Staff Spotlight
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.