Current Leadership

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CURRENT LEADERSHIP

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Executive Director

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DBIA-MAR Executive Director

sara.jacobson@dbiamar.org 

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Regional Executive Council

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

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Regional President & Board Chairman

Bob Morton

Midwest Regional Leader

OWN, Inc.

816.777.0400

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Regional Past President

Jon Lee
Principal | Partner

Lankford Fendler & Associates

620.727.6458

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Regional Vice President & President-Elect

Mechelle Bliss
Commercial Business Development Specification Manager

All Surfaces

913.945.0616

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Regional Secretary

Mesha Harris
Business Developer

JR&CO

816.491.6174

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Regional Treasurer

Dustin Haywood, CPA
Managing Director | Assurance

Forvis Mazars

816.489.4295

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Chapter President – Minnesota

Bryan Field, DBIA, PE (MN, ND, CO, MT)
Minnesota Regional Operations Director

KLJ Engineering

612.369.3210

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Chapter President – Iowa

John Maletta
Structural Engineer

Keen Project Solutions

515.805.8249

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Chapter President – Kansas City

Eileen Weir
Development Executive

Centric

816.536.7638

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Chapter President – Nebraska

James Franks
Preconstruction Manager

Cerris Systems

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Chapter President – Ozarks

Kam Evans

Business Development Officer

Nabholz

417.450.6039

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Chapter President – Kansas

Taylor Frazier

Sales Manager

Wichita Concrete Pipe Co.

316.838.8651

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Chapter President – St. Louis

Matt Gosa

Senior Manager, Design Integration

McCarthy

314.919.2208

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Regional Board of Directors

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Education Chair

Dirk McClure

Director of Business Development

Enterprise Precast Concrete

913.287.4343

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Laws & Regulations Chair

David Schatz
Attorney/Partner

Spencer Fane

816.292.8163

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Owner’s Council Co-Chair

Douglas Wesselschmidt
Director and City Engineer

City of Grandview

913.238.2624

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Owner’s Council Co-Chair

Brett Harding

Section Manager/Construction

Burns & McDonnell

785.865.6638

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Programs Chair

Matt Grace
Senior Superintendent

Clarkson Construction Company

913.708.1693

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Technology Chair

Kurtis Blunt

Business Development Manager

Smart Pro Technologies

913.228.1334

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Public Relations Chair

Sara Freetly
Executive Vice President

candid marketing

816.820.0916

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Sponsorship Chair

Bob Lindeblad
Retired

913.485.4359

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Membership Committee Co-Chair

Kelly Rotert
Executive Vice President

Certerra

913.221.8823

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Next Gen Committee Co-Chair

Camryn Webster
Account Manager

Actalent

913.905.3375

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Next Gen Committee Co-Chair

Ryan Duren

Associate

BSE Structural Engineers

913.754.1128

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Advisory Member

Matt Meier, RA, AIA, NCARB

Associate Principal

Pulse Design Group

913.438.9095

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Advisory Member

Jesse Dull

President

JDG Construction

913.406.6049

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Advisory Member

Doug Beichley, AIA, NCARB, DBIA

Senior Design Manager

JE Dunn Construction

816.283.9019

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