SJBiz_TandMAssociates_Exec_11_24_EVERGREEN_Profile 11 / 5 / 24 3 : 38 PM Page 1 SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION EXECUTIVE SHOWCASE PROFILE Michael Regan , CCM , SVP , National Business Leader hen Michael Regan eventually retires , he wants his legacy to be Wthat of a genuinely good person and a contributor to his team’s success . Fortunately , his role at engineering firm T & M Associates provides plenty of opportunities to make that happen . From empowering his team to amplify their community impact to the formation of the organization’s charitable arm — the T & M Foundation — in 2021 , there’s no shortage of avenues to make a positive impact . “ T & M has always been a very outreach - focused company . When I came here , there was a real focus on volunteerism , team events and a need to give back to the communities we operate in , ” Regan affirms . “ When we formally created the T & M Foundation , it allowed us to draw more attention to giving back and creating more opportunities for leaders to get involved , whether it’s volunteerism , supporting STEM education and scholarships , or charitable giving . ” He credits working in “ wildly different worlds ” before joining the T & M team for showing him ways to be an agent of positive change within varied business environments . Having such a richly diverse background spanning decades has benefited his natural inclination to “ always look for ways to learn more and adapt . ” He reflects on his career , noting that one of the many lessons he has learned along the way is what elevates a leader from good to great . “ A good leader gets the results that they need from their team , ” Regan begins . “ A great leader has the team’s trust and inspires them through this personal engagement to achieve long term success . ” T & M Associates Middletown ( 732 ) 671 - 6400 tandmassociates.com SouthJerseyBiz.net | VOLUME 14 ISSUE 11 | SOUTH JERSEY BIZ | 13