performing design-build work.   She has a civil engineering degree from the University of Michigan and an MBA from Wayne State University.  She is DBIA Certified, a Professional Engineer and LEED Accredited Professional.

Mr. Whitaker is an architect and lifelong design-build advocate, influencer, and educator. He is nationwide speaker and published author. Mr. Whitaker has served in executive leadership roles in both design and construction firms. Based in Dallas, Texas, he currently leads the government practice and all things alternative project delivery at one of the nation’s largest architectural firms, HKS, Inc. Extraordinarily rare, he was elected a Fellow of both AIA and DBIA in 2018. For DBIA, he currently serves as the Chancellor of the College of Fellows, serves as the Chair of the Federal Markets Committee, serves as member of the National Development Board, and serves as liaison to the P3 Committee. Previously, he served on DBIA’s national Board of Directors and was its Chairman in 2014. For AIA, he has served in national roles in its Federal Architects Task Group (FATG) and Project Delivery Knowledge Community (PDKC). Today, he also serves on the board of directors of the Construction Industry Round Table (CIRT). Mr. Whitaker lives in North Carolina.

Virginia started Iron Horse Architects to foster a design philosophy that moves beyond traditional sustainability and creates design solutions that incorporate sustainability, adaptability and longevity. Her expansive repertoire includes design for projects in varying levels of government, along with her work in the markets of transportation, aviation, science and technology, and hospitality. She is enthusiastic about the practice of architecture and embraces technology.

Andrew Meyers PE, DBIA, LEED AP is a Senior Engineering Manager specializing in power solutions and modular delivery for M.C. Dean. Andrew has worked exclusively with the Design-Build project delivery method for the vast majority of his 20-year career, including projects in the healthcare, manufacturing, data center, utility, and transportation sectors. He has a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Duke University and is the current board president of the DBIA Mid-Atlantic Region.

Tom Foley currently manages the overall direction of New York City’s Department of Design & Construction (DDC) Public Buildings Division, supported by almost 450 executives, managerial, professional and administrative staff with over 711 active projects, serving 26 client agencies with portfolios valued at over $10 billion dollars. He is responsible for the management of the design & construction of the Public Buildings Capital Program including Civic, Uniform Structures and Project Controls such as Cultural Institutions, Libraries, Public Safety, Health & Human Services within the City’s five (5) Boroughs. Tom has guided DDC towards an integrated design-build project delivery approach with an emphasis on Design-Build Done Right® for New York City’s DB projects.

Adrian Bastianelli is Of Counsel at Peckar & Abramson in Washington, DC. He serves as an ADR neutral. He is a Fellow of the American College of Construction Lawyers and past Chair of the ABA Forum on Construction Law. He is co-editor of Construction ADR and was editor of The Construction Lawyer and Journal of the American College of Construction Lawyers. He received his BSCE from Purdue University and JD from the University of Louisville.