ACEC-MDOT Partnering Committees
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) and the American Council of Engineering Companies of Michigan (ACEC/Michigan) commit to excellence through partnership to achieve our common goal of providing the highest quality integrated transportation services for economic benefit and improved quality of life.
These committees were established pursuant to the Partnership Charter entered into between MDOT and ACEC/Michigan.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
ACEC
Ron Brenke, ACEC/Michigan
Chuck Gemayel, SME
Matt Stacey, Wade Trim
MDOT
Brad Wieferich, Director
Gregg Brunner, Chief Operations Officer
Paul McDonald, Chief Administrative Officer
CONTRACTS SUB-TEAM
ACEC
Scott Roosa, SME (Chair)
​Scott Shogan, HNTB (2022)
Lauren Warren, Cincar (2023)
Keith Simons, Fishbeck (2025)
Jayson Nault, Tetra Tech (2017) (Past Chair)
MDOT
Patrick McCarthy (Chair)
​Amy Winn​
Mike Meddaugh
​Sarah Fedders
Jacqueline St. Onge
Jason Garza
Lisa Thompson
PROJECTS SUB-TEAM
ACEC
Chad McCollum, Colliers Engineering & Design (Chair)
​Bob Rayl, Clark Dietz
Kristen Podnar, Michael Baker (2025)
Tony Migaldi, HNTB (Past Chair)
MDOT
Dee Parker (Chair)
Erick Kind
Brad Wagner
Kristin Schuster
Adam Penzenstadler
Kelby Wallace
Lindsey Renner
TRAINING & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
SUB-TEAM
ACEC                             ​
Greg Mack, HDR (Chair)
Darrin Wilson, Spicer Group
Tyler Dawson, NTH (Past Chair)
MDOT
Kristin Schuster
Kim Zimmer
Brad Wagner
Lindsey Renner
Mark Shulick
Micah Burgess
Katie Monroe
Surveying Task Force (2016)
ACEC:Â Â Darrin Wilson - Spicer Group (Chair); Matthew Schuelke - SSI; Mike DeDecker - Spalding DeDecker; Don Gunderman - ROWE PSC; Andrew Murphy - GFA; Tony Bartol - Fishbeck
MDOT:Â Â Brian Fish, Glenda Bowerman, Karl Brandys, Andrew Block, Ken Koepke
Digital Delivery Work Group (Formed 2026)
ACEC:Â Â Cathy Cassar - Michael Baker; Thomas Wheeler - Wade Trim; Kirk Pietila - Tetra Tech; Layton Korson - AECOM; Tony Bartol - Fishbeck; Stephen Donn - Spicer; Matt Schuelke - SSI; Zac Case - ROWE PSC
MDOT:Â Â Andrew Block
Bridge Committee (created April 2012)
ACEC:Â Doug Parmerlee - AECOM; Tom Sereseroz - Clark Dietz; Ihab Darwish - Benesch; Amy Trahey - GLEG; Raja Jildeh - Fishbeck
MDOT:Â Keith Cooper, Vladimir Zokvic, Rick Liptak, Cole Cavalieri, Michael Nicolls, Creightyn McMunn, Brad Wagner
Small Business Task Force
ACEC: Jayson Nault - Tetra Tech; Annette Stroman - Hennessey Engineers; Matt Stacey - Wade Trim; Kim LeBlanc/Jon Zaremski - Somat; Barb Arens - Cincar Consulting Group; Jon Kolbasa - VE Infrastructure Group
MDOT:Â Lisa Thompson, Ebony Alexander, Nick Sundberg, Crystal Griffin, Alex Heimann, Mike Meddaugh, Jacqueline St. Onge, Bianca Eugene