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Announcements Blog Industry Members on the Move
🎉Wilk Joins Choose Lansing's Sales Team!
Posted In: Members on the Move,
Date posted Mar 12

Choose Lansing has announced a new addition to the sales and services team! Jessica Wilk has been hired as a sales manager. Read all about it HERE!

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Board Spotlight: Jacquelen Timm
Posted In: Blog, Industry,
Date posted Mar 4

Jacquelen Timm, CAE MSAE role: AMC Representative 1st Year of Involvement in MSAE: 2012 Professional role: Director of Association...

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🎉Palmer Joins Park Place Sales Team
Posted In: Members on the Move,
Date posted Mar 4

Park Place Hotel & Conference Center has announced that Tammy Palmer has joined their sales team! With 30 years of experience in the industry,...

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📣Go Great Lakes Bay Welcomes Gonzales as Destination Ambassador
Posted In: Members on the Move,
Date posted Mar 4

Go Great Lakes Bay welcomes Rhiannon Gonzales as their new Destination Ambassador. Rhiannon has lived around the Great Lakes Bay Region her entire...

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A Guide for Associations Engaging New Legislators and Their Members
Posted In: Blog,
Date posted Mar 4

📖This article originally appeared in the 2025 Winter edition of Impact magazine. Associations play a pivotal role in bridging the gap between...

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Board Spotlight: Debbie Denyer
Posted In: Blog, Industry,
Date posted Feb 25

Debbie Denyer MSAE role: Director 1st Year of Involvement in MSAE: 2000 Professional role: Group Sales Specialist Employer: Mission...

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📣Beardslee Joins Michigan Retailers Association
Posted In: Members on the Move,
Date posted Feb 25

Michigan Retailers Association (MRA) has announced Drew Beardslee has joined their team as Vice President of Government Affairs. Beardslee brings a...

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🎉Henkel Promoted to Director of Sales at DeVos Place!
Posted In: Members on the Move,
Date posted Feb 25

Jen Henkel is the new Director of Sales at DeVos Place! Since joining ASM Grand Rapids & DeVos Place in 2019, Jen has excelled as a Sales...

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Board Spotlight: Delaney McKinley
Posted In: Blog, Industry,
Date posted Feb 19

Delaney McKinley, CAE MSAE role: Director 1st Year of Involvement in MSAE: 2011 Professional role: Executive Vice President of Operations Employer:...

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📣Gatt Joins Dykema as Government Policy Advisor
Posted In: Members on the Move,
Date posted Feb 18

Dykema, a leading national law firm, today announced the addition of Carson Gatt as a Government Policy Advisor in the firm’s Lansing office....

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📢Wagner Named MSAE Client Success Manger for VPDCS
Posted In: Members on the Move,
Date posted Feb 18

Mike Wagner has been named MSAE Client Success Manager for VP Demand Creation Services and will be the main print contact for the MSAE team! Mike...

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Board Spotlight: David Buckenberger
Posted In: Blog, Industry,
Date posted Feb 12

David Buckenberger, CDME, CMP, CTA MSAE role: CVB Representative 1st Year of Involvement in MSAE