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Ayres Announces Next President & CEO
March 27, 2026
Ayres has announced that Jan Zander, PE, has been selected as the firm’s next president and chief executive officer, effective May 18, 2026. Zander, who currently serves as executive vice president and chief operating officer, will succeed Bruce Ommen, PE, who previously announced plans to retire on June 2, 2026, following a long and distinguished… Read More »
Ayres Taps Binoy Panicker to Drive Strategic Growth Across North Carolina
March 24, 2026
Binoy Panicker, AICP, principal urban planner with Ayres since 2021, has been promoted to senior director of planning and infrastructure. Panicker, who has been based in Ayres’ Tampa, Fla. office, will now also serve from the firm’s growing North Carolina location, supporting Ayres’ efforts to broaden its regional footprint and advance new business initiatives in… Read More »
Mary Huisenga to Manage Ayres’ Stream and Stormwater Team
February 9, 2026
Mary Huisenga has been promoted to manager of Ayres’ Stream & Stormwater group. Huisenga, who is based in Fort Collins, Colorado, brings extensive experience as a watershed scientist and environmental planner, with a solid background in leading and managing multidisciplinary teams. Her strengths include driving strategic initiatives and fostering collaborative environments, and Anthony Alvarado, PE,… Read More »
Friesen to Lead Landscape Architecture
February 5, 2026
Kurt Friesen, PLA, has joined Ayres’ Development Services division as landscape architecture lead. He began work on December 31. Based in Fort Collins, Colorado, Friesen works closely with our Eau Claire, Wisconsin, and Fort Collins landscape architecture professionals as well as Development Services teammates in the Southeast, Midwest, and West to strengthen the division’s already… Read More »
Redevelopment Project Recognized in Best Book
January 21, 2026
The Florida Redevelopment Association has recognized the redevelopment planning work of Ayres and its client, the City of St. Cloud, in its annual Best Book. The publication celebrates efforts in planning, blight management, housing projects, rehabilitation, renovation, and reuse. The City’s Downtown Alley Improvements Study aims to revitalize forgotten spaces through a two-phase planning effort… Read More »