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marketing manager in construction- for industrial businesses, hazardous
related industries. His new role will materials pipeline regulation,
include expanding Wieland’s market telecommunications, cannabis and
presence in industrial-related projects industrial hemp, and municipal public
in Michigan and the Midwest. Kinnas employee pension funds. Michigan
joins the Wieland team after recently Lawyers Weekly’s Go-To Lawyer
graduating from Grand Valley State program honors leading lawyers in a
University with a degree in business particular field of law as nominated by
administration. Kinnas has prior their peers.
experience with Wieland as a summer
intern in 2023. He will be involved in Sales associate
marketing and sales efforts. Mark Allen of
Mayberry Homes
APPOINTMENTS that we will not only still have a good was individually
shift, but the patients will get the best recognized with
Cheryl Nodarse of care. She is the most reliable aide I the Avid Service
was elected as have ever worked with in the 12-plus Gold Award in
the next board years here at MGL.” the North Central
president for region for the
the National Mayberry Homes has been Allen production
Association recognized nationally for its category at the
of Legal outstanding homebuyer satisfaction 21st Annual Avid Service Awards.
Assistants, the ratings. Mayberry Homes received The accolade acknowledges his
nation’s leading a 21st Annual Avid Award from Avid exemplary customer satisfaction
professional Ratings, which honors top-performing scores, placing him among the
Nodarse
association for builders who provide outstanding top 5 percent of homebuilding
paralegals. Nodarse is an advanced customer experiences in the United professionals nationwide. The winners
certified paralegal with Vlahakis States. This year, 462 qualifying are determined based on the AvidCX
Cole Law Firm in East Lansing. The builders participated in the program, platform, which gathers feedback
firm specializes in representing drain which analyzed homebuyer data from from thousands of customers who
and water resources commissioners January to December 2023. To receive have recently closed on new homes.
throughout the state. Nodarse has an Avid Award, each winning builder To qualify, employees must have a
been a NALA-certified paralegal for must score within or above the top representative sample of more than
34 years, previously served on the 25th percentile across their U.S.-based 12 completed surveys over a 12-month
State Bar of Michigan Paralegal/Legal counterparts. Every region is eligible period, with surveys collected from
Assistant Section, and is a member of for one award each for production, customers who closed on homes
the LCC’s Paralegal Program Advisory custom, and small-volume builder between January and December.
Committee. She is also a licensed categories. Mayberry Homes was
Realtor with Vlahakis Companies in recognized in the production category COMPANY NEWS
East Lansing. for the North Central region.

AWARDS Fraser Trebilcock
shareholder Sean
Colleen Dick, the unit assistant on P. Gallagher has
9 West at McLaren Greater Lansing, been recognized
received the first Extraordinary by Michigan
Employee of the Season award. Her Lawyers Weekly
nominator for the award stated: as a “Michigan
“Colleen has been one of the backbone Go-To Lawyer” in
workers on 9W and here at MGL for 2024 for cannabis McLaren Greater Lansing, part of
years. She trains all the UA/NA staff Gallagher law. Gallagher statewide McLaren Health Care, has
for our floor, and she is the go-to- is chair of the officially broke ground on the nearly
trainer for the float UA/NA crew as firm’s administrative and regulatory $40 million project that will result in a
well. I have never once heard her say department. His experience includes freestanding emergency department
that something is not her job or that serving as an advisor, advocate, and multispecialty medical office
a patient isn’t hers to help take care counselor, and strategist, focusing building, providing readily available
of. I could be short-staffed, but if she is on areas of law including energy access to commonly used healthcare
my unit assistant for the shift, I know regulation, procurement matters services in Grand Ledge/Delta

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