Staff Spotlight

  1. November 2, 2020

    Central Power Plant staffer uses napkins as his art canvas

    For the past four decades, Gary Bohas has been drawing napkin portraits of the celebrities he meets and strangers he sees and has collected more than 4,000 of these drawings.

  2. October 26, 2020

    Systems administrator captures beauty of national parks

    Joe Braun, a senior systems administrator at the Institute for Social Research, enjoys hiking and exploring, has written hiking guides for three national parks and is also a talented photographer.

  3. October 19, 2020

    Staffer and her husband run local running group

    Colleen Stone, content and digital strategist for the Department of Surgery at Michigan Medicine, and her husband manage a local running group, PR Run Club, which has about 70 active members.

  4. October 5, 2020

    Clinical analyst discovers buzz around beekeeping

    Jennette Green, a clinical analyst for the Department of Family Medicine in the Medical School, took up beekeeping at her Manchester home several years ago.

  5. September 21, 2020

    Two-wheeled tourist has cycled all over the world

    Stefan Koehler, associate director of licensing for U-M Tech Transfer, has ridden his bicycle in more than 20 countries, soaking up the scenery and culture during trips that are often more exciting than traveling by car.

  6. September 14, 2020

    Family Medicine staffer hits her stride in roller derby

    Devon Kinney, project manager in Michigan Medicine’s Department of Family Medicine, competes for competes for Quad County Roller Derby under the roller derby name Dark Ayn Stormy.

  7. September 8, 2020

    Mcity associate director delights co-workers with charcuterie

    Greg McGuire, who has served as Mcity associate director for a year, got into charcuterie when someone suggested his “Michigan basement” was an ideal place to cure meats.

  8. August 10, 2020

    Ford School staffer transforms into fairy tale characters

    Delaney Andrews, annual giving and stewardship officer for the Ford School performs as princesses and fairy tale characters for parties and events through her company, Pixie Dust Entertainment.

  9. March 16, 2020

    Transfer recruiting coordinator opens home to foster dog

    Kristin Heinrich, a transfer recruiting coordinator for LSA, recently welcomed a foster dog into her home and life. It provided a way for her to help without the long-term commitment of adopting another dog.

  10. March 9, 2020

    Art librarian tackles Cape Cod-style renovation project

    Jamie Vander Broek, an art librarian at the Art, Architecture & Engineering Library, and her husband are renovating a 1,600-square-foot Cape Cod-style house on the far west side of Ann Arbor.