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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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