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Laurel
Johnson, PE Elected Vice President of NAWIC and Appointed to Sterling
Heights Board of Code Appeals
FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
For Information Contact:
Laney Henson, CPSM (734) 454-9900
henson@sme-usa.com
August 13, 2008
(Plymouth, MI) – The Detroit Chapter of the National Association
of Women in Construction (NAWIC) recently elected its 2008-09 Board
of Directors.
Laurel Johnson, PE, Senior Project Engineer in the
Shelby Township, Michigan office of Soil and Materials Engineers,
Inc. (SME), was elected Vice President of the NAWIC Detroit Chapter.
Laurel co-chairs the chapter’s Scholarship and Block Kids Program
Committees, and serves on the Construction Industry Awards Committee.
The 2008-2009 NAWIC Detroit Chapter Board also includes:
- President: Carol Varga of Sorensen Gross Construction Company;
- Corresponding Secretary: Marilyn Mitchell of Evans & Luptak
P.L.C.;
- Recording Secretary: Nola Lee of Aluminum Supply Co., Inc.;
- Treasurer: Donielle Wunderlich of George W. Auch Company;
- Immediate Past President: Kathleen Dobson of Alberici Constructors,
Inc.; and
- Directors: Cheryl Anthony of Beaumont Services Company; Karen
Hill of the Construction Association of Michigan; Rachael Jennings
of Beaumont Services Company; Susan Long of Klochko Equipment
Rental Company; Mickey Marshall of North Coast Commercial Roofing;
Ednette Mixon of Alberici Constructors, Inc.; Shannon Newbery
of A1 Quality Restoration; and Sarah Santostefano of O’Brien
Construction.
Laurel was also appointed to the City of Sterling Heights Board of
Code Appeals. The Board of Code Appeals also includes: Oscar Chapaton,
Douglas Harvey, Terry Measel, and Thaddeus Stanek, Jr.
At SME, Laurel specializes in providing solutions to geotechnical
engineering challenges and constructability issues, including specialized
earth retention and instrumentation projects. With 15 years of experience,
she supports SME clients at every stage of the building cycle, from
site acquisition and design through construction, maintenance/restoration,
and redevelopment. Laurel holds a bachelor of science degree in Civil
Engineering from Michigan Technological University and a master of
science degree in Civil Engineering from Wayne State University.
About NAWIC
The Detroit Chapter of the National Association of Women in Construction
(NAWIC) was founded in 1971 and is one of the largest chapters in
the Midwest. Nationally, NAWIC has a membership of more than 5,500
with more than 179 chapters. NAWIC’s core purpose is to enhance
the success of women in the construction industry. For more information
visit www.nawicdetroit.org
or www.nawic.org.
About
City of Sterling Heights Board of Code Appeals
The City Board of Code Appeals hears appeals to the City Building
Code including building, fire prevention, mechanical, plumbing, and
property maintenance. Each member is a licensed professional engineer
or architect, builder, or superintendent of building construction
with at least 10 years of experience. For more information visit,
www.sterling-heights.net.
About SME
SME supports clients at every stage of development and ownership,
from site acquisition, design and construction to maintenance, restoration
and redevelopment. We help our clients locally and across the world
by providing practical, sustainable solutions to the most challenging
site and building related problems. Our team of over 220 professionals
operates from eight offices in Michigan and Ohio. Since 1964, our
mission has been to add significant value to our clients' projects
and become a trusted member of their project team. Our geosciences,
materials and environmental capabilities serve many markets in the
built and natural environment, including Commercial, Development /
Redevelopment, Education, Energy, Healthcare, Industrial, Retail,
State / Local Government, Telecommunications, Transportation, and
Agriculture.
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