The Team

Meet our leadership team

Get to know the seasoned professionals guiding VAA’s strategic direction and growth.

Leadership Team
  • Leadership Team
  • Associate
  • Board Member
  • Partner
  • Principal
  • Senior Associate
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Jeff Schrock
CEO
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Tina Frye
CFO | Partner
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Kelsey Brown
Partner | Senior Structural Engineer
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Mark Mielke
Partner | Senior Structural Engineer
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Chris Broderson
Partner | Senior Structural Engineer
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Vlad Dain
Partner | Senior Mechanical Engineer
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Paula Phillippe
Board of Directors
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Brian Utoft
Partner | Senior Process Engineer
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Andy LaPalme
Partner | Senior Civil Engineer
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Brian Dalton
Partner | Senior Structural Engineer
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Doug Nagel
Partner | Senior Structural Engineer
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Kevin Full
Partner | Senior Structural Engineer
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Quin Vincent
Partner | Senior Civil Designer
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Ben Severtson
Partner | Senior Structural Engineer
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Dave Olheiser
Principal | Senior Mechanical Engineer
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Keith Jacobson
Principal | Senior Structural Engineer
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Gary Nagel
Senior Associate | Senior Structural Engineer
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Bernie Jansen
Principal | Project Manager
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Shawn Shahriar
Principal | Senior Structural Engineer
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Paul Murphy
Principal | Senior Project Manager
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Terry Mahr
Principal | Senior Designer
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Mike Gentrup
Principal | Senior Electrical Engineer
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Eric Peterson
Principal | Senior Project Manager
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K.C. Harris
Senior Associate | Accounting Manager
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Patrick Koehnen
Senior Associate | Senior Civil Engineer
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Jared Beaudry
Associate | Senior Designer
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Nat Schmidt
Senior Associate | IT | Facilities Director
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Greg Mosier
Senior Associate | Senior Structural Engineer
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Shawn Vanhove
Senior Associate | Senior Structural Engineer
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Aaron Olson
Associate | Senior Structural Engineer
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Nick Hubbard
Senior Associate | Senior Civil Designer
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Derek Sachs
Associate | Senior Electrical Engineer
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Doug Rohkohl
Associate | Senior Designer
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Lisa Stock
Senior Associate | Human Resources Director
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Landon Pohl
Associate | Senior Civil Engineer
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Andy Berenberg
Associate | Senior Civil Engineer
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Travis Beck
Senior Associate | Architectural Department Manager
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Mason Rehbein
Associate | Senior Structural Designer
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Joey Johnson
Senior Associate | Senior Designer
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Jennifer Vecellio
Marketing Director
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Robert Deardorff
Associate | BIM Manager
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Gary Koerbitz
Principal | Process Department Manager
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Ross Fredrickson
Associate | Senior Project Manager
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Paul Antila
Associate | Project Manager
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Megan Byrne
Associate | Senior Structural Engineer
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Jeremiah Graunke
Associate | Senior Designer
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Mike Langhorst
Associate | Senior Mechanical Engineer
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Ian M. Ison
Associate | Senior Process Engineer
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James Snyder
Associate | Senior Engineer
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Joe Mehok
Associate | Senior Designer
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