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MEMBERS ON THE MOVE                                                      FOCUS MAGAZINE  |  AUGUST 2023


        NEW HIRES                            AWARDS


        Foster Swift Collins & Smith PC      Sparrow Clinton Hospital,
        welcomes two lateral associate       on behalf of the Merten and
        hires to the firm. Dina D. Kashat    Geraldine Whyman Health Careers
        joins the Employer Services practice   Scholarship Fund, has awarded
        group. She will split her time       $2,000 scholarships to five
        between the firm’s Lansing and       Clinton County students pursuing
        Southfield offices. Dina’s practice   education in a health-related
        focuses on representing insurance    field. 2023 Whyman Scholarship
        carriers, third party administrators   recipients are: Taylor Bierstetel, of   with remarkable selflessness and
        and employers against workers’       Westphalia; Nursing at Davenport      willingness to help others. Fenby-
        compensation claims. Reed K.         University; Erik Keisling, of DeWitt;   Morse was nominated by multiple
        Powers joins the firm’s Southfield   Biology at Hope College; Faith        caregivers for her collaborative
        office as a civil litigation attorney,   Lutz, of DeWitt; Biomedical Science   behaviors and support for the
        focusing his practice on insurance   at Grand Valley State University;     team. The award recognizes
        defense litigation, tort and         Zachary Pierson, of St. Johns;        excellence among non-clinical
        automobile liability, product liability   Pre-Medicine at Grand Valley State   support caregivers who contribute
        and general liability matters.       University and Lauren Schafer, of     to Sparrow Clinton’s quality
                                             Fowler; Exercise Science at Grand     compassionate care. The acronym
                          Erik Eikey         Valley State University.              BEE stands for Being Exceptional
                          joins Triterra                                           Every Day.
                          as an industrial   Ngage Management congratulates
                          hygienist and      Sarah Botruff, CTA, event
                          is a member of     manager, who was granted the
                          their Industrial   Meeting Planning Institute (MPI)
                          Hygiene            Michigan Rising Star Award.
                          Management         This award recognizes an MPI
                          Services team.     member with five or fewer years
                          Eikey conducts     of professional experience in the
        Eikey
                          hazardous          meeting and event industry who
        material surveys to identify the     has shown exemplary leadership
        presence of asbestos, lead, and      and contributions in their tenure.
        mold within building materials. He   In addition, after serving on the     A caregiver in Sparrow Ionia
        also conducts on-site air monitoring   MPI Leadership Development          Hospital’s Emergency Department
        during asbestos abatement jobs to    Committee for the past year, Sarah    who recently raised the alarm
        ensure worker safety and ensure      has joined the MPI MI Board.          about a child suspected of being
        that rules and regulations are being                                       in a harmful situation has been
        followed.                                              Lindsey and         honored with the Sparrow Speak
                                                               Silas Coffelt       Up Award for advocating on behalf
                          Ngage                                were awarded        of patient and caregiver safety.
                          Management                           the 2023 Social     Patient Access Specialist DrewAnn
                          is pleased                           Media Presence      Gladding noticed the child had a
                          to welcome                           award at the        black eye and that the father did
                          Chelsea                              National Graze      not know the patient’s birthdate or
                          Hufnagel as                          Craze Expo          the correct spelling of their name.
                          an accounting                        in Florida in       Gladding immediately contacted
                          specialist. In this                  June 2023           an administrator and police. The
                          role, Hufnagel     for exemplary efforts to build        situation was investigated and
                          not only keeps     the brand through social media        authorities determined there was
        Hufnagel
                          accurate           platforms. Graze Craze specializes    no foul play.
        records of accounts payable and      in charcuterie boards and boxes
        accounts receivable, but she also    and is located in Okemos.             DISTINCTIONS
        assists in preparing reports and
        cost projections while evaluating    Sparrow Clinton Hospital is           Sparrow Health System has
        operations, recommending best        pleased to announce its first         again been ranked a national
        practices, and strategizing solutions   BEE Honoree, Rhonda Fenby-         leader for transparency in pricing
        so everything runs smoothly.         Morse, a respiratory therapist        for care and services and are

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