Please join us in congratulations these individuals who successfully completed Crucial Conversations for Accountability for fall 2025:
Thank you for working to improve relationships and to build trust at NMC.
As we head into the winter season, now is the perfect time to confirm that you are signed up for NMC’s Emergency text alert system. Follow the steps below to check your opt-in status now.
The following employees are celebrating an anniversary soon. Please join us in congratulating them!
Kudos to Janet Lively and the CIE Board! Kudos to Janet Lively and the CIE Board for an informative fall semester! The professional development on AI, advising, difficult conversations, AI book club and watercolor painting has been interesting and useful. Thank you for all the time and energy you put into providing PD opportunities for NMC employees!
Kudos to Jim Bensley! Kudos to Jim Bensley for his Rock-N-Roll role-playing in his Humanities course. His energy and fun-loving spirit bring joy to his class and those around him. It was fun to see him in the TJNIC dressed up and playing his guitar!
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!
Stephanie Liss recently started working at the college as a Custodian. Welcome to the NMC community!
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The following employees are celebrating an anniversary soon. Please join us in congratulating them!
These employees recently started working at the college. Let’s welcome them to the NMC community!
Jeremy Maloney recently started working at the college as a Groundskeeper. Welcome to the NMC community!
Nathan Richey recently started working at the college as a Student Accounts Specialist. Welcome to the NMC community!
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!
Jack Shiner recently started working at the college as a supplemental employee in front of house food service. Welcome to the NMC community!
These employees recently started working at the college. Let’s welcome them to the NMC community!
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!
These employees recently started working at the college. Let’s welcome them to the NMC community!
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!
Kristin Hall recently started working at the college as a Health Occupations Assistant. Welcome to the NMC community!
The following employees are celebrating an anniversary soon. Please join us in congratulating them!