Disa is currently Vice President of Wisconsin Engineering Services at Ayres Associates in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. She earned an MS in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Iowa in 1994.
“Both the learning environment and academic content at Gustavus were key to my current professional success. With a great science and math foundation through the Physics program, I was well prepared for the analytic and problem solving challenges of engineering. Building on that base, the liberal arts approach to my education added the writing and general communication skills needed in any business, but especially in a consulting field. Finally, I believe my 4 years at Gustavus uniquely prepared me to take a big picture look at things and pull together the different discipline or talent pieces to create successful outcomes – critical to my leadership role in our company. Beyond the career side of life, at Gustavus I built relationships with great people while I learned about so many things that helped me feel more connected to the world around me.”