With the adoption of the current Minnesota Building Code (2020 MNSBC), storm shelters became a required component for many Minnesota K-12 school buildings and critical emergency operations facilities.
White Paper: K-12 Storm Shelter Requirements
2022: KOMA Naughty & Nice Christmas Greetings!
Whether you were naughty or nice this year, we’re wishing you a Merry Christmas!
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KOMA announces two new stockholders
The leadership team at KOMA is proud to announce that Alisha Simones and Dan Jaeger have been named stockholders of the firm.
Established in 1985, KOMA is a versatile architecture, structural engineering, and interior design firm that serves a wide variety of clients and industries. As the KOMA team continues to build upon their achievements, they are excited to expand their ownership group to integrate fresh perspectives.
“Both Alisha and Dan have been with KOMA for many years and embody our company philosophy of respect, balance, and dedication,” said Steve Iaria, Managing Principal. “We are eager for them to play an even more important role in contributing to the success of our clients and team.”
Alisha Simones, Architect
Alisha began her career at KOMA in 2012 and currently leads the architectural process from ideation to completion for a wide array of projects. She values the “people first” approach that is embraced by the KOMA leadership team and wants to continue to build upon the foundation of relationship-building and respect.
Dan Jaeger, Structural Engineer
Dan has been with KOMA since 2011. As a structural engineer, he works with architects and clients to help them realize their vision in a smart, effective, and safe way. Dan truly enjoys the team culture at KOMA and wants to continue to empower staff members to grow, collaborate, and have ownership of their work.
Please join us in congratulating Alisha and Dan!
Spotlight: Dan Jaeger, SE
Dan Jaeger, SE
ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL | STRUCTURAL ENGINEER
Dan has been with KOMA since 2011. As a structural engineer, he works with architects and clients to help them realize their vision in a smart, effective, and safe way.
SIR-REALIST
In a nutshell, it’s Dan’s job to take the design dreams of architects (that sometimes stretch the laws of physics) and make sure they can exist in the real world!
EXTROVERTED ENGINEER
Dan truly enjoys interacting with clients and team members. He has a knack for effectively communicating complicated issues and works collaboratively to problem solve.
“Creating a dialogue between engineers, architects, and clients often leads to innovative solutions.”
HOBBY FARMER
Dan and his family moved to a hobby farm where he keeps busy with an endless list of projects!
EDUCATION
University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
Bachelor of Science – Civil Engineering
Dan often uses the ???? emoji to make sure that you know he’s being sarcastic!
Spotlight: Alisha Simones, AIA
Alisha Simones, AIA
ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL | ARCHITECT
Alisha began her career at KOMA in 2012 and currently leads the architectural process from ideation to completion for a wide array of projects.
CURIOUS THINKER
Ever the analyst, Alisha is always striving to understand projects from every angle and figure out the “why, why, why.” She also prides herself on professional development and continues to find ways to improve her craft.
UTILITY PLAYER
Alisha’s role requires her to be able to manage architectural projects of all shapes and sizes. She works closely with clients, engineers, and consultants in a variety of industries and flexes her communication and collaboration skills in order to adapt to the project needs.
“It’s been great to gain experience working with all types of project teams and delivery methods.”
ACTIVE PARENT
Outside of work, Alisha and her husband are busy with two young kids. She also enjoys being active with yoga, running, and Crossfit!
EDUCATION
North Dakota State University
Masters Degree – Architecture
Bachelor of Science – Environmental Design
Alisha’s best classes in school were math and geometry… go figure!
2021: Merry Christmas from KOMA!
MERRY CHRISTMAS
FROM OUR CLASS TO YOU!
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Samantha Baierl
Laura Bauer
Marc DuBois
Kevin Dümmer
Freddy Fernandez
Chris Fix
Leanne Freed
Steve Iaria
Dan Jaeger
Michelle Leach
Mike Lisowski
Sean McFarland
Cindy Nagel
Jim Pluth
Brian Riley
Alisha Simones
Luke Smith
Meghan Strunk
Matt Van Hoof
Mike Walsh
Kong Xiong
Vince DiGiorno
