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MEMBERS ON THE MOVE                                                         FOCUS MAGAZINE  |  APRIL 2022



        require. PFCU has grown from four    very collaboratively, and lived Colliers'   Diocese of Lansing, second grade,
        employees in 1978 to more than 180   values. It also recognizes the top 10   teacher: Elizabeth Wylegala; Ada
        staff members. Assets have grown     percent of all Colliers professionals in   Lesnau, Cole Academy East, Cole
        from $3.5 million to more than       brokerage, valuation, and corporate   Academy School District, second
        $750 million, and membership has     solutions across the U.S. business    grade, teacher: Layna Lesnau;
        increased from 3,000 to more         based on revenue production.          Claudia Miklavcic, Haslett High
        than 53,000.                                                               School, Haslett Public Schools, 12th
                                                               The Team            grade, teacher: Kaylee Fletcher;
                          Origami                              Lansing             Kayla Turner, Williamston High
                          Rehabilitation                       Foundation,         School, Williamston Community
                          would like to                        along with the      Schools, 12th grade, teacher: Meagan
                          congratulate                         Greater Lansing     Kubu, and Azul Vazquez, Waverly
                          occupational                         Convention          Middle School, Waverly Community
                          therapist Colette                    and Visitors        Schools, eighth grade, teacher: Laura
                          Brzezinski on                        Bureau (GLCVB),     Weber.
                          co-publishing                        is pleased to
                          an article in      Piper             recognize Amy       PROMOTIONS
                          Occupational                         Piper, CTA,
        Brzezinski
                          Therapy Practice   as the Greater Lansing Certified                       Reflective of the
        Magazine on the embedded therapy     Tourism Ambassador Star of the Year.                   strong leadership
        model on an organ transplant         Piper was honored at the GLCVB                         that has
        unit within acute care. Brzezinski's   Annual Meeting on March 1 at the                     positioned the
        other recent accomplishments         NCG Cinema in Lansing.                                 organization as a
        include serving on the Brain Injury                                                         national specialty
        Association of Michigan's Steering   MSU Federal Credit Union                               insurance
        Committee, teaching adjunct          (MSUFCU) announced its learning                        solutions
        courses for Western Michigan         and development program ranked                         provider, A.F.
        University's Occupational Therapy    No. 18 out of 95 placed organizations   Matthews       Group has
        Program, and receiving a Going Pro   in the 2022 Training APEX Awards.                      announced the
        grant.                               This is the fourth consecutive year   promotion of Walter Matthews as
                                             Training Magazine has recognized      vice president of A.F. Specialty. Since
                          Origami            MSUFCU for best-in-class employee     joining A.F. Group in 2010, Matthews
                          Rehabilitation     training and development. MSUFCU      has held various positions within
                          would also like    also received the Outstanding         the actuarial department, providing
                          to congratulate    Training Initiative Award for the     oversight of the organization's
                          physical therapist   second consecutive year.            actuarial services related to
                          Kacy Shetler                                             reserving, pricing, underwriting
                          on completing      Each March, the Arts Council of       strategies, forecasting, and
                          her Vestibular     Greater Lansing celebrates Youth      reinsurance. Additionally, he led the
                          Rehabilitation     Art Month with its Young Creatives    launch of the company's assumed
        Shetler           and Concussion     Billboard Project in partnership with   reinsurance business and has
                          Certification      Adams Outdoor Advertising. Youth      cultivated strong relationships with
        through the American Institute on    Arts Month is a national program      valued reinsurance and program
        Balance. Kacy was also selected as   founded by the Council for Art        partners.
        the recipient of a Going Pro grant.  Education in 1961 and emphasizes
                                             the importance of having quality                       Michelle Rosa-
                          Shawn H.           arts education programming in the                      Derdowski has
                          O'Brien, CCIM,     K-12 school curriculum. This year, 22                  been promoted
                          vice president at   original artworks were submitted                      to the director of
                          Colliers Lansing,   by Greater Lansing area teachers                      special education
                          was inducted       and six final pieces were selected                     program
                          into Colliers' 2021   for the billboards. The 2022 Young                  accountability
                          Everest Club.      Creative billboards feature the                        at Ingham
                          The Everest        art of the following youth artists:                    Intermediate
                          Club represents    Clara Hedges, Cornell Elementary,     Rosa-Derdowski   School District.
        O'Brien           professionals      Okemos Public Schools, fourth                          Rosa-Derdowski
                          who have           grade, teacher: Lindsey Price;        will be responsible for planning
        excelled at client service, worked   Patrick Keefe, St. Martha School,     and implementing activities and

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