CHANGE-UPS
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ARTICLES
Change-Ups: GRCMC hires finance manager
The Grand Rapids Community Media Center hired Carol Couturier as finance manager.
Change-Ups: Ada resident named Mid-Atlantic Engineer of the Year
Ada resident Navy Lt. Cmdr. Derek Boogaart has been named Mid-Atlantic Engineer of the Year for 2023.
Change-Ups: Malm promoted to principal
Michigan Capital Network promoted Meagan Malm to principal with the investment organization.
Change-Ups: Gallagher joins Kentwood as deputy administrator
Shay Gallagher has joined the city of Kentwood as deputy city administrator.
Change-Ups: Bird becomes The Arc’s first full-time executive director
Roger Bird has been hired as The Arc of Allegan County’s first full-time executive director.
Change-Ups: Stuck elected president of United Tribes of Michigan
Jamie Stuck, Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi Tribal chairman, has been elected president of the United Tribes of Michigan.
Change-Ups: DABSJ hires Smith as CFO
Grand Rapids-based D.A. Blodgett-St. John’s (DABSJ) appointed Tammy Smith as chief financial officer.
Change-Ups: Derrer brings entrepreneurial approach to REC
Meg Derrer said she intends to bring an entrepreneurial approach as executive director to the Refugee Education Center.
Change-Ups: Joubert-Brown joins Literacy Center’s board
Maleika Joubert Brown, director of diversity, equity and inclusion for Grand Rapids Public Schools, has been appointed to the Literacy Center of West Michigan’s 13-member board.
Change-Ups: Long lands on Forbes’ America’s Top Wealth Advisors list
Tim Long, a Grand Rapids-based Merrill wealth management adviser, has been named to the Forbes 2022 America’s Top Wealth Advisors list.