Ann Johnson Stewart is a civil engineer, small-business owner and former Minnesota state senator. Johnson Stewart earned a bachelor’s degree in environmental and civil engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville and a master’s degree in civil engineering from the University of Minnesota. After time with HNTB and Braun Intertec, she started her own construction inspection and materials testing business, Professional Engineering Services, and grew it to employ over 30 people. She sold the business but continues to work as a civil engineer and teach courses at the University of Minnesota.
Editor’s note: Ann Johnson Stewart, a civil engineer and former state senator, is writing an occasional series of columns for the Reformer on infrastructure issues. I recently returned from a trip to Costa Rica. Our hosts advised us that the tap water was “probably safe” to drink. I chose not to. Unfortunately, that’s a familiar […]
Editor’s note: This is the first in an occasional series of guest commentaries by former Sen. Ann Johnson Stewart, who is a civil engineer and will help explain features of Minnesota infrastructure — and why they’re so important. Related: The Minnesota House will take up a major public works bill Monday aiming to maintain and […]
