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APPOINTMENTS
Builder Aaron Hovestadt of
Kalamazoo has been elected 2025
President of the Home Builders
Association of Michigan. The
2025 slate of elected officers for
the 5,000-member statewide
association also includes: First Vice
Finney Roark President: Karen J. Schroeder,
Home Builders Association of
specialist. As compliance officer, Greater Lansing; Treasurer: Michael Lansing Community College
Finney ensures LAFCU’s policies and Tucker, Home Builders Association student Jayci Simon and her mixed
procedures comply with relevant of Northwest Michigan; Secretary: doubles partner Miles Krajewski
laws and regulations. She analyzes Ben Templeton, Home Builders won a silver medal in para-
new and pending legislation, Association of Southeast Michigan; badminton at the Paris Paralympic
recommends adjustments to Associate Senior Officer: Michael Games. The pair made history by
existing practices, and coordinates Tribble, Home Builders Association earning Team USA’s first-ever para-
with departments to implement of the Great Lakes Bay Region badminton medal. Simon is from
necessary changes. Meanwhile, and Immediate Past President: St. Johns, Michigan, and studies
as accounts payable specialist, Jeff Grantham, Home Builders exercise science and kinesiology at
Roark will receive, process, and Association of Northern Michigan. Lansing Community College. The
verify invoices, manage vendor community college celebrated her
relationships, and ensure timely AWARDS in October with a victory parade
payments by negotiating terms and she signed autographs and
and resolving disputes. She will participated in a Q&A session. Since
also handle administrative tasks returning home, she has received
within the accounting department, numerous honors and most recently
including posting accounting served as the 2024 Grand Marshal of
entries, processing mail, authorizing the Electric Light Parade at Lansing’s
payments, and assisting with Silver Bells in the City.
general ledger balancing and
Visa statements.
Umar Tahir, vice president of marketing,
enterprise innovation, and digital assets
at LAFCU, holds the Credit Union Times
Luminaries Award during the ceremony in LAFCU was named one of the
Orlando, Fla. Best Credit Unions to Work For in
2024 by American Banker. This
LAFCU was a finalist for the Credit is the second time LAFCU has
Union Times Luminaries Award received the recognition, which
in the Innovation in Tech – AI/ highlights credit unions that excel
Cybersecurity/Mobile Banking in workplace culture, employee
category, recognizing the credit satisfaction, and overall business
union’s efforts to protect its influence. LAFCU is among 30 credit
Stunio is excited to welcome operations and members from unions nationwide recognized this
Daniel Rials as director of sales, cybercrime. LAFCU’s Shields Up! year in the largest asset category,
Amanda Hayhoe as chief operating campaign educated and informed which includes credit unions with
officer, and Tim Kramer as senior about 160 employees on the more than $1 billion in assets.
developer. Their expertise and importance of safeguarding against
passion for community-driven cybercriminals and fraudsters. Peak Performance Physical
innovation will play a vital role as The campaign’s effectiveness was Therapy was recognized as the “Best
the organization relaunches its app demonstrated through quantitative Physiotherapist and Rehab Clinic” in
and continues connecting college data from a post-series quiz in Lansing by CommunityVotes Lansing
students with local businesses to which employees achieved an 2024. The annual CommunityVotes
solve their employment needs. average score of 93 percent. Lansing program celebrates leading
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