Nov 3, 2025 | HR Corner, Intercom
Kudos to Chris Hanna! Chris came to my rescue after hours as I was trying to get the computer and projector working before my advisory board committee meeting. He was clearly getting ready to leave work, but stayed and helped me get the equipment running!
Kudos to Shannon Croll! Shannon is super knowledgeable and always shows a genuine interest in helping me achieve my goals! She is the best advisor a student could ask for. She is very responsive and is always smiling during our meetings. I truly appreciate all that she has helped me with, I know I wouldn’t be as organized without her!
Experts suggest maintaining an “attitude of gratitude” increases positivity for yourself and for others. Please encourage your colleagues by submitting a KUDOS. Let them know you appreciate their hard work and are thinking of them!
Nov 3, 2025 | HR Corner, Intercom
Jack Shiner recently started working at the college as a supplemental employee in front of house food service. Welcome to the NMC community!
Oct 27, 2025 | HR Corner, Intercom
These employees recently started working at the college. Let’s welcome them to the NMC community!
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- Krista McCarty — EES Marketing Coordinator
- Everett Howell, student employee — Communications Office Assistant
Oct 20, 2025 | HR Corner, Intercom
Kudos to Scott Goethals, Lisa Von Reichbauer, Lisa Baldyga, Merrick Adams, Amy Burns Bailey, Joe Deater, Hollianne McHugh, Denver Peters, Laura Stevens, Shirl Martin, Heather VanStratt and Amy Shamroe! Thanks to support from Scott Goethals, Lisa Von Reichbauer, Lisa Baldyga, Merrick Adams, Amy Burns Bailey, Joe Deater, Hollianne McHugh, Denver Peters, and Laura Stevens, the Sixty by 30/NOMIAC Training Fair at Michigan Works was a success! Kudos also to Shirl Martin, Amy Shamroe and Heather VanStratt for planning and setting up the event.
Kudos to Heather VanStratt! Heather VanStratt, Extended Education & Training’s new Grant Manager & Community Coordinator, oversaw her first NoMI Attainment Collaborative (NOMIAC) meeting on Friday, October 10 (the new collaborative’s fourth in-person meeting within 14 months). The in-person meeting convened at GROW Benzie, hosted by Josh Stoltz and Maggie Bacon (BEST Benzie). Individuals reviewed their organizations’ strategic plans to draw alignment with the NOMIAC’s initiative of Sixty by 30. This meeting was full of enthusiasm for the good work that these organizations are already doing in our communities, and for the potential of continued and elevated collaboration between organizations.
Kudos to the October Conference Collaborative Partners: Kristi Hallett, Tracy Welch, Megan Holtry, Maria Ulrich, Judy Albers, Chef Matt King, Chad Schenkelberger, Angie Adamick & the NMC Facilities Team, and the NMC Food Services Team! Thank you to all of our NMC October Conference collaborative partners that helped us host such a great opportunity to learn and connect with each other. We appreciate you and your support of this successful event!
Kudos to Hollie DeWalt, Lori Hodek, Laura Stevens, Eric Carlsson, Hollianne McHugh, Scott Goethals, Ali Thornton, Taylor Nash, Mark DeLonge, Caroline Schaefer-Hills, Tami Livengood, Heather VanStratt, Nick Roster, Dylan Schaub, Lisa Blackford, Kristen Salathiel, Ryan Bernstein, and Mark DeLonge! A huge thank you to the NMC faculty and staff who helped on the day of the conference. These folks schlepped supplies, greeted and directed crowds, facilitated presentations, and popped corn. Special thanks to the Swag Squad — Kristen, Mark, Ryan, and Lisa — for their championship slinging. The training paid off!
Kudos to Emily Crull! Thank you for all your work designing the beautiful NMC October Conference trifold schedule with a really tight turnaround time. We appreciate your coordination and facilitation to brand the event well to create a sense of NMC pride both internally and for the broader community. You exemplify collaboration and excellence in all you do!
Kudos to Carolyn Andrews, Ryan Bernstein, Skylar Berry, Mark DeLonge, Lindsey Dickinson, Brandon Everest, Jennifer Ewing, Pat Kawula, Janet Lively, Kristy McDonald, Kyle Morrison, Nicco Pandolfi, Kristen Salathiel, Melissa Sprenkle, Sherry Trier, Lisa vonReichbauer, Rachel Wilczewski, and Kerrey Woughter! Kudos to each of our NMC October Conference Session Leaders! Thank you for sharing your time and expertise to make this a great day of learning for everyone! We are hearing great things about your presentations. We appreciate you!
Experts suggest maintaining an “attitude of gratitude” increases positivity for yourself and for others. Please encourage your colleagues by submitting a KUDOS. Let them know you appreciate their hard work and are thinking of them!
Oct 20, 2025 | HR Corner, Intercom
These employees recently started working at the college. Let’s welcome them to the NMC community!
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- Emma Griffith, supplemental employee — Tutor
- Eldas Asheber, supplemental employee — Front of House food service
Oct 13, 2025 | HR Corner, Intercom
Kudos to Carolyn Andrews! Kudos to Carolyn Andrews, her NMC team, and all the community volunteers for another great opportunity for area middle school and high school students to attend the Building Tomorrow event. They showcased the amazing programs NMC has to offer!
