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MEMBERS ON THE MOVE                                                          FOCUS MAGAZINE  |  MAY 2022


            Sparrow Clinton Hospital Board                                                               Suma Cum
            of Directors are Mark Weismiller,                                                            Laude. President
            M.D., Sparrow Medical Group                                                                  Carter is leaving
            general surgeon and Sparrow                                                                  a lasting
            Clinton Hospital Medical chief                                                               legacy upon
            of staff; Matthew Wilcox, D.O.,                                                              the institution
            cardiology specialist, Sparrow TCI.                                                          and students.
            New members of the Sparrow                                                                   Throughout his
            Eaton Hospital Board are: Maria                                                              presidency, he
            Davis, Ph.D., provost, professor      Kolt             Magyar              Carter            has led in the
            of biology, Olivet College; Joseph                                                           accreditation
            Garcia, deputy general counsel,                                            of the school with the Higher
            state of Michigan Department of                                            Learning Commission and has
            Insurance and Financial Services;                                          brought the college to a very
            Colette Scrimger, MSW, health                                              stable position financially and
            officer, Barry-Eaton District Health                                       academically. The students see him
            Department. At Sparrow Ionia                                               as a mentor and guide.  His open-
            Hospital, new members include:                                             door policy has been a tool to assist
            Virgil Biggs, CPA, owner, Biggs,                                           students through their goals, joys,
            Dickinson & Roberts Wealth                                                 disappointments, and problems. He
            Management Services, LLC; John        Kimble           Schneidewind        has counseled students and staff
            Milewski, II, director of technology,                                      in reaching their potential toward
            Ionia County Intermediate School                       Magyar is the       fulfilling the mission of GLCC, which
            District, and Brett Reich, D.O.,                       director of         is to train students to be servant-
            Emergency Medicine medical                             corporate giving    leaders in the church and world.
            director at Sparrow Eaton and                          with General
            Sparrow Ionia and Sparrow Ionia                        Motors. William                      Kobe Rochester,
            Hospital medical chief of staff.                       J. Kimble, an                        a second-year
            Sparrow Specialty Hospital's                           Independent                          student in the
            board has added: Rebecca                               from DeWitt, is                      criminal justice
            Behar-Cook, CEO, Capitol                               the president                        program at the
            Fundraising Associates;               Tucker           and group                            Wilson Talent
            Dion'trae Hayes, township             leader of C2AE, an architecture                       Center (WTC),
            supervisor and chief administrative   and engineering firm. Eric                            noticed the
            officer, Lansing Township, and        Schneidewind, an Independent                          police officers
            Martha Jakubiak, RN, retired          from Lansing, previously served      Rochester        at Sexton High
            neurosurgical registered nurse.       as an attorney at Varnum LLP and                      School during
                                                  served as the former volunteer       his sophomore year. He was curious
            Governor Gretchen Whitmer             national and Michigan president      about their job and role at his
            recently announced the                of AARP. Jo-Ellyn H. Tucker, a       school and in his community. This
            appointments of mid-Michigan          Democrat in East Lansing, currently   was also the year COVID-19 struck,
            leaders to the Michigan               serves on the board.                 and he was unable to attend a visit
            Community Service Commission                                               to the WTC to learn more about the
            (MCSC), the State of Michigan's lead   PEOPLE NEWS                         criminal justice program. However,
            agency promoting volunteerism                                              he decided to take a chance and
            and community service. Appointees     Larry Carter, president of Great     enroll anyway, and he is so glad
            include Robert T. Kolt, a Democrat    Lakes Christian College (GLCC),      that he did. He's in the process of
            from Haslett, who was reappointed     announced his retirement to begin    being promoted to sergeant with
            to a fourth three-year term and       on June 1. President Carter will     the Lansing Police Department's
            serves as chair of the MCSC. Kolt     complete 23 years as president,      Explorer Post 911, a program for
            is president and CEO of Kolt          having served as an instructor of    students ages 14 to 21. He has
            Communications, an Okemos             Christian ministries for two years   applied to advance as a cadet with
            public relations and advertising      before his appointment. Larry        the East Lansing Police Department
            firm and serves as a professor        received a B.S. in biblical studies   and will begin taking classes in
            in public relations at MSU. Heidi     from Cincinnati Bible College. He    the fall at Lansing Community
            E. Magyar, a Republican from          then received a master’s degree      College before entering the police
            Laingsburg, was reappointed to        in Christian ministries from         academy. In addition, Rochester
            the MCSC and serves as vice chair.    Huntington College, graduating       recently participated in SkillsUSA.

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