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A Leadership MEMBERS ON THE MOVE

Book with a Mich., has received an MIDream grant through
TWIS T a partnership with MSU Federal Credit Union
and the Michigan Education Association
Financial Services (MEA FS). The grant,
designed to support MEA members, includes
$250 for the recipient to use in their classroom
or on a school project, and $250 donated to the
charity of their choice.

Sparrow has received national recognition for
joint replacement, pulmonary care, and stroke
care in the 2021 Specialty Excellence Awards
sponsored by Healthgrades. Sparrow was
named among America’s best 100 hospitals Kappa Honor Society. The award celebrates the LCC
in joint replacement and was recognized for PTK chapter for its ability to excel in membership
excellence in pulmonary care and stroke care. development and bring the life-changing benefits
Healthgrades awards tell you which hospitals and opportunities of PTK membership to students
deliver superior quality care based on evaluating on LCC’s campus. The PTK mission focuses on
hospital performance and quality measures, such recognizing college students’ academic achievement
as clinical outcomes, patient safety, and patient and providing opportunities for them to grow as
experience. Healthgrades evaluates more than 45 scholars and leaders.
million Medicare medical claims records for the
Author: Ross Woodstock most recent three-year period for nearly 4,500 Board of Directors
Executive Coach and hospitals nationwide.
Leadership Consultant Ele’s Place
MSUFCU has received the 2020 National Ca pit al
Available on Amazon Best and Brightest in Wellness® award for the Region is
sixth consecutive year. The award recognizes pleased to
organizations that make their workplaces, their announce new
employees, and the communities they serve co mm unit y
healthier places to live and work. The National boar d
Association for Business Resources has conducted member
Best and Brightest competitions for more than Ross Baumer Chad Ross,
20 years, identifying numerous best practices controller, The Christman Company. Chad is
and providing benchmarks for companies that stepping in to fill the position of vice president
continue to be leaders in employment standards. of Christman, Amy Baumer, who served Ele’s
Place for six years.
Distinctions
Community leader Carol
LAFCU CEO Patrick Spyke Priebe-Wiles has been
has been named a 2021 Most named chair of the Sparrow
Valuable Professional (MVP) by Carson Hospital Board of
Corp! Magazine. The statewide Directors. Priebe-Wiles has
business publication’s MVP served on the Sparrow Carson
award program recognizes Hospital Board since 2016, and
individuals making Michigan community involvement is one
a better place to live and work Priebe-Wiles of her passions. Priebe-Wiles
Spyke
by creating job opportunities, spent her career in various teaching positions in
driving economic growth, nurturing community the Carson City-Crystal Area School District,
advancement or leading successful companies. including a special education instructor and
first-grade teacher at Hubbardston Elementary
Haworth leadership announced that DBI and principal at Carson City-Crystal Lower
had been awarded 2021 Best in Class status. Elementary.
This distinction is based on exceptional
performance in market development, sales, Foster Swift Collins & Smith, PC has elected
customer satisfaction, operational excellence, officers to serve on its executive committee
and enterprise development. DBI is a 10-year for 2021. The officers are: Anne M. Seurynck
honoree and is one of only five elite dealers who (president), Joel C. Farrar (secretary), Julie I.
have earned the Best in Class distinction each Fershtman (vice president), Todd W. Hoppe
year since the program’s inception in 2012. (treasurer), David R. Russell (co-vice president),
and Brent A. Titus (co-vice president). In
The Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) chapter at LCC has addition to its executive committee members,
been named a 2021 REACH Chapter by Phi Theta Foster Swift announced the firm’s practice

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