DBIA Announces 2026 Board Leadership to Optimize Design-Build Done Right Nationwide

The Design-Build Institute of America announced its 2026 National Board of Directors leadership and new board members, a slate that reflects the full breadth of today’s Design-Build industry, including Owners, designers, builders, legal experts and federal leaders.

DBIA’s 2026 National Board Executive Committee will provide leadership and oversight for the organization’s strategic priorities:

• Chair: Virginia McAllister, RA, LEED, NCARB, NCIDQ, DBIA; CEO, Iron Horse Architects (Denver, Colo.)
• Vice chair: Shannon Gustine, LEED AP BD+C, DBIA; Regional Vice President, Hensel Phelps (Denver, Colo.)
• Treasurer: Dave Triplett, DBIA; Chief Contracting Officer, Federal Bureau of Investigation (Clarksburg, W.Va.)

DBIA also welcomes the following professionals to its National Board of Directors, bringing deep experience from across the Design-Build ecosystem:

• Brandon Dekker, LEED GA, DBIA; principal and executive director of west region, CannonDesign: A longtime Design-Build advocate, Dekker brings leadership experience across architecture, construction management and legislative advocacy, including advancing progressive Design-Build authorization in California.
• Seema Javeri, PE, PMP, SSBB, CCM, DBIA; major projects team lead, Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation: Javeri brings three decades of transportation leadership at the state and federal levels, overseeing some of the nation’s highest-risk and highest-profile infrastructure projects.
• James Kehoe, DBIA; Vice President, development services, VanTrust Real Estate LLC: With more than 30 years of experience in commercial real estate development, Kehoe contributes owner-side expertise across office, industrial, mixed-use and multifamily projects.
• Charlie Rocheleau, LEED AP, DBIA; regional vice president, Haskell: Rocheleau brings more than 25 years of experience delivering collaborative Design-Build projects, with deep involvement in water, municipal and public-sector markets.
• Holly Streeter-Schaefer, DBIA; attorney, Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company, Inc.: An attorney and former construction engineer, Streeter-Schaefer adds extensive experience in alternative delivery contracting, risk management and dispute resolution for complex Design-Build projects.