Terrell Nichols is facilities manager for the Charles F. Kettering Foundation’s Dayton office. As facilities manager he works hard to ensure colleagues and visitors have a safe and comfortable environment that is welcoming.

From making sure the facilities are up to code to working with contractors, Nichols manages multiple projects with grace. He prioritizes collaboration with colleagues and a friendly cooperative relationship with contractors, inspectors, and law enforcement. Nichols’s dedication goes beyond the buildings, seeking to protect the environment and cut down Kettering’s energy consumption.

In April 1986, Nichols began working for the foundation as a part-time contractor overseeing the newly purchased property where Kettering’s new office building would be located. At the completion of construction in 1987, he became a full-time employee.

Nichols attended Dayton Public Schools, graduating from Meadowdale High School in 1974. After high school, he obtained a City of Dayton Journeyman Plumber license and worked in the commercial construction trade for over eight years. Nichols has a master gardener certificate from the Montgomery County Parks and Recreation Department and has received specialized training and education in building controls and in the handling of agricultural chemicals and pesticides.