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Lansing Region’s Top Young Professionals

Recognized at 10 Over the Next Ten Awards

he 16th annual 10 Over the Next Ten Awards Aurelius Christian is a corridor
were held on Tuesday, Sept. 20 at the and commercial development
TUniversity Club of MSU in East Lansing. This specialist for the Lansing Economic
event recognizes Greater Lansing’s top 10 young Development Corporation, where
professionals who are expected to contribute he oversees special programs to
significantly to our community over the next ten support small business growth
years. The event was sponsored by Independent Bank and revitalization of blighted
and the University Club of MSU and co-hosted by the commercial corridors within the
Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce (LRCC) and city. He is also spearheading a
Lansing 5:01. Michigan Premiere Events served as Christian program to make opportunities for
event management partner. economic prosperity more equitable.
He is one of the youngest public officials in Greater
THE 2022 10 OVER THE NEXT TEN AWARD Lansing appointed by the Ingham County Board of
RECIPIENTS INCLUDE: Commissioners to serve on the Board of Directors for the
Ingham County Community Health Centers. In that role,
Kimberly Barber’s passion for travel Aurelius oversees 13 locations, 27,000 patients and over
led her to form Globetrotter Travel, 70,000 annual visits delivering care to the community’s
a company dedicated to helping most vulnerable populations. Aurelius has a bachelor’s in
others plan their dream trips. She advertising management from Michigan State University.
has received numerous awards for
her outstanding work including Amber Clark serves as
being recognized as a Top 100 Agent neighborhoods and economic
in 2020 and 2021 as well as a Top development director for Meridian
75 Agent in 2019. Kim is equally Township. In her role, she is active
passionate about her community in development efforts to revitalize
Barber
and has served as a board member the Haslett Village Square and the
for the Lansing Women’s Forum since 2016, board Village of Okemos Redevelopment
member for Millennials in Travel and a granting volunteer Project. She also managed the
for Make a Wish Michigan. Kim and her husband have Meridian Mall redevelopment project
been foster parents since 2020 and are in the process Clark in conjunction with CBL Property
of adopting their son. She has a bachelor’s degree from Management. She also serves as
Central Michigan University. planning committee president for Meridian Township’s
Juneteenth Celebration. Amber has been active in the
Matea Caluk serves as assistant Meridian Area Business Association, ATHENA PowerLink
director for prevention, outreach governing body, Haslett Robotics Club as a member and
and education in the Education coach and Lansing Women’s Forum. Amber believes in
Department at Michigan State working each day to create a better version of the world
University. Matea is a native of Bosnia in which we live. She has a bachelor’s in communications
and Herzegovina and relocated to from Michigan State University.
Lansing in the late 90’s. She earned
her bachelor’s in public relations and Lorin Cumberbatch saw a need in
advertising. She earned her master’s the community and decided to fill it.
in college student affairs leadership There were no Black estheticians in
Caluk
from Grand Valley State University. the Lansing area and she decided to
Matea has dedicated her career to lending a voice to open a shop to provide that service.
cultivate equitable practices and create opportunities Not only did she meet this need,
for access. She received the Community Champion but she also did it during the Covid
Award from the Greater Lansing Convention and Visitors pandemic. As owner and CEO of Skin
Bureau in 2018. Matea loves the Lansing community and Studio 211, Lorin welcomes all races
has committed to the important work of making the Cumberbatch through her door even though she
community a desirable destination to live and work and originally set out to meet a need in
an equitable community for all people. the Black community. She has opened a second salon

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