LANSING, MI The American Council of Engineering Companies of Michigan (ACEC/M) announces Steven Nichols, PE, of Fishbeck, Thompson, Carr & Huber (Grand Rapids) as its 2017-2018 President.

Nichols is a Principal/Senior Vice President of Fishbeck, Thompson, Carr & Huber. With more than 38 years of industry experience, he is a member of the Board of Directors and a leader of the firm in charge of the Civil Department and overseeing the firm's Transportation projects. During the past 20 years, Nichols has served in many leadership positions with ACEC/M acting as a liaison and spokesperson with industry organizations. Nichols' experience is in transportation, infrastructure, and environmental engineering projects, working with the Michigan Department of Transportation and many municipalities.

2017-2018 ACEC/Michigan Officers:

President: Steve Nichols, PE, Fishbeck, Thompson, Carr & Huber, Inc., Grand Rapids
President-Elect: Sean Kelley, PE, The Mannik & Smith Group, Inc., Detroit
Treasurer: Jack Wheatley, PE, ROWE PSC, Flint
National Director: Robert Rayl, PE, RS Engineering, LLC, Lansing
Past-President: Michael Cooper, PE, Harley Ellis Devereaux, Southfield

2017-2018 ACEC/Michigan Board of Directors:

Rick Chelotti, PE, Bergmann Associates, Lansing
Chris Cook, PE, Abonmarche, Benton Harbor
Paul Galdes, PE, Fleis & VandenBrink, Grand Rapids
Steve Gravlin, PE, PS, Michael Baker International, Detroit
Tricia Huneke, Ruby+Associates, Bingham Farms
Jon Kramer, PE, OHM Advisors, Livonia
Eric Morris, PE, HNTB, Okemos
Jayson Nault, PE, Tetra Tech, Brighton
G. Ramanujam (Ram), PE, Somat Engineering, Detroit
Michael Weingartz, PE, SmithGroupJJR, Detroit