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- John Militello, class of 1990<\/strong>\u00a0–\u00a0After studying commerical art at NMC, Militello went on to earn a BFA in Fine Arts from the College for Creative Studies in Detroit. He then moved to New York City where he founded a boutique design agency and led the creative effort for brands like Volvo and Mercedes Benz.\u00a0 Presently he is head of creative for Google\u2019s agency-like Zoo team. Based in New York, he leads a 14-person creative team and represents the company at prominent industry events. In addition to his day job, John is also an adjunct professor at New York\u2019s School of Visual Arts, where he teaches a class in digital advertising. Militello will be a speaker at the 2014\u00a0Tedx Traverse City event<\/a>, set for May 14<\/span><\/span>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- Angela Nahikian, class of 1981<\/strong>\u00a0– Nahikian\u00a0went on to graduate from Lawrence Technological University with a bachelor\u2019s of science in electrical engineering. After graduating she worked ina full-service architectural firm until 1990, when she joined the Steelcase family of companies in Grand Rapids. She presently serves as director of Global Environmental Sustainability at Steelcase, heading a global, cross-functional effort to advance the company’s business fitness through sustainability and insure Steelcase achieves its sustainability leadership goals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nRead about past\u00a0Outstanding Alumni here \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n
For more information please contact:<\/p>\n
Anthony Rupard
\nNMC Foundation
\narupard@nmc.edu
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- Angela Nahikian, class of 1981<\/strong>\u00a0– Nahikian\u00a0went on to graduate from Lawrence Technological University with a bachelor\u2019s of science in electrical engineering. After graduating she worked ina full-service architectural firm until 1990, when she joined the Steelcase family of companies in Grand Rapids. She presently serves as director of Global Environmental Sustainability at Steelcase, heading a global, cross-functional effort to advance the company’s business fitness through sustainability and insure Steelcase achieves its sustainability leadership goals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n