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ISG Employee Owners

It’s important to put faces to names. While this isn’t a complete list of our employee owners, we want to introduce some of our movers, shakers, and difference makers.

Have you met one of our employee owners and want to get in touch with them? Looking to find the best point of contact for your next project or idea? Look no further.

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Dave Williams

Performance Strategist
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Mitchell Workmon, PLA

Landscape Architecture Group Leader
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Lynn Bruns, PE, LEED AP

Chief Executive Officer
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David Doxtad, PE

President
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Chad Surprenant, PE

Chief Strategy Officer
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Samantha Boeck

Vice President, Talent Engagement
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Andy Brandel, PE

Executive Vice President
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Alec Pfeffer

Chief Financial Officer
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Abby Gram

Vice President, Marketing
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Eric Eby

Vice President, Information Technology
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Ryan Anderson, PE

Business Unit Leader, Commercial
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Tanya Pierce

Business Unit Leader, Government + Cultural
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Tarah Raaum, AIA, NCARB

Business Unit Leader, Healthcare
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Leila Hussein

Business Unit Leader, Telecommunications + Utilities
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Will Kratt, PE, PTOE

Business Unit Leader, Transportation
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Julie Blackburn, CFM

Business Unit Leader, Water
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Darren Blue

Development Strategist
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Jake Jordan

Development Strategist
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Brittany Morales

Development Strategist
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Ronna Poppens

Development Strategist
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Jay Lotthammer

Development Strategist
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Michael Hille

Development Strategist
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Brooke Petska

Development Strategist
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Sue Peterson

Education Strategy Specialist
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Tom Brown

Food + Industrial Operations + Facilities Strategist
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Chuck Brandel, PE

National Agricultural Drainage Expert
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Michael Novitzki, MBA

Public Works Development Strategist
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Kevin Bills, AIA

Vice President, Education
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Brian Gjerde, PE

Vice President, Food + Industrial
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Derek Johnson, PE

Vice President, Public Works
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Neil Gray, AIA, LEED AP

Vice President, Residential + Mixed-Use
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Amanda Prosser, PLA, CLARB

Vice President, Sports + Recreation
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Bob Nussear, AIA, LEED AP

Architecture Practice Group Leader
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Jeremy Wiesen, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP

Business Unit Executive – Sports + Recreation
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Jerremy Foss, PE, CNU-A

Civil Engineering Practice Group Leader
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Beret Dickson, AIA

Director of Design
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Paul Marston, CFM

Environmental Practice Group Leader
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Dan Stueber, PE, LS

Geospatial Practice Group Leader
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Justin Heim, PE

Horizontal Group Leader
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Jane Miller, IIDA, LEED AP ID+C

Interior Design Practice Group Leader
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Mitchell Workmon, PLA

Landscape Architecture Group Leader
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Tony Effenberger, PE, LEED AP

Mechanical Engineering Practice Group Leader
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Dave Williams

Performance Strategist
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Danyelle Pierquet, PLA

Project Executive
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Jesse Turner, PLA

Project Executive
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Tiara Marcus

Project Management Practice Group Leader
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Jason Burns, PE

Structural Engineering Practice Group Leader
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Matt Cherek

Telecommunications Practice Group Leader
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Sam Brockshus, PE

Vertical Group Leader
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Mike Nelson, PE

Vice President
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Rachel Kloos

Water/Wastewater Group Leader
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Casey Patton, PE

Water/Wastewater Practice Group Leader
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