DBIA OKC: Design Build's Newest Museum: A Sneak Peek Tour of the Oklahoma National Guard Museum– June 11
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Join DBIA OKC for a Sneak Peek Tour of the Oklahoma National Guard Museum!
Time & Location
June 11, 2026, 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM CDT. at Oklahoma National Guard Museum
Parking—Provided at Museum
About the Event
Join us for an exclusive first look at a new, State-of-the-Art museum project done right, produced by Hensel Phelps/Fentress Design Build team. This special behind-the-scenes tour and presentation offers attendees the opportunity to explore the completed facility prior to its public grand opening.
Hear directly from the project team as they share insights into the design-build process, key challenges, and the collaborative approach that brought this vision to life. Walk the space, see the details up close, and gain a deeper understanding of what made this project successful.
Whether you’re an owner, designer, or builder, this is a unique opportunity to learn from a real-world success story, connect with industry peers, and experience the impact of design-build in action.
Don’t miss this chance to be among the first to see it!
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Agenda
Thursday, June 11, 2026
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM - Tour
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM - Presentation
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM - Lunch
Sponsorship Opportunities Available
$1000 Sponsorship
Your name will be included in marketing materials, your logo will be featured at the event, and you will receive recognition during the event.
Contact allea@dbia-sw.org if you are interested in sponsoring.
FEATURING
Andrew J Carlson, AIA, FDBIA
Architect
Oklahoma National Guard
Andrew Carlson is a registered Architect and a Fellow of the Design-Build Institute of America with over 30 years’ experience. For the last twenty plus years he has worked for the Oklahoma National Guard in Various positions within their facility engineering program overseeing over half a billion dollars in Design-Build Done Right construction. From 2003-2009 he was the Colonel in charge of their engineering program. After retiring from uniformed military service, he works as an Army Civilian and serves as the Branch Chief of their Planning and Construction branch. He is a nationally recognized thought leader in the field of Design-Build project delivery in the public sector.
Jay Fox, DBIA, LEED AP BD+C,
Project Manager
Hensel Phelps
Jay L. Fox, has over 13 years of experience delivering projects through the design‑build delivery method. He leads projects from early design coordination through final closeout, with a strong focus on managing multidisciplinary design teams, controlling cost and schedule, mitigating risk, and aligning design solutions with construction execution. Jay is responsible for overall project performance, including design management, subcontractor procurement, estimating, cost reporting, scheduling, quality control, and safety oversight, while serving as a primary point of contact for owners and design partners.
Molly A. Jones, AIA, DBIA, LEED AP, GGP, GPCP
Owner Advisor
Jones Design Studio
Molly Jones is a nationally recognized expert Owner Advisor who exclusively supports public-sector owners on design-build projects. An Architect and DBIA Professional with more than 30 years of experience, including 20 years in design-build, she serves as Chair of DBIA’s Owner
Advisor Committee (2022–2027), is a member of the Progressive Design-Build Resources Committee, and chairs a DBIA board-appointed committee overseeing the development of a specialty credential for owner advisors. She also led the 2024 update to DBIA’s The Role of the
Owner Advisor in Design-Build primer and serves as a DBIA-approved instructor focused on advancing Design-Build Done Right® best practices.
Dylan Motley, P.E., C.E., DBIA
Senior Design Manager
Benham Design
Dylan Motley's experience includes design of military facilities, museums, laboratories, and administrative buildings as well as owner advisory services. Dylan specializes in coordinating multidisciplinary teams, delivering high-performance design solutions, and ensuring projects meet rigorous technical and operational standards.
Daniel (Dan) J. Provo
Museum Subject Matter Expert
Dan Provo brings over 40 years of experience in the museum industry across city, state, and private sectors. He has led the planning and construction of major museum facilities, grown teams from small staffs to organizations of 50, and managed multimillion-dollar operating budgets. He has developed and installed more than 450 exhibits and has extensive experience with AAM accreditation, grant writing, and national review panels. He has also conducted organizational and exhibit assessments for museums and has been featured in media at the local, national, and international levels.
Ian Swope
Exhibit designer
Eisterhold
Ian Swope is a Boston-based exhibit designer with extensive experience creating museum, zoo, visitor center, military, cultural, and corporate exhibit environments. He specializes in exhibit conceptualization, development, and CAD-based production management, with a career spanning work for both major design firms and independent museums.
Chris Wedel, AIA
Associate Principal
Fentress Studios
Chris Wedel, AIA is an Associate Principal at Fentress Studios, a Populous Company based in Denver, Colorado, with nearly two decades of experience delivering complex architectural projects across aviation, transportation, and civic sectors.
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More Information About The Oklahoma National Guard Museum:
During the 2021 legislative session, the Oklahoma legislature approved changing the name of the Museum from the 45th Infantry Division Museum to the Oklahoma National Guard Museum and raising funds to house a new museum building to serve as a home for the newly refocused Oklahoma National Guard Museum.
As the current museum focuses heavily on the 45th Infantry Division’s service during World War II, the new Oklahoma National Guard Museum will focus on telling the entire story of the Oklahoma Air and Army National Guard, from pre-statehood to modern times. In addition to the many new displays, numerous artifacts from the 45th Infantry Division Museum will continue to be on display. There will also be a variety of interactive displays, which will provide more information about Oklahoma National Guard activities than is currently possible.
The Museum’s current building at 2145 NE 36th Street in Oklahoma City will remain open to visitors as long as possible as the new Museum building is built and exhibits are transferred.
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About the Design-Build Southwest Region
The Design-Build Institute of America Southwest Region (DBIA-SW) serves professionals from Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. Our emphasis is on collaboration, powerful connections, and promoting design-build values for people in the AEC industry. Members benefit from top-tier education, professional certification, and the experience of a committed community.
The Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) is an organization founded in 1993 by leaders in the architectural, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry. Their goal was to improve the process of bringing projects from design to delivery. While they didn't invent the design-build process, they focused on perfecting it and sharing their expertise with a wider audience.
Today, DBIA is considered the authority on Design-Build Done Right®. It consists of professionals from various fields, including architecture, engineering, construction, academics, students, and project owners. DBIA members collaborate and innovate to successfully deliver projects across the United States.
DBIA brings together multiple disciplines to redefine what design-build can achieve, not only for large projects but also for smaller ones. They provide education and certification that transform businesses and inspire creativity within the industry. DBIA aims to ensure that everyone in its community, from practitioners to project owners and citizens, can harness the potential of design-build to achieve higher-quality outcomes in the present and the future.
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