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donut shop. Inspring 2016, Groovy Myles Johnson is a Lansing native
Donuts earned its first Top 5 ranking in who has always had a passion for
Lansing City Pulse’s “Top of the Town” politics and making an impact in
competition and has earned a Top 3 the community. After graduating
spot in the Best Doughnuts category from Lansing Sexton High School
every year since. In June 2017, he was and receiving a degree in advertising
named “Rising Micro Entrepreneur” at from Bowling Green, he returned
the Entrepreneur Institute of Mid- home and decided to run for Ingham
Michigan’s Annual Luncheon. Groovy County Commissioner. He won his
Donuts is deeply connected to the election with a 75 percent majority.
Gauthier Johnson
community including delivering In his first year as commissioner, he
free donuts to teachers in East Lansing and Williamston has implemented targeted infrastructure improvement
Schools during Teacher Appreciation Week and weekly initiatives, including securing funding and resources for
donations to Child and Family Charities, Saturday Morning road maintenance, public transportation, and utility services,
Breakfast Outreach, Punks with Lunch and many others. to address the pressing infrastructure gaps in District 5.

Amanda Hadley serves as a financial Samantha Le brings over 11 years
advisor for Full Circle Financial of sales and marketing experience,
Planning in Lansing. She works specializing in real estate, to her role
primarily with women entrepreneurs, as associate, retail advisor at Martin
divorcees, working and single moms, Commercial Properties. Raised in
and widows. Working together Lansing, Samantha has a familiarity
with other strong women in the with and understanding of the local
community, Amanda feels the best and regional market. She returned
part of her job is helping clients to feel home from Chicago in early 2020 to
educated and empowered in their be more involved in her community.
Hadley Le
decisions. She is a licensed Fiduciary Samantha is eager to take all that she
with a Series 65 license, having passed an exam that has learned in a larger market and translate it here in Mid-
required several hundred hours of study, most of which Michigan. This will further her personal goal of fostering
she completed while taking care of her new baby and economic development in Lansing, making Mid-Michigan
working full time. a thriving region for new business. She is very active in the
community, including serving as a board member of the
Amanda is continually involved in activities associated with Capital City Film Festival and a table captain for the Ele’s
the organizations that she is a part of, including events Place Healing Hearts Breakfast.
taking place in Old Town Lansing, Impression 5, and the
efforts and community commitments made by TWIGS (To Jacqueline Rhine serves as a sales
Work in Grateful Service). In June, she organized and co- and leasing consultant for Feldman
hosted the family-centered “Touch a Truck Family Fun Fest” Chevrolet of Lansing. She has thrived
event in Old Town. working in male-dominated industries
her entire career. “Jac” as she is known
Ryan Hundt serves as chief executive to her friends has worked her way
officer of Michigan Works! Association. up in the automotive industry since
In that role, he leads a statewide 2016 to entering sales in 2018. She is a
association of workforce development four-time certified top performer as
boards and agencies that serves Rhine a General Motors Mark of Excellence
thousands of job seekers and Winner. In 2022, she generated over
employers annually. He has a proven $600,000 in sales and earned the top salesperson in her
record of delivering innovative and building and in the top eight in the entire dealership
impactful programs and initiatives that for 2022. Community is essential to Jac. She joined a
foster talent attraction and retention, BNI group which made a profound impact on her life
Hundt
and growth in Michigan. He is very and showed her how strong the Lansing area’s business
active on boards both locally and statewide including the network is. She appreciates being able to be involved
Michigan Economic Developers Association; Michigan in community groups including HBA, BNI Networkers
Adult, Community & Alternative Education Association; of Okemos, Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce
State of Michigan Apprenticeship Advisory Board Member; and Lansing Women’s Forum, all of which have helped
Michigan Workforce, Training and Education Collaborative her build business connections and more importantly,
Board Member; and the Michigan College Access Network relationships and friendships. l
Educated Workforce Advisory Board Member.

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