Alumni classnotes, spring and summer 2024

Contact: Deanne Puca
June 24, 2024

澳门六合彩官网直播 recognizes alumni achievements and announcements submitted during spring and summer 2024.

  • Helen LeZotte Faulkner, BA 鈥64, was promoted to vocational nursing program director at the Arlington (Texas) Career Institute.
  • David Nolley, MA 鈥70, a psychologist in private practice in San Francisco, has been included in Marquis Who's Who.
  • Judy K. Snider, BS 鈥74, published her fourth novel, 鈥淏etrayed,鈥 which was co-authored with her husband, Gil Snider.
  • Christopher W. Tremblay, BA 鈥94, MA 鈥99, co-edited the sixth edition of the graduate textbook "The Fundamentals of College Admission Counseling" for the National Association for College Admission Counseling.
  • Mike Howard, BS 鈥94, was hired by Magline in Standish, Michigan, as president and chief operations officer.
  • Michael Woolsey, BS 鈥95, was appointed regional vice president of human resources - Southeast for McLaren Health Care in Grand Blanc, Michigan. He is leading human resources operations at the statewide system鈥檚 McLaren Macomb, McLaren Oakland and McLaren Port Huron hospitals.
  • John Dunlop, MA 鈥95, was named Michigan鈥檚 2023 Society of Health and Physical Educators Middle School Physical Educator of the Year.
  • Brian Pyles, MA 鈥95, PhD 鈥07, won the Lifetime Achievement and Hall of Fame Award at the Association for Career and Technical Education Region 1 Conference in New York City. Pyles has been the director of the Michigan Department of Education Office of Career and Technical Education since 2018. He has been in the field of CTE for more than 30 years. At the conference, two more alumni received regional awards: Lucas Schrauben, MA '11, director of secondary programs at Holt High School, was named Administrator of the Year, and Kenneth Flowers, PhD '15, provost and vice president of academic affairs at Lake Michigan College, was named Postsecondary Professional of the Year.
  • Kristin Perkowski, BA 鈥96, MA 鈥00, has been selected as the next superintendent of Grand Haven (Michigan) Area Public Schools.
  • Christopher Lewis, BA '97, of Williamston, Michigan, serves as the director of graduate programs for the University of Michigan-Flint. He has received two recent honors, including the 2023 Greater Lansing Entrepreneurial Awards Nonprofit of the Year award and he was recognized by the NASPA Foundation as one of 18 people globally honored as a Pillar of the Profession in the student affairs profession.
  • Michael N. Sarcheck, BBA 鈥97, is vice president, managing partner and financial coach for First Financial Coaching, Inc. in Mount Clemens, Michigan.
  • Gary Churchill, BS 鈥98, was named president and chief operating officer of Old Republic Aerospace in Chicago.
  • Benjamin Kirby, MA 鈥98, was chosen to serve as the next superintendent of Forest Hills Public Schools in Grand Rapids, Michigan, starting July 1. Kirby is currently the superintendent of Lake Orion Community Schools.
  • Myla Edmond, BBA 鈥00, joined the marketing and branding strategy practice for RW Jones as senior vice president.
  • Mandy Scott, BM 鈥00, Rockford (Michigan) High School choir director, was named the Michigan School Vocal Music Association鈥檚 Teacher of the Year.
  • Shaun Patrick Willis, BS 鈥00, founder and shareholder at Willis Law in Kalamazoo, was named again to the National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers in the Nation.
  • Psychelia Terry, BBA 鈥03, was nominated for the Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award, the most prestigious civilian volunteer award in the United States that honors individuals whose service positively impacts communities in every corner of the nation and inspires those around them to take action.
  • Craig Sutherland, BBA 鈥04, a vice president at Bank of America in Grand Rapids, Michigan, was appointed to the Junior Achievement of the Michigan Great Lakes board.
  • Michele Wallace, BS 鈥06, was appointed to the Litchfield Elementary School District in Litchfield Park, Arizona, as a governing board member for a term expiring Dec. 31, 2024.
  • Elizabeth Fluty, BS 鈥04, of Delton, Michigan, was named by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to the Michigan Board of Nursing. Fluty is the licensed practical nurse director at Epic Consortium Programs and a retired nurse educator at Kellogg Community College.
  • Amber Mosley, BS 鈥07, MA 鈥15, PhD 鈥22, has been named interim executive director of the Purdue University Northwest Counseling Center.
  • Kaitlyn Elias, BA 鈥09, joined the Troy, Michigan, office of Detroit law firm Dickinson Wright as an associate.
  • Megan Murphy, MPA 鈥09, was named executive director of the Superior Health Foundation in Marquette, Michigan.
  • Amber Krycka, BA 鈥10, is working at WOOD-TV in Grand Rapids, Michigan, co-anchoring the 10 p.m. and 11 p.m. newscasts.
  • Katy Tigchelaar, MA '11, was promoted to vice president of operations for the West Michigan Sports Commission.
  • Michigan Sen. Sarah Anthony, MPA 鈥12, is the winner of EMILY鈥檚 List 11th annual Gabrielle Giffords Rising Star Award.
  • Jeddie Sophronius, BA 鈥18, published his poetry works 鈥淚nterrogation Records鈥 through Gaudy Boy in April 2024.

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Left to right, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Jamauri Bogan, YMCA of Greater Kalamazoo CEO David Morgan and Amy Hovey, executive director and CEO of the Michigan State Housing Development Authority. (Photo courtesy: State of Michigan)

Alum opens affordable housing project

Jamauri Bogan, BBA 鈥17, MBA 鈥19, was joined by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a representative for the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) and several local leaders in early April for a ribbon cutting at a new housing development in Kalamazoo.

Zone 32 Phase I was the first solo new construction project for Bogan Developments鈥 CEO, a New Jersey native and former Bronco football standout. The development features 12 affordable housing units and includes a child care center in partnership with the YMCA of Kalamazoo. The apartments serve tenants who make between 60% and 120% of Kalamazoo鈥檚 median area income.

Bogan Developments is working on Phase 2 of Zone 32 on adjacent land to include more affordable housing and community amenities for the Northside Neighborhood. The project is expected to break ground by fall 2025. 鈻