2025 COLLEGE OF FELLOWS INDUCTEE

“Being selected as an ACEC Fellow is a tremendous honor as it represents recognition from peers across the engineering community. I am humbled to be recognized among leaders who have dedicated their careers to advancing our profession.”

Jim Meads, P.E., is President and CEO of Sain Associates, a civil and transportation consulting firm located in Alabama and Tennessee. Jim has over 35 years of transportation engineering and planning experience throughout the Eastern United States and is a registered Professional Engineer in 23 states.

He has served the profession extensively, including roles as Past President and National Director for ACEC Alabama, Past President of the Alabama Section ITE, and Past President of the Southern District ITE. In addition, he regularly leads ethics training sessions both within Sain Associates and for other professional organizations.

A strong advocate for leadership development, Jim is a graduate of the Leadership Development Program at the Center for Creative Leadership in Greensboro, North Carolina. He also serves as a Men’s Small Group Leader for Community Bible Studies.

Jim and his wife, Julie, have been married for 41 years and live in Trussville, Alabama. They are proud parents to an adult son and daughter-in-law and grandparents to four grandsons.