Staff Spotlight
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June 5, 2023
Ukrainian expatriate helping war-torn homeland
Juliya Wicklund, an America Reads program manager with the Edward Ginsberg Center, helped launch the Ukraine TrustChain, a nonprofit aimed at helping the war-torn country of Ukraine.
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May 22, 2023
Disability services navigator aims for fourth Paralympics
Chuck Aoki, community access navigator with U-M’s Adaptive Sports & Fitness program, has competed in wheelchair rugby in three Summer Paralympics Games.
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May 1, 2023
Communicator adds charm to mailboxes, birdhouses
Tamara Havermahl has designed and created dozens of mailboxes and birdhouses, a pursuit that has invigorated a longtime love of art and pulled her from the depths of depression.
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April 17, 2023
Catering director finds joy on ski slopes
Despite a busy schedule with her role as director of catering at MDining, Devon Janks makes sure to find time to enjoy the ski slopes, and that includes following in her father’s footsteps as a high school coach.
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February 20, 2023
Hedgehog is a perfect pet for Graham staffer
Kelly Jones, sustainability programs manager for the Graham Sustainability Institute, and her partner adopted Peary, a 2-year-old hedgehog, from a breeder.
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January 30, 2023
Orthotic assistant discovers grit and grace in disc golf
Jennifer Trombley, an orthotic assistant in Michigan Medicine’s orthotics and prosthetics department, started Grit & Grace Ladies DGC, a disc golf league for women, five years ago.
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January 16, 2023
Paint parties, murals allow designer to share love of art
DaJaniere Rice, a multimedia graphic designer at LSA Advancement, shares her passion for the mental and spiritual therapeutic potential of art through paint parties and murals.
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January 9, 2023
Bonsai specialist embraces nature at a smaller scale
Jack Sustic, the bonsai specialist at the Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum, has his own extensive collection of more than 60 bonsai trees in his home.
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December 5, 2022
Photographer channels passion for weather into storm chasing
Daryl Marshke, a senior photographer with Michigan Photography, has a passion for photographing storms, an interest piqued at a young age when his Brighton home was damaged by a tornado.
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November 21, 2022
CrossFit provides fitness, competition for nurse anesthetist
Blair Dudley, certified registered nurse anesthetist, has been involved with CrossFit for about 10 years and recently began taking part in competitions.
