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MEMBERS ON THE MOVE                                                         FOCUS MAGAZINE  |  JUNE 2023


        NEW HIRES                                              Yohannes, was       Westenberg, Automotive Technology
                                                               honored with        instructor, will receive the Lifetime
        McLaren Greater Lansing is excited                     the DAISY Award     Achievement Award and Lindy
        to announce that Jodi Stein, MSN,                      for Extraordinary   Daman, College & Career Preparation
        RN has joined the hospital as their                    Nurses. Yohannes    Coordinator, will receive the
        chief nursing officer. Stein has                       stayed past her     Counseling & Career Development
        32 years of experience in hospital                     twelve-hour         Professional of the Year Award.
        administration and acute care                          shift to help
        nursing. Stein has expertise in many                   the emergency
        areas and provides oversight for     Yohannes          room staff with a
        patient care services in neurovascular,                pediatric trauma.
        medical, cardiovascular critical care,   In the chaos, Yohannes was calm and
        surgical high-acuity bariatric unit, and   grounded, she helped the physicians
        inpatient hemodialysis contracted    by getting equipment and supplies
        services.                            needed, helping direct her peers and
                                             calling out orders, and even getting
                          Bryan Crandall     an IV line started on the toddler
                          joins Triterra     after several failed attempts by other
                          as an industrial   medical staff.
                          hygienist and is a
                          member of their                                          Francene (Franny) Ball, RN, at
                          Industrial Hygiene                                       McLaren Greater Lansing was
                          Management                                               honored with the DAISY Award for
                          Services team.                                           Extraordinary Nurses. Franny was
                          His work focuses                                         nominated by one of her patients for
                          on hazardous                                             being friendly, energetic, personable,
        Crandall
                          material                                                 open, honest, and dedicated to her
        inspections (asbestos, lead paint, and                                     patients. Franny specifically helped
        mold) at commercial and residential                                        this patient when she felt like her
        properties throughout Michigan.                        LAFCU has been      physician wasn’t listening to her
                                                               chosen as the       concerns.
                                                               winner of the
                                                               Michigan Credit
                                                               Union League’s
                                                               Innovation Award
                                                               for its Shields Up!
                                                               Campaign. The
                                                               award marks the
                                                               fifth time in eight
                                             Larson
                                                               years LAFCU
        Sarata and Schooley                  has been recognized by the state’s
                                             credit union trade organization as
        WILX Media has hired Rick Sarata to   the winner of the Innovation Award.
        lead the sales department as general   Shields Up! includes a variety of
        sales manager.  Sarata has spent his   engaging tactics to educate LAFCU   Sparrow Ionia Hospital has honored
        career in sales and leadership for   team members on what to watch         one of its caregivers with the BEE
        both television and radio and brings   out for related to cybercrime.  MCUL   Award for going above and beyond
        a wealth of experience including     also named LAFCU executive team       in her position. Nominated by
        a deep knowledge of the Lansing/     member Ryan Larson the Young          fellow caregivers, Patient Access
        Jackson market.  Sarata succeeds     Professional of the Year for his      caregiver Dawn Graham received
        current WILX General Sales Manager   exemplary service, dedication, and    the BEE Award for her exceptional
        Patrick Schooley, who has been with   leadership to LAFCU and the credit   care towards patients and continual
        the station nearly 22 years.         union industry.                       willingness to assist colleagues.
                                                                                   Graham has worked at Sparrow Ionia
        AWARDS                               Two Wilson Talent Center staff        since 2016.
                                             members have been selected to
        McLaren Greater Lansing              receive regional Association for Career   Five Wilson Talent Center
        emergency room nurse, Bea            & Technical Education awards. Scott   students placed in the top three

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