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MEMBERS ON THE MOVE FOCUS MAGAZINE | SEPTEMBER 2024
NEW HIRES attractive fixed interest rate, long transactions, coordinating and
amortization periods, and a low managing fieldwork, and writing
Great Lakes down payment. reports.
Christian
College has Michigan
named Jamie Polymer
Wetzel as Reclaim has
its next vice appointed
president of Cooper Ellis
institutional as its sales
advancement. and marketing
Wetzel replaces manager. MPR
Wetzel
Phil Beavers, is a recycler of
who will retire in December after Ellis post-industrial Roelle Winter
serving the college for 25 years. plastics. They
Wetzel is an alumnus of Great serve plastic manufacturers Custom Built Design &
Lakes Christian College and earned throughout the Midwest by helping Remodeling is excited to introduce
an M.A. in Practical Ministries to reduce their raw material costs. Amy Roelle as one of its talented
at Cincinnati Bible Seminary. Design Assistants and Greg
He served Meridian Christian EDGE public relations and Winter as a Project Development
Church and, after its merger, 2|42 marketing agency has hired Aaron Advisor at Custom Built. Roelle
Community Church for a combined Bodus as a lead communications serves as the primary contact for
28 years. strategist. Bodus recently served as clients during their building and
the managing editor of The Argus- remodeling processes, ensuring
The Michigan Press in Owosso for nearly two their visions are accurately
Certified years. During the 2023 Michigan captured. Winter is set to
Development Press Association awards cycle, he leverage his expertise to guide
Corporation was recognized for outstanding clients through each step of their
has welcomed column and feature writing remodeling journey, ensuring a
Shannon and excellence in photography smooth process and a trusted
Gordon as its and page design. He graduated partnership that transforms their
new loan officer from the University of Michigan vision into reality.
for the Macomb, with a Bachelor of Arts in sports
northeast management. APPOINTMENTS
Gordon
Oakland, eastern
Detroit, and the Thumb region. In Environmental Greater Lansing Food Bank, which
his new role, Gordon will oversee consulting firm provides emergency food assistance
marketing efforts for MCDC’s Small Triterra has to families and neighbors in the
Business Administration 504 Loan hired Saray mid-Michigan counties of Clare,
Program by collaborating with Morales as a Clinton, Eaton, Gratiot, Ingham,
lenders, small business owners, senior geologist, Isabella, and Shiawassee, has
and other stakeholders to help working out announced new board members
drive economic development of the Grand and its officers for fiscal year 2025.
in his designated regions. He Rapids location. Officers for fiscal year 2025 include,
brings extensive experience in Morales Morales brings Chair: Mona Deliwala, director of
underwriting, commercial lending, more than seven technology strategy and planning,
relationship management, sales, years of environmental consulting Jackson; Vice-Chair: Kevin Zielke,
and business development. experience to the team. Her senior vice president and general
MCDC’s 504 program promotes background includes evaluating counsel, AF Group; Treasurer:
business growth and job creation contaminated sites, data collection, Ken Klein, registered investment
by providing loans to buy, build, and evaluation for transaction advisor, Northbrook Investment;
or improve land, machinery, screen assessments, Phase I ESAs, Management, LLC and Secretary:
equipment, facilities, and and other due diligence reports. As Lavon Dennis, retired senior
infrastructure. The nonprofit a senior geologist, she will work in director, Coverys Insurance Services.
works to match a small business the Multi-Family Housing group. New members of the GLFB board
with the right lender to create a Some of her responsibilities include of directors are John Charamella,
package that will finance up to 90 assisting clients in reducing their assistant vice president, home
percent of project costs with an risk associated with property office legal at Auto-Owners
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