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Members on the Move

NEW HIRES M3 Group as a creative visionary, and community development
bringing experience in developing manager at a Lansing-based credit
Lindsay Dow has digital and print designs for academic union. Sprague previously served as
joined Douglas institutions and freelance clients. a business manager at Kia of Lansing,
J Institutes and Manny Garcia rejoined M3 Group as where she focused on business
Salons as director a senior client strategist, focusing development activities, as a licensed
of marketing. on proactively expanding client Realtor at Broker’s Realty in Lansing.
Dow will lead portfolios and delivering strategic
and implement marketing solutions. M3 Group also The Lansing
strategic welcomed Josh Best as creative Sports
marketing director, overseeing the agency’s Commission has
strategies visual direction. hired Lindsay
Dow
across Douglas Fast as sports
J Institutes and Salons to attract Custom Built services manager.
prospective students to its six recently hired Fast brings
campuses and drive new guests to Emily Otten over six seasons
its salons across Michigan. as a hospitality of experience
specialist. She as executive
Krissy Fox welcomes Fast secretary and
has joined the clients and office manager for the Michigan State
Okemos Salon guests as the University hockey program, where
and MedSpa as first friendly she was instrumental in managing
their newest full- Otten face they see operations and coordinating high-
time injectionist. when visiting profile events. In her new role, Fast
Fox began her the Custom Built office. She keeps will support the planning and
beauty career day-to-day operations running execution of local sporting events
in 2010 at the smoothly, from answering and and help drive operational excellence
Douglas J directing calls to maintaining an across the organization.
Fox
Aveda Institute, inviting office environment.
where she trained in cosmetology. AWARDS
She pursued a nursing degree to
specialize in Botox and fillers. She is Fraser Trebilcock
now a licensed RN with advanced shareholder
injectable training. Thaddeus
Morgan has
been recognized
by Michigan
Lawyers Weekly
as a “Michigan
Cervantes Sprague Go-To Lawyer”
in 2025 for
Morgan
LAFCU has made two recent construction
additions to its team. As business law. Morgan is president of Fraser
development and growth officer in Trebilcock and has over 30 years of
Miller Garcia the marketing department, Sean litigation experience in state and
Cervantes will focus on membership federal courts in areas including
M3 Group, a full- growth. As business development commercial and business disputes,
service marketing officer in the lending department, employment and shareholder
and branding Lisa Sprague will be responsible litigation, construction, health
agency with for planning, developing, and care, real estate, insurance, and
offices in Lansing strengthening community and intellectual property. He is a former
and Detroit, business relationships. Cervantes assistant prosecutor and assistant
announced brings more than 13 years of attorney general.
three recent management experience to LAFCU,
additions to its including six years in the credit union Julie Pingston of Choose Lansing
team. Allison industry. His most recent role was as was recently recognized with the
Best
Miller joined the indirect/dealer relations manager Legacy Award at the 2025 Pure

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