Event Speakers | Science & Engineering Facilities 2026

Nestor Camargo

Process and Facilities Engineer

University of Arkansas

Russell M. Chernoff, Architect AIBC, MAAA

Russell Chernoff

Founding Partner

Chernoff Thompson Architects

Divya Choudhary, PhD

Divya Choudhary

Dean, Bailey College of Engineering and Technology

Indiana State University

Tyler Claypool

Business Development

Garmong Construction

Kelley Cramm, PE, LEED AP BD+C

Kelley Cramm

Mechanical Technical Manager | Associate

Henderson Engineers

Bret Cummock, PE, PMP, DBIA

Bret Cummock

Program Dir, Proj Mgmt & Construction

National Laboratory of the Rockies

Michael J. Davison, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP

Michael Davison

Associate/Laboratory Consultant

Research Facilities Design (RFD)

Tyler Dykes, PE, LEED AP

Tyler Dykes

Principal/Science and Technology Market Leader

Affiliated Engineers (AEI)

Joseph Gibbons

Principal

HGA

Naomi F. Gross, Architect AIBC, AAA, AAPEI, MRAIC, LEED AP

Naomi Gross

Partner

Chernoff Thompson Architects

Steph Guy, P.E., F.AEI, LEED AP

Steph Guy

Principal

Alvine Engineering

Meredith Hayes-Gordon, AIA

Meredith Hayes-Gordon

S+T Market Leader

HGA Architects and Engineers

Andrew Herdeg, FAIA

Andrew Herdeg

Partner

Lake Flato Architects

Punit Jain

Vice President

Cannon Design

Grace Johnson

Client Engagement Manager

Advent

Steven Karl, PE, LEED AP BD+C

Steven Karl

Principal

Vanderweil Engineers

Maey Khaled

Senior Director, Campus Planning & Technical Services

NYU Tandon School od Engineering

Mike Khatib

Senior Associate

Vermeulens, Atlanta

Eugene Kim

Team Lead

Caltech

Thomas E King

Thomas King

Director of Facilities, Cornell Duffield College of Engineering

Cornell University

Benjamin Kroll

Senior Partner / Architect

RDG Planning & Design

Eric Kunnen

Senior Director of IT Innovation and Research

Grand Valley State University

Lindsay Lake-Hefner, AIA, MBA

Lindsay Lake-Hefner

Assistant Director, Institutional Space Planning and Management

Michigan State University

John G. Lewis, Assoc. AIA

John Lewis

Associate Principal/Laboratory Consultant

Research Facilities Design (RFD)

Petar Mattioni, AIA, LEED AP, NCARB

Petar Mattioni

Partner

KSS Architects

Dave F. Meaney

Dave Meaney

Vice Provost for Research and Solomon R. Pollack Professor of Bioengineering

University of Pennsylvania

Nenad Medvidović

Professor and Chair, Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science

University of Southern California

Bruce Molino

Higher Education Strategist, SWBR

SWBR

Erin Mulrooney

Associate Dean for Administration Cornell Duffield College of Engineering

Cornell University

Tim O'Connell, AIA, LEED AP

Tim O'Connell

Director of Science + Technology

HOK

Michael O'Neill

Assistant Director, Campus Planning

NYU Tandon School of Engineering

Dennis Renders, LEED AP BD+C

Dennis Renders

Vice President

The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company

Tim Reynolds, PE

Tim Reynolds

Principal/Higher Education Team

Treanor

Rebecca Ross, AIA

Rebecca Ross

Principal and Senior Project Manager

Stantec

Nick Schulz

Senior Partner / Architect

RDG Planning & Design

David Shaffer, AIA

David Shaffer

Principal / Higher Education Practice Area Leader

RATIO Design

Bob Sherman, PE, LEED AP

Bob Sherman

Principal/Science and Technology Market Leader

Affiliated Engineers (AEI)

Mary Jo Spector, AIA, LEED AP BD+C

Mary Jo Spector

Senior Project Manager - Planning, Design, & Construction

Florida State University

Samir Y. Srouji, AIA, LEED AP

Samir Srouji

Principal

HGA Architects and Engineers

Brian Tucker, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP BC+C

Brian Tucker

Principal & Lead Academic Planner

Stantec

Caleb Tyson, AIA

Caleb Tyson

Principal, Project Architect

WDD Architects

James Vermeulen, LEED AP, PQS

James Vermeulen

Managing Principal

Vermeulens, Boston

William Voulgaris, AIA

William Voulgaris

Principal

NBBJ

Derek Westfall

President

Tradeline, Inc.

Paul Woolford , FAIA, IIDA, LEED AP BD+C

Paul Woolford

Design Principal

HOK