Schedule of Events | 2023

Monday, June 12, 2023

Registration 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM

3:30 PM – 5:30 PM

Federal Law & Regulation Workshop

Salon IIIA

Buy American/Build America and Bid Protests 101. Led by Howard Roth and Jake Scott

Wage and Hour Laws and increased Department of Labor scrutiny over contractor violations. Led by Brian Wood and Sarah Carpenter

Regulatory Updates. Led by Scott Walters, Bob Chambers, and Alex Gorelik.

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5:30 PM – 6:30 PM

Welcome Reception

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Tuesday, June 13, 2023

Registration 6:30 AM – 4:00 PM

6:30 AM – 7:30 AM

Breakfast

Salon I

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7:30 AM – 8:30 AM

Legislative & Regulatory: An Update on Construction Legislation

Salon II

Jimmy Christianson
Vice President, Government Relations

Jordan Howard
Counsel, Federal Construction & Regulatory Affairs

Kevin Cannon
Senior Director, Safety and Health Service

Claiborne Guy
Director, Employment Policy and Practices

8:30 AM – 8:45 AM

Break

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8:45 AM – 10:30 AM

Concurrent Sessions

Natural Resources Conservation Service & Bureau of Reclamation

Agenda – NRCS

Agenda – BOR

Salon III 

Noller Herbert
Director of Conservation Engineering

Ralph Smith
Chief (Acting), Watersheds Branch

Arthur (Arde) Ramthun, P.E.
National Construction Engineer

Danny Golden
Supervisor Contract Specialist

Jesse Wilson
SCE

Mathew Maucieri
Assistant Deputy Commissioner for Operations

Travis D. Yonts
Management Analyst

Jeff Lucero
Deputy Chief of Staff

General Services Admission

Agenda – GSA

Salon II

Commissioner Nina Albert
Commissioner, Public Buildings Service
General Services Administration

Jennifer Groman
Assistant Commissioner, Office of Project Delivery
General Services Administration

Julia De Rosi
Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Office of Project Delivery
General Services Administration

Tracy Marcinowski
Assistant Commissioner, Office of Acquisition Management
General Services Administration

Chad Gilchrist
Assistant Commissioner, Office of Portfolio Management and Customer Engagement
General Services Administration

Charles Hardy
PBS, Chief Architect (Acting), Office of the Chief Architect
General Services Administration

Flavio Peres
Assistant Commissioner, Office of Real Property Disposition
General Services Administration

John Thomas
Assistant Commissioner
General Services Administration

Courtney Springer
PBS, Assistant Commissioner (Acting), Office of Facilities Management
General Services Administration

Crofton Whitfield
PBS, Assistant Commissioner, Office of Leasing
General Services Administration

Syretta Dyson
Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
General Services Administration

10:30 AM – 10:45 AM

Break

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10:45 AM – 11:45 AM

Concurrent Sessions

US Department of State: Bureau of Overseas Building Operations

Agenda – OBO

Salon III

Tracy Thomas
Managing Director for Construction, Facility & Security Management
Overseas Buildings Operations

Curtis Clay
Director of Architecture

Roman Tellez
Office Director, Office of Construction Management

Jillian Savage
Contracting Officer, Facilities, Design & Construction Branch Chief, Office of Acquisitions Management, Bureau of Administration

Department of Veterans Affairs

Agenda – VA

Salon II

Michael D. Brennan, Ph.D., AIA, NCARB
Executive Director, Office of Construction and Facilities Management

Brian T. Melewski
Director, Capital Asset Management (CAM)

Zebulon Fox
Associate Executive Director, Office of Facilities Acquisition

Ross Davidson
Associate Executive Director, Office of Facilities Planning

John Thomas
Associate Executive Director, Office of Real Property

11:45 AM – 1:00 PM

Networking Lunch

Salon I

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1:00 PM- 3:30 PM

Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command

Agenda – NAVFAC

Salon II

Rear Admiral Dean VanderLey
Commander and Chief of Civil Engineers
Naval Facilities Engineering Command

Cindy Readal
Assistant Commander for Acquisition
Naval Facilities Engineering Command