Kudos to Denver Peters! Denver Peters, Director of Strategic Portfolio and Development, dove head first into the Blue Tech Challenge. The Blue Tech Challenge is a grant-funded imitative to support “BlueTech” and water-based technology start-up companies and ideas with the goal of having the companies relocate to Traverse City and the Freshwater Research and Innovation Center. Due to unforeseen circumstances, Denver had to lead the BlueTech Challenge finale at the Oceans Conference in Chicago, IL. The event went off without a hitch and the feedback has been very positive as Wave Lumina was named the winner, earning the prize money. Denver not only ran the finale, but also assisted the finalists with networking events, booth displays and follow-ups, all while representing NMC. Way to step up, Denver!
Kudos to Carolyn Andrews, Georgenia Hromada, Ryan Deering, Wayne Moody, Jeff Morse and Dan Simon for an amazing job on the two-day event, Building Tomorrow!!! Students had a great time and loved all of the hands-on activities! Everything flowed seamlessly! What a blast!
Experts suggest maintaining an “attitude of gratitude” increases positivity for yourself and for others. Please encourage your colleagues by submitting a KUDOS. Let them know you appreciate their hard work and are thinking of them!
Oct 3, 2025 | HR Corner, Intercom
Kristin Hall recently started working at the college as a Health Occupations Assistant. Welcome to the NMC community!
Sep 29, 2025 | HR Corner, Intercom
The following employees are celebrating an anniversary soon. Please join us in congratulating them!
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Sep 29, 2025 | HR Corner, Intercom
Kudos to Angela Zirotte! We would like to extend super Kudos to Angela Zirotte and her team for making the Beckett Building SPARKLE and SHINE after months and months of renovations. The building looked fantastic as 80+ guests arrived for the University Partner Open House on September 23. Thank you, Angela, for not only making Beckett shine, but also NMC! Your work is very much appreciated!
Experts suggest maintaining an “attitude of gratitude” increases positivity for yourself and for others. Please encourage your colleagues by submitting a KUDOS. Let them know you appreciate their hard work and are thinking of them!
Sep 29, 2025 | HR Corner, Intercom
These employees recently started working at the college. Let’s welcome them to the NMC community!
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- Merrick Adams — Great Lakes Water Studies Recruiter
- Holly Daly, supplemental employee — Food Services Back of House
Sep 22, 2025 | HR Corner, Intercom
These employees recently started working at the college. Let’s welcome them to the NMC community!
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- Josee Hanna, Student – Writing Center Reader
- Gabriel Vermeer, Student – Aviation Line Crew
Sep 12, 2025 | HR Corner, Intercom
Kudos to Chad Schenkelberger and Claire Thelander! Chad and Claire have been wonderfully responsive to concerns about sustainable catering for Center for Instructional Excellence events. Two years ago they replaced plastic water bottles with a water dispenser and cups, and this year they swapped the paper boxes for paper bags. Finding an appropriate replacement for the boxes was a challenge, but they stuck with it. Thanks, Hawk Owl folks, for taking care of your colleagues and our environment!
Kudos to Betsy Boris! Betsy was my professor in 1st semester and she is an amazing teacher and human being. I took a semester off after becoming a LPN, so I had trouble accessing ATI for my third semester in the ADN program. Betsy resolved the issue within 30 minutes of me emailing her. She goes above and beyond!
Experts suggest maintaining an “attitude of gratitude” increases positivity for yourself and for others. Please encourage your colleagues by submitting a KUDOS. Let them know you appreciate their hard work and are thinking of them!
Sep 12, 2025 | HR Corner, Intercom
These employees recently started working at the college. Let’s welcome them to the NMC community!
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- Tallula Morrison – Student Success & Retention Office Manager
- Nathan Sanderson – Student Dennos Museum Assistant
Sep 8, 2025 | HR Corner, Intercom
These employees recently started working at the college. Let’s welcome them to the NMC community!
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- Elijah Dell, Supplemental – Food Services Back of House
- Leah Torpey, Supplemental – Food Services Front of House
Sep 2, 2025 | HR Corner, Intercom
Kudos to Chris Hanna! Spent countless hours documenting our acquisition of the 3DCP and has provided some amazing footage. He has been a tremendous supporter and does everything with a great attitude.
Kudos to Benjamin Herman! Ben facilitated the rebranding of our Adjunct faculty office in Scholars Hall with such professionalism and in such an organized way. He had it painted immediately, and then provided ideas that would permit us to utilize our space most efficiently and effectively. He has been amazing to work with, always staying in touch and on top of things. I introduced my colleagues to our new space and they were totally blown away by its redesign and by how quickly and smoothly it all came together. Ben made the challenges look easy. Thanks, Ben! You are amazing!
Kudos (again) to Chris Hanna! Chris Hanna, in collaboration with Garrett Croon, produced exceptional new videos for Campus Safety, Title IX, and ‘See Something, Say Something.’ Chris’ in-house expertise as both a producer and videographer was instrumental in delivering this crucial information through concise and engaging content. His professional skill and talent are a significant asset to NMC.
Experts suggest maintaining an “attitude of gratitude” increases positivity for yourself and for others. Please encourage your colleagues by submitting a KUDOS. Let them know you appreciate their hard work and are thinking of them!
Aug 25, 2025 | HR Corner, Intercom
The following employees are celebrating an anniversary soon. Please join us in congratulating them!
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Aug 18, 2025 | HR Corner, Intercom
Kudos to Ken Klumpp. Ken was responsible for orchestrating a gift for a state-of-the-art tire changer from Williams Chevrolet. This unit is valued at close to $30,000 dollars and through Ken’s community business relationships and his dedication to the program, we have a valuable state-of-the-art trainer for our students. Thank you, Ken and Williams Chevrolet.
Kudos to Amy Lucas! We want to recognize Amy for her outstanding contributions since joining NMC this past winter. She started during a challenging period when the department was short-staffed and immediately demonstrated her ability to learn quickly and help fill in wherever she was needed. Amy’s leadership of the EDGE program this summer exceeded expectations and we appreciate her dedication to our students’ success.
Kudos to Chris Hanna! Chris Hanna expertly produced the Campus Safety videos for the security department. Hanna has the ability to make the videos personal and engaging. Kindly join me in commending Chris Hanna for his exceptional efforts.
Kudos to Steve Kellman and the PRMC Dept! Kudos to Steve Kellman and the PRMC Team for the wonderful updates to the NMC website. The pages look fresh and inviting. This had to have been a huge time commitment and project to undergo. Thank you for your hard work and dedication!
Experts suggest maintaining an “attitude of gratitude” increases positivity for yourself and for others. Please encourage your colleagues by submitting a KUDOS. Let them know you appreciate their hard work and are thinking of them!
Aug 18, 2025 | HR Corner, Intercom
These employees recently started working at the college. Let’s welcome them to the NMC community!
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- Merek Roman – Adjunct Economics Instructor
- Lindsay Reed – Financial Aid Specialist
- Kaitlyn Scott – Financial Aid Specialist
- Shauna McLean, student employee – Residence Hall Front Desk
- Alexander Modrzynski, student employee – Aviation Line Crew
- David Wilson – Adjunct English Instructor
- Alayna Donnellan, student employee – Residence Hall Front Desk
- Maren Tepastte, student employee – Residence Hall Front Desk
- Richard Pruckler, Adjunct – Art
- Philip Janisse, student employee – Residence Hall Front Desk
- Simon Utterback, student employee – Writing Center Reader
- Zelda Wagner, student employee – Writing Center Teaching Assistant
- Avery Frink, supplemental employee – Aviation Maintenance Technician
- Jenny Aldrich, Adjunct – Nursing
- Haley Baker, Adjunct – Nursing
- Sunshine Barnum, Student – Residence Hall Front Desk
- Kaitlyn Bolger, Student – Writing Center Reader
- Rachel Bolger, Student – Residence Hall Front Desk
- Mel Dahlman, Adjunct – Early Childhood Education
- Jenny Eichenberger, Adjunct – Nursing
- Jayden Eskew, Student – Library Assistant
- Ferdinanda Frier, Adjunct – Math
- Kellie Greenhoe, Adjunct – Nursing
- Nancy Hayes, Adjunct – English
- Geoffrey Jones, Adjunct – Culinary Arts
- Tom Kachadurian, Adjunct – Visual Communications
- Jillian Kaley, Student – Residence Hall Front Desk
- Kate Korroch, Adjunct – Art History
- Charlie Lantz, Student – Residence Hall Front Desk
- Sam Laughhunn, Student – Residence Hall Front Desk
- Josiah Logan, Student – Resident Assistant
- Sarah Mapes, Facilities Administrative Assistant
- Sara Martinus, Supplemental – Student Health Services Nurse
- Maddie Mcchesney, Student – Residence Hall Front Desk
- Rojan Meno, Supplemental – Food Service Back of House
- Audrey Nylander, Student – Residence Hall Front Desk
- Caleb Ordoyne, Student – Residence Hall Front Desk
- Andrew Osborn, Student – Residence Hall Front Desk
- Erin Peak-Taylor, Adjunct – Nursing
- Josh Riesenberg, Adjunct – Esports Management
- Kirk Rose, Student – Engineering Tech Lab Assistant
- Katarina Schoenow, Student – Residence Hall Front Desk
- Trisha Smrecak, Adjunct – Earth Science
- Eliott Sorg, Student – Residence Hall Front Desk
- Lexa Southwell, Student – Residence Hall Front Desk
- Kennedy Stoudt, Student – Residence Hall Front Desk
- Preston Taylor, Supplemental – Law Enforcement Coach
- Stephen Tupper, Adjunct – Uncrewed Aerial Systems
- Liv Watrous, Student – Residence Hall Front Desk
- Jen Woods, Adjunct – Biology
- El Young, Student – Residence Hall Front Desk
- Silver Younker, Student – Residence Hall Front Desk
