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 Summer 2026 Conference Agenda

 Architectural Showcase Award Winners

Monday, June 29th

EFIS and Forms for K-12 and Colleges

Violet Brown, Martha Chauncey, Courtney Carlos & Rick Vermillion – Florida Department of Education

How to Use Readily Available AI and Digital Tools to Improve Delivery

Cassidy Mullen, Michael Carter & Jarvis Aldridge – STV

Mapping the Future: Leveraging GIS for School Concurrency and Growth Monitoring in Polk County

Joshua McLemore & Malissa Celestine – Polk County School District

PIVOT: Creating Spaces that Unleash Human Intelligence

Keynote Speaker: Ravi Hutheesing, Human Centered Futurist and Author

Top Five Site Surprises

Rick Baldocchi and Mike Kerns – AVCON, INC.

FCAs Are Just the Beginning

Bill Roth – Roth IAMS

Protecting Your Investment: Maintaining and Managing Athletic Facilities

Peter Spanos – Gale Associates, Inc.

Owner Direct Purchase (ODP) for K-12 Projects; Sharing Best Practices That Help Deliver Results

Jonathan Wilkes – Scorpio
Lisa Shoaf – Sumter County School District
Dave Assumpcao – Marion County Public Schools

Tuesday, June 30th

The Visual Language of Fractals: Integrating Fractal-Based Design for Stress Reduction

Tracy Cook and Jerry Caito – Mohawk Group

FISH and Ed Plant Survey for K-12 and Colleges

Violet Brown, Martha Chauncey, Courtney Carlos & Rick Vermillion – Florida Department of Education

Dynamics of Gathering

Jill Acker – VS America

From Contract to Closeout: Managing and Auditing Construction Costs with Confidence

Ashley Humphries and Rich Townsend – R. L. Townsend & Associates

Master Planning for Existing and New Campuses

Tony Shanahmi & Bobby Shahnami – SGM Engineering, Jose Murguido – Stratus

Smarter Space, Stronger Campus: Leveraging Space Analysis for Strategic Facilities Implementation

Nicole Nichols, Angela Coullias – DLR
Shawn Kalbli – Kimley-Horn
Chris Wainwright – University of North Florida

Wind Mitigation: Overview of Updated 1802 Form

Gold Coast School of Construction

From Vision to Reality: A Case Study in Integrated Project Delivery

Nihal Alwakeel, Aislinn Nagy, Jessica Ligator – The Haskell Company

Wednesday, July 1st

Where Do You Stand? An Interactive Session on Campus Space Management Strategy

Andrew Sama & Amy Habeman – Huron Consulting Group

A Look Behind the Scenes! From Vision to Impact: The Reality of Higher Education Facilities Planning, A Panel Discussion

Kristen Ambrose – HKS
Daniel Sniff – Accenture I&CP
Karen Holbrook & Eddie Beauchamp – University of South Florida

College and Universities – Roundtable Discussion

Facilitators:
Bob Griffith – Florida International University
Deborah Czubkowski – Broward College
Steve Selig – Daytona State College
Resources:
Stephanie Leland – Florida Department of Education
Alexander Jordan – Florida Department of Education
Courtney Carlos – Florida Department of Education

K-12 Roundtable Discussion

Facilitators:
Jessma Lambert – Orange County Public Schools
Adrian Roman – Collier County Public Schools
Lee Walter – Bay District Scools
Resources:
Rick Vermillion – Florida Department of Education
Violet Brown – Florida Department of Education
Martha Chauncey – Florida Department of Education
Don Whitehead – Florida Department of Education

Thursday, July 2nd

FDOE and Legislative and Funding Update

Rick Vermillion – Director, Florida Department of Education
Don Whitehead – Florida Department of Education
Violet Brown – Florida Department of Education
Martha Chauncey – Florida Department of Education
Courtney Carlos – Florida Department of Education