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Members on the Move

NEW HIRES businesses through the process of
preparing for a successful sale.

PROMOTIONS

Choose Lansing
has promoted
Melissa Nay
to director of
Farmer West membership
and community
Phipps Reed engagement.
Nay joined
Custom Built recently welcomed Choose
two new team members. Jason Nay Lansing in 2018.
Phipps is the company’s newest Formerly the
carpenter, with years of experience organization’s membership and
in trim carpentry. Meanwhile, community outreach manager,
Jonathan Reed is Custom Nay oversees all Choose Lansing
Built’s new Boyne City project membership activity, manages
development advisor, heading up Janzen Trierweiler and facilitates the Certified
the Northern Michigan office. Tourism Ambassador program,
to manager roles. Farmer, a senior and is involved in community
LAFCU has manager in the accounting and organizations related to Choose
added Justin outsourced solutions department, Lansing’s mission. She has a
Quainton as brings eight years of experience bachelor’s degree in advertising
a commercial in governmental accounting and communication from Michigan
lending officer. to her role. She joined Joining State University.
Quainton brings Maner in 2022. West, a senior
over 12 years manager in the audit department, APPOINTMENTS
of experience joined Maner in 2017 after two
in the banking internships with the firm. Janzen,
Quainton industry to a manager in the accounting and
his role at outsourced solutions department,
LAFCU, most recently serving specializes in supporting
as assistant vice president and nonprofit clients with accounting,
business banking relationship bookkeeping, audit preparation,
manager at a nationwide bank. In and grant management. She also
his new position, Quainton will coordinates the department’s
focus on originating, managing, website and thought leadership
and contributing to the oversight efforts, ensuring clients stay Morgan Kauffman
of the credit union’s portfolio of informed about the latest insights.
commercial loans. His LAFCU Trierweiler, who was promoted to The
responsibilities include identifying manager in the audit department, shareholders of
lending opportunities, structuring began her career at Maner law firm Fraser
customized financial solutions, and Costerisan as an intern in 2019. Trebilcock
building relationships with new have re-elected
and existing business members. Exit Factor of Thaddeus
Grand Rapids E. Morgan
Lansing-based public accounting and Lansing has as president
and consulting firm Maner welcomed Tom of the firm.
Costerisan has announced Donaldson to Roberts Shareholder
four team promotions. Heather its team as an Ryan K.
Farmer and Nick West have been exit strategist. Kauffman was re-elected to the
promoted to senior manager, Donaldson board of directors, where he
while Lindsey Janzen and Kenzie brings expertise will serve as vice president and
Trierweiler have been promoted Donaldson in guiding treasurer. Shareholder Jared A.

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