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lansingchamber.org MEMBERS ON THE MOVE
LRC-PAC Announces First Round of NEW HIRES worked as an engineering technician Eaton Rapids worked together on
for more than five years.
this team event to take home the
Election Endorsements Edge expanded Gold Medal at the SkillsUSA State
its team in May AWARDS Leadership Conference, which was
by adding Tiffany held in Grand Rapids.
Hall as executive
coordinator.
Hall maintains
office services,
provides general
administrative
support, and
Hall
ensures the
office operates smoothly. Tiffany
has over 10 years of experience at Croft Farhat
the AppleTree & Gilden Woods Early
Care and Preschool. As the director, Two Sparrow physicians who On a night of creative collaboration,
she managed school leaders, hired distinguished themselves for seven local entrepreneurs pitched
and led new program directors, and outstanding work in 2021 have at The Hatching, Lansing Economic
worked collaboratively with multiple been jointly named as Sparrow’s Area Partnership’s (LEAP) quarterly
departments. Physicians of the Year: Philip Croft, pitch competition. The event, open
M.D., J.D., director of Regulatory to entrepreneurs in Clinton, Eaton,
Mental Health Affairs for Sparrow Laboratories Ingham and Shiawassee counties,
Association and Laboratory director for Sparrow took place May 5 and marked LEAP’s
of Michigan Eaton Hospital, and Mohamed Hani first return to in-person events
welcomes Farhat, M.D., a leader in Sparrow since 2019. The top prize went to
Kristen Taylor to Hospital’s Pediatric Intensive Bryan Lendzion, who took home
the team! Kristen Care Unit. Dr. Croft was a valuable $2,000 for his idea Subleasify — a
is a Lansing member of Sparrow’s Incident web-based platform designed to
native and has Command during the pandemic. He make subleasing easier. Lendzion’s
a background used his computer coding skills to pitch won over the judges with
in non-profit plot out large amounts of data that its logical approach to a common
Hall
and association helped guide Sparrow’s resources need — not only is there a high
management. She has earned her and care, especially valuable demand for subleasing in a college
stripes with 25-years of experience during critical COVID surges. Dr. town like East Lansing, but it also
in areas of events, graphic design/ Farhat is widely respected for his considers the shift in environments
marketing, continuing education, compassionate care toward his resulting from the conflict between
board governance and authoring young patients and for his medical an increase in remote work and
grants. One of her favorite produced research. He also gained attention traditional, long-term leases.
events was Michigan’s NAMIWalk, during 2021 by being on the scene
which she expanded to raise of a serious accident on I-496 and Origami
$150,000 annually and was noted responding immediately to save Rehabilitation
as the one of the Top Ten Walks several of the young victims. would like to
by NAMI National. Kristen belongs congratulate
to MiSGMP (Michigan Society of Eaton RESA Career Preparation Tom Judd,
Government Meeting Professionals) Center students have received a Gold director of
and is currently serving her second Medal in the Welding Fabrication quality of
term as Board Secretary. team event at the SkillsUSA State assurance, for
Leadership and Skills Conference. being selected
Delta Township is proud to SkillsUSA is a national career and as the recipient
welcome Jacob Kleinhenz, senior technical student organization Judd of the Public
engineer, and Erik Dehring, senior (CTSO) that provides opportunities Awareness Award presented by
engineering technician, to their for students who are preparing the Brain Injury Association of
work family. Jacob joins from the for careers in trade, technical and Michigan! Tom has played a pivotal
private consulting industry, where skilled occupations. Three students, role in various public awareness
he worked as a civil engineer for Rowan Wilson from Eaton Rapids, efforts, most recently being his
nine years. Erik joins from the Eaton Will Leisenring from Grand Ledge work advocating for a fix to the
County Road Commission, where he and Connor Woodcock from auto no-fault legislation.
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