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MEMBERS ON THE MOVE

of Communications Arts & Sciences. Roger is compassionate care throughout mid-Michigan. exchange and less than a mile from national
among six alumni selected for the honor, which Effective May 1, Mark Brisboe, Beth Daugherty, retailers such as Target, Burlington, and Meijer.
recognizes ComArtSci graduates who have and Linda Reetz were promoted to serve as
obtained the highest level of professional or presidents of Sparrow Carson, Sparrow Clinton, The Food Bank Council of Michigan welcomed
academic achievement and demonstrated service and Sparrow Ionia Hospitals, respectively. Each news of the USDA’s $3 billion in food purchases
to the college and community. has been serving as acting hospital administrators through the newly created Coronavirus Food
for the past few months and bring decades of Assistance Program. In addition to supplying
PROMOTIONS healthcare leadership experience to their new fresh emergency food, the program supports
roles. The community-based boards of directors U.S. farmers by providing $100 million monthly
Morgan Pray has been of each hospital unanimously selected the trio. for dairy, produce, and meats. The news,
promoted to assistant manager although applauded, presents new challenges to
of LAFCU’s West Lansing Resch Strategies announced Michigan’s food bank network as they navigate
Branch. In her new position, it strengthened its team by a new federal program and timely deliveries to
Pray will oversee branch hiring Carly Buell as its digital multiple locations. Michigan Farm Bureau is
operations, including teller and marketing specialist. In her new collaborating with commodity organizations and
lending functions, and has staff role, Buell will be responsible the Michigan Department of Agriculture and
supervisory responsibilities. for writing, creating, and Rural Development to determine how Michigan’s
Pray
monitoring digital content great agriculture products can be included in the
for Resch Strategies’ growing food assistance program.
Buell
client list, while also assisting
with other client projects and initiatives. Amid the evolving economic impact of the novel
Buell graduated this spring with honors from coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis, the Lansing
Michigan State University, where she earned Economic Area Partnership (LEAP) remains
a degree in advertising with a double minor in steadfast in supporting communities across the
public relations and organizational leadership. region by accessing and distributing relief funds.
LEAP, with support from the PNC Foundation,
Brisboe Daugherty Reetz
COMPANY NEWS announced continued investment in public art
Two nursing leaders and a chief financial officer and support for artist-entrepreneurs, by awarding
have been named presidents of three Sparrow Junior Achievement of Mid-Michigan is $30,000 for public art through LEAP’s Public
community hospitals, which provide quality, releasing a free resource for teens titled Making Art for Communities (PAFC) grant program.
Sense: Understanding the Financial Impact of LEAP’s 2020 PAFC grants will expand the
COVID-19. The guide is designed to answer Lansing region’s growing collection of public art
teens’ questions about the economic implications by welcoming three new pieces. The PAFC 2020
of COVID-19, including “Why are some store grant awardees include the cities of Williamston
clarity confidence effectiveness vitality shelves empty?”, “Why are some people losing and Lansing, and Delhi Township, which will
their jobs?” and “Are we going into a recession each receive $10,000 to advance permanent
THE FIT LEADER’S PROGRAM ™ or even a depression?” The guide is available at public art projects.
OPEN-ENROLLMENT PROGRAM JA.org/MakingSense.
OPPORTUNITIES IN JUNE 2020
To support organizations and communities
throughout its international network, including
"Even more elegant than I had hoped the State of Michigan, Crestcom International,
for, the Fit Leader’s Program opens
doors for me, and shaved years off "The Fit Leader’s Program was LLC proudly announced the launch of its
creating my own program!" exactly what we needed to move
our internal talent to leadership Crestcom Cares initiative. Crestcom is offering
greatness!"
free webinars on relevant leadership topics,
"My next promotion came much faster
once the Fit Leader’s Program helped me open to everyone. Crestcom also donated $100
increase my Clarity, Confidence, to a local food bank for every new participant
Effectiveness and Vitality."
enrolled in its year-long leadership development
experience during May.
Martin Commercial Properties, a leading
The Leadership Fitness Experience is unique
among executive development programs because privately owned real estate services, and
of its highly effective combination of: development company, recently brokered the When EMC Insurance wanted to expand its
sale of a six-building portfolio in west Lansing. branch office in the greater Lansing area with a
• Tool-based workshops
• Professional coaching Creyts Holdings, LCC purchased the portfolio. new custom-designed building, they sought an
• Leadership assessments The seller, Woodlake, LLC is owned by Donny investor/developer and commercial real estate
• Online resources
Luberto and purchased these properties in 2015 firm who could deliver on all fronts. The two-
and desired to sell them once the properties were year project started when NAI Mid-Michigan
ROSS WOODSTOCK SUSAN COMBS
(517) 410-7636 (517) 231-7606 over 90% occupied. The six-building portfolios presented an agreement that included the
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comprised of 36,827 square feet, with five of the purchase of EMC Insurance’s existing building
six buildings fully leased by Martin Commercial as a trade-in property. It was a priority for EMC
Authorized Licensee of the Institute for Leadership Fitness. Properties as the listing agent. The portfolio is Insurance to trade its current structure as part
located just west of the I-496/ I-69 interstate of the development agreement. From there,

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