Dave Curfman
Chief Engineer & Director, Capital Improvements
Naval Facilities Engineering Command

Kimberly Armstrong
Senior Construction Engineer
Naval Facilities Engineering Command

Herman Pablo
Construction Product Line Leader, Capital Improvements
Naval Facilities Engineering Command

Tim Bayse
Senior Construction Engineer
Naval Facilities Engineering Command

Allison Silver
Senior Contracting Officer
Naval Facilities Engineering Command

Bianca Henderson
Director, Small Business Programs
Naval Facilities Engineering Command

2:00 PM – 2:15 PM

Break

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2:15 PM – 3:30 PM

Small Business Session

Agenda – Small Business

Salon III

Sam Le
Director of Policy Planning and Liaison
U.S. Small Business Administration

Judith Stackhouse – Jordan
Director – Small Business Advocacy & Engagement Division – West
Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
General Services Administration

Valerie B. Oliver
Acting Director, Office of Small Business Programs
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Capitol Hill Reception

AGC Townhouse

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Wednesday, June 14, 2023

Registration 7:00 AM – 3:00 PM

7:00 AM – 8:00 AM

Breakfast

Salon I

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8:00 AM – 8:30 AM

Army Corps Introductory Speaker

Salon II

Major General William (Butch) H. Graham
Deputy Chief of Engineers and Deputy Commanding General
US Army Corps of Engineers

8:30 AM – 11:20 AM

Army Corps of Engineers: Military Construction & Civil Works

Agenda – USACE Military Construction & Civil Works

Salon II

Dr. Christine T. Altendorf
Director, Military Programs
US Army Corps of Engineers

Eddie Belk
Director, Civil Works
US Army Corps of Engineers

Pete Perez
Chief, Engineering and Construction Division
US Army Corps of Engineers

Drew White
Chief, Installation Readiness Division
US Army Corps of Engineers

Tambour Eller
Chief, Interagency and International Services
US Army Corps of Engineers

Theodore “Tab” Brown
Chief, Programs Integration Division
US Army Corps of Engineers

Stacey K. Hirata, P.E.
Chief, Military Programs Integration Division
US Army Corps of Engineers

10:00 AM – 10:15 AM

Break

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10:15 AM – 11:20 AM

International Construction Forum

Agenda – International Construction

Salon III

Timothy Sullivan, Ph.D., P.E., GS-15, DAF
Director, Facilities Engineering
Air Force Civil Engineer Center

Christopher Gatz
Chief, Interagency and International Services Branch
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Tim Bayse
Senior Construction Engineer
Naval Facilities Engineering Command

11:30 AM – 1:00 PM

Lunch Presentation (presentation begins at 11:45 AM)

Salon I

NDAA Section 822 & Alternative Solutions to Mitigate the Risks of Inflation

Reggie Jones
Partner
Chair of the firm’s Federal Government Contracts & Procurement Practice Group
Fox Rothschild LLP

Shea De Lutis
Treasurer, AGC of America

Matthew Ferguson
Chair, AGC NAVFAC Committee

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1:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Army Corps of Engineers: Contracting & Safety Issues

Agenda – USACE Safety Meeting

Salon II

Mark Atkins
Chief, Safety and Occupational Health
US Army Corps of Engineers

1:30 PM – 3:00 PM

Defense Agencies Joint Session: NAVFAC & USACE

Agenda – Defense Agencies Joint Session

Salon II

Pete Perez
Chief, Engineering and Construction Division
US Army Corps of Engineers

Kenny Simmons
Chief, Construction
US Army Corps of Engineers

Liz Walker
Acting Director, Contracting
US Army Corps of Engineers

Allison Silver
Senior Contracting Officer
Naval Facilities Engineering Command

Cindy Readal
Assistant Commander for Acquisition
Naval Facilities Engineering Command

Kimberly Armstrong
Senior Construction Engineer
Naval Facilities Engineering Command

Herman Pablo
Construction Product Line Leader, Capital Improvements
Naval Facilities Engineering Command

Tim Bayse
Senior Construction Engineer
Naval Facilities Engineering Command

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