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CURRENT LEADERSHIP

Executive Director

Sara Jacobson
DBIA-MAR Executive Director

sara.jacobson@dbiamar.org 

816.868.1686

Regional Executive Council

(Elected – one-year terms serving January through December)

Regional President and Board Chairman

Matt Meier, RA, AIA, NCARB

Associate Principal

Pulse Design Group

913.438.9095

Regional Past President

Doug Beichley, AIA, NCARB, DBIA

Senior Design Manager

JE Dunn Construction

816.283.9019

Regional Vice President and President Elect

Jon Lee
Vice President, Director of Engineering

Hoefer Welker

913.307.3700

Regional Secretary

Darin Affeldt
Business Development Manager

M2inc

913.217.5141

Regional Treasurer

Dustin Haywood, CPA
Managing Director / Audit

Forvis

816.489.4295

Chapter President – Iowa

Lauren Bockholt
Project Manager

Ryan Companies

515.412.5528

Chapter President – Kansas City

Ashley Ott
Business Development Consultant

Allegion

816.266.2874

Chapter President – Nebraska

Chase Froehlich
Project Manager

The Graham Group

402.899.0101

Chapter President – Ozarks

Kam Evans

Sales

Mercer Zimmerman

417.882.2642

Chapter President – Kansas

Alan Youngers

Sr. Preconstruction Manager

McCownGordon Construction

316.648.6519

Chapter President – St. Louis

Doug Wachsnicht

Vice President

Goodwin Brothers

636.931.6084 x107

Regional Board of Directors

(Elected – one-year terms serving January through December)

Education Chair

Brandon Perriman
Project Estimator

McCownGordon

816.508.0413

Laws & Regulations Chair

David Schatz
Attorney/Partner

Spencer Fane

816.292.8163

Owner’s Council Co-Chair

Douglas Wesselschmidt
Director and City Engineer

City of Grandview

913.238.2624

Owner’s Council Co-Chair

Dan Wehmueller

Newmark Zimmer

816.260.0240

Programs Chair

Brian Garvey, AIA, DBIA, LEED AP
Principal

sfs architecture

816.541.2277

Technology Chair

Cary Shiner

Smart Pro Technologies

913.228.1334

Public Relations Chair

Sara Freetly
Executive Vice President

candid marketing

816.820.0916

Sponsorship Chair

Bob Lindeblad
Project Initiatives Manager

BHC

913.663.1900

Next Gen Committee Co-Chair

Ross Netzel

Pulse Design Group

913.438.9095

Next Gen Committee Co-Chair

Camryn Webster
Account Manager

Actalent

913.905.3375

Membership Committee Co-Chair

Kelly Rotert
Executive Vice President

Rone Engineering

913.221.8823

Membership Committee Co-Chair

Daniel Gamm
 Construction Project Manager

Burns & McDonnell

816.333.9400

Advisory Member

Mark Deaton, RA, DBIA, LEED AP
Associate VP; Project Director – Architecture

HNTB

816.527.2645

Advisory Member

Jesse Dull

President

JDG Construction

913.406.6049

Advisory Member

MarcTower

Vice President, Business Development

Citadel Electric

816.697.6643