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MEMBERS ON THE MOVE

NEW HIRES caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. These grant BOARD OF DIRECTORS &
funds were generously allocated to the Lansing EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE UPDATES
Soly Fakhoury, EIT, has joined region by Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer
national architecture, engineering through the Michigan Economic Development Junior Achievement of Mid-
and planning firm Bergmann Corporation. LEAP was selected by the MEDC to Michigan (JAMM) welcomes
as a design engineer with the administer and award $600,000 in grant funds to Amy McNamara of Mercantile
Midwest Infrastructure group the Lansing region over two weeks. LEAP received Bank to its Board of Directors.
in Lansing. Fakhoury graduated 1,875 applications for the 60 grants available from Amy states, “I have a passion for
with a Bachelor of Science in small businesses across Clinton, Eaton, and Ingham our youth and their education.
Civil Engineering from Michigan counties. By joining the JAMM Board, I
Fakhoury
State University. Before joining hope to inspire and prepare young
Bergmann, Fakhoury worked as a civil engineer Nicolei Gupit, MFA candidate McNamara people to succeed in our economy
at a Lansing-area engineering firm and gained in Art, Art History, and and through JAMM’s outreach, I hope to make an
experience as part of the Michigan Department of Design is this year’s Elizabeth impact on our youth’s financial literacy as I have over
Transportation’s (MDOT) Summer Co-op Design/ Charles Emerging Artist 20 years of banking experience.” JAAM is excited
Survey Support Team. Scholarship recipient, presented for Amy to join the team and look forward to great
by the Lansing Art Gallery things to come for youth in the mid-Michigan area.
Junior Achievement of Mid- & Education Center as part
Michigan (JA) is pleased to of its Michigan Collegiate Art PEOPLE NEWS
welcome Tara Davis to the team Gupit Exhibition. Founded in 2019, this
as the new education program scholarship, which annually awards up to $1,000,
manager. Tara will be working supports emerging artists studying the visual arts or
directly with their educators, artists seeking to establish a professional presence
volunteers and business partners or enhance an emerging presence.
who support JA programming.
Davis
JA is excited to see Tara’s level of PROMOTIONS
excellence and innovation put to work for the benefit
of students in the mid-Michigan area and the future Cinnaire announced that Brett
growth of our community. Oumedian has been appointed
chief financial officer (CFO).
AWARDS Brett will succeed Christopher
Cox, who served Cinnaire Tiffany Henfling, one of Mason Middle School’s
Following a transparent, rigorous, and equitable since 1995 and announced his science teachers, presented to fellow science teachers
application and review process involving retirement in January. Brett from around the state on March 6, at the Michigan
representatives from LEAP, Capital Region Small Oumedian brings more than 15 years of Science Teachers Conference held in Lansing. Her
Business Development Center , Capital Area financial expertise to the role, presentation was entitled, “Consensus Meetings
Michigan Works! and other key community partners, serving most recently as Cinnaire’s controller for in Science: Making Student Thinking Visible
LEAP has awarded 60 local small businesses with the past seven years, where he played a key role in and Incorporating Student Voice.” The session
Michigan Small Business Relief Program grants. establishing best practices for the organization’s focused on the what, why and how of implementing
Each business will receive a $10,000 grant to help accounting operations, financial reporting, and interactive student conversations into the science
them address a financial hardship for their businesses forecasting. classroom.

We’d like to join our voices with others in
thanking the many of you that are essential
to the workforce on a daily basis. Whether it’s
those in the health fields, the sanitation
workers, delivery truck drivers or food industry
workers, from the bottom of our hearts

we are grateful.

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