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Health care is very exciting right now with the new reform laws and initiatives.  While I've always worked in health care, I specificaly wanted to work on something that really benefited Michigan and the people of Michigan.  M-CEITA fits that perfectly.  M-CEITA’s purpose is to help providers navigate the complex health IT (HIT) marketplace by providing guidance with selection, adoption and effective use of HIT – resulting in successful achievement of the Meaningful Use criteria and receipt of federal incentive payments.   The M-CEITA program is making a concerted effort to work with the Physician Organizations and Physician Hospital Organizations, Physician Associations, payers, hospitals, and health systems in Michigan to help educate and promote IT adoption in physician practices. These organizations have a high degree of influence on physician choices, and they have played a critical role in motivating and organizing the physician communities in adopting e-prescribe systems, patient registries, and other process / quality improvement initiatives.  Working through the Physician Organizations to either define or promote an IT adoption strategy for their affiliated physician communities is one of the best ways to reach the physician community and motivate IT adoption.  At M-CEITA, I facilitate partnership development and business relationships with the physician organizations and physician hospital organizations in Michigan, helping to develop strategies that will promote HIT adoption in the individual physician practices. 

I currently manage one of the only on campus branches of JPMorgan Chase Bank in the entire country directly on the campus of Eastern Michigan University. I have been in Banking for 5 years, primarily due to my strong desire to help better the lives of my customers through properly financial education. I am in charge of staffing, recruiting, and the overall profitability of the branch. I chose to work and live in the Ann Arbor area because of the incredible atmosphere and the endless job growth potential in my field.

I'm a Michigander, through and through!  Having spent most of my life and many vacations in this lovely state, I have an intense desire to not only see good things happen here, but to be a part of that story.  Michigan is such an amazing place that I have trouble imaging myself leaving and Ypsilanti a gem, often overlooked. I've known about Growing Hope since moving to the Ann Arbor/Ypsi area in 2006 for school and have since made sure to check out what exciting things this amazing organization has going on, from their youth programs to the Downtown Ypsilanti Farmer's Market and the Growing Hope Center urban demonstration farm to their Garden Leadership Training course.  Once I was alerted to an opening, I jumped at the opportunity to join the Growing Hope team and thankfully they felt I was a good fit!  I'm beyond excited to be working to increase opportunities for healthy food access and food consumption in the Ypsilanti area by working with residents to grow their own food.  It is such a powerful experience. My job specifically is in managing the youth programs including after school clubs, summer camps, a youth internship program and gardening programs around residential raised bed installations and leadership training for community gardeners, in addition to doing some work on program evaluation.

I worked as a Journalist for several years but moving to the US in 2008 put my life to a different perspective. I was looking for a way of expressing myself and the universal visual language of photography offered me a perfect creative outlet. After a couple of years of studying photography and assisting on sets in San Francisco, I relocated to Ann Arbor and decided to open my own photography studio. In my work as a wedding and event photographer, I am the observer, not the creator to an existing scene. I use visual language to tell stories and I pride myself in being able to capture the personalities of my clients. I had the opportunity to photograph celebrities on the Venice Film Festival`s red carpet this September 2011 and traveling, quite frankly, is the best part of my job.

I am a researcher with PhD degree in the field of Telecommunications / Antennas, working in the Radiation Laboratory of the University of Michigan. The Radiation Laboratory manages world-class academic programs and conducts research on all aspects of applied EM with state-of-art facilities. I am working among professors, researchers and talented students who are doing world class researches.

My research project is design, development and test of novel reflectarray antennas based on Miniaturized Frequency Selective Surfaces. This antenna has many applications in satellite and point-to-point communications as well as terrestrial and avionic radar systems. I really enjoy what I am doing and happy to be in such a scientific and friendly research environment.

I currently work as an independent contractor with some of nation's top 100 marketing and promotional agencies nationwide. My experience includes working as an event manager, field manager, brand ambassador, team leader, tour manager, assistant tour manager, promotional model, actor and product specialist. Some of the clients I have worked with include: Chrysler Jeep, USA Network, Rock Band, Verizon Wireless, Nintendo, HD Radio, Lucky Jeans, Motors, American Express, Blackberry, Hills Science Diet Natures Best, ROCKSTAR Energy Drink®, Gum, 3M, Metro PCS, AOL, Nestea and many more. With each event I work, the people, the atmosphere and city are never the same and this is a wonderful thing.

After college I moved to San Francisco, CA to work for a startup. After a couple years I decided to work on going into business for myself. I wanted to move somewhere with a good social scene, and where the cost of living would make my money go farther. I visited various cities around the U.S. and discovered that Ann Arbor had the combination I was looking for. So now I work here on new business and technology ventures, hoping to make an impact.

Hi! My name is Amity, and I am the owner/designer of Marbella Couture. I have to say that I just absolutely LOVE my job. The endless amount of creativity, the joy that I get to see in women at the most special time in their life, and making people happy is my passion and my own joy in life. I love what I do because what I do is make bride's happy by working with them to design their dream-wedding gown. I love the happiness that brides get when they show me four pictures of gowns that they have tried on or found in magazines (and love one aspect of each dress) and tell me to put all of those aspects into their dream-wedding gown. I genuinely love the expression on their face when I say, "OK! Let's DO IT!" and they smile from ear to ear because what they want can actually be done. I am a friendly, caring, honest person, friend, and designer. It is my joy in life to create, especially create Wedding Gowns. So if you are engaged and want a Wedding Gown that only you will wear in this lifetime, please give me a call or shoot me an email- I would LOVE to work with you!

How did I get started? My husband is actually the one who gave me the idea to start my own business.  We were living in Chicago at the time and got engaged in Chicago.  When I was thinking about where I as going to buy my wedding gown he said, “Why don’t you just make it?”  It never crossed my mind to make my own wedding gown.  Along with my own wedding gown, I ended up making 13 other dresses for my own wedding, 9 bridesmaids, 3 flower girls, and a rehearsal dinner dress.  I thought to myself if I can do all of this while planning my own wedding and working full time, I could own my own company! When I graduated from college, my husband took me to Spain and we traveled all over the country.  We went to the most beautiful city on the Mediterranean in the southern part of Spain, called Marbella.  I will never forget that beautiful, romantic place and that’s why I named my company after it!

I design for web and print. I strive to create usable websites that are emotionally driven and inspired.

As a National Account Manager, my role is to represent my client and their needs within my company. I am dedicated to one large account, and I am their first point of contact from a commercial standpoint. I love this client interaction, as it requires me to use my emotional intelligence as well as my technical understanding to link the various departments, both within Amcor and between Amcor and my client. Dealing with the procurement department or engaging the engineering department requires different methods than interacting with the marketing department, and I love this plurality in my role. Internally, I am also responsible for managing my account, driving profitability, and ensuring customer satisfaction. In addition to being a NAM, I am part of Amcor’s competitive Commercial Leadership Development Program (CLDP).

I chose to join Amcor because of their CLDP, the career opportunities it presents, and because of the terrific people who work there. I am part of a team that is absolutely awesome, and part of a company that is dedicated to lead its industry.

Food First by Jennifer is a company that specializes in educating people on how to optimize energy and prevent disease. It is designed to teach people the healing properties of food and empower them to make simple changes to improve their health and lives.

After graduating from Michigan State University, I had a continuum of health issues that compromised my quality of life. It wasn’t until I took a natural approach that my health dramatically improved.

I speak to companies, associations and do one-on-one consultations with individuals educating them on the “food first” philosophy.

I have always loved cakes, primarily because I find them to be the closest form of edible artwork. I am thrilled to be involved in creating edible masterpieces that are equally delicious and gorgeous. I also love that our refrigerator is currently packed with local damson plums so we can make jam for the coming year! The support of local producers is a clincher for me.

My particular role, as Business Manager of a very small business, is somewhat to be a jack of all trades. Which means a lot of variety! My main responsibilities include managing orders, maintaining financials in order to optimize business decisions, and marketing. The part that I really love, which includes all of the above, is strategic planning: where are we going, and how are we going to get there? That is so exciting!

I am so excited to be apart of the Ann Arbor Community. It is an amazing area filled with so many different people, and a lot of them are as passionate about their Health as I am! I believe that being a great doctor isn't about how much we talk to our patients, but how much we listen. You can learn so much if you would ask questions and listen to the answers. I have believed that all my life and find that it is what works best in a Doctor - Patient relationship. As a doctor of chiropractic I am dedicated to helping people live pain free, and providing them with the tools to help them create a better life everyday through health and wellness.

Chiropractic is not just a medicine to help those in pain, but it is a preventative to your future health! I look forward to helping my neighbors get on the track to a healthy life, and pain free life, and become an integral part of the Ann Arbor Community and Family's!

As Content Coordinator at Ingenex, I am developing and implementing new online content. I work to expand the social media presence for the Internet marketing firm and its clients. Additionally, I help drive the strategic direction and create up-to-the-minute, relevant content for HashtagsForLife, Internet inspiration in the form of #hashtags brought to you by Ingenex Digital Marketing.

As Project Coordinator at Ingenex Digital, I am in charge of making sure all projects are kept moving forward in a timely and organized manner, keeping clients updated on a continual basis. I work directly with clients to promote long-term relationships and ensure customer satisfaction, while networking with prospects to establish new business.

I also assist in organizing events and volunteers for LA2M, a 501c3 educational marketing non-profit dedicated to keeping professionals updated on the latest ideas and appeal in the marketing world. I help create a weekly newsletter sent to members, while organizing speakers for each presentation. Furthermore, I pitch in with content creation for Ingenex, writing press releases and articles when necessary.