Design-Build Institute of America Western Pacific Region

Date: August 13, 2026  (was August 20, 2026)

Time: 3:00pm - 6:30pm

Location: The Cannery Place, Sacramento, CA

Description: DBIA-WPR Sacramento Chapter Joint Event with CMAA, SMARTER DECISIONS. STRONGER PROJECTS. THE OWNER ADVISOR ADVANTAGE.  CMAA NorCal & DBIA-WPR Sacramento Chapter present The Owner Advisor Advantage. Whether you're a CM, consultant, an owner weighing your first design-build project, or a design-builder, this conversation will challenge what you think you know about where project success is won.

This panel digs into the questions that matter: How do certain skillsets translate into — and elevate — the Owner Advisor role? When does an owner truly need an Owner Advisor, and when can they go it alone? How does the right advisor help an owner become an "Owner of Choice" who attracts the best design-builders rather than scaring them off?

Panelists:

• Mike Meredith, CCM and DBIA Fellow, Vanir Construction Management, Inc., Vice President, Director of Design-Build Program and Services
• Nick Rossi, CA Dept of General Services, Project Director III
• Wesley Ramirez, UC Davis Health, Senior Project Manager
• James Pease, UCSF Health, Vice President- Health Major Capital Projects
• Kyle Glankler, DBIA, Rudolph and Sletten, Senior Project Executive

Click here to register through CMAA NorCal.   Click here for .pdf of flyer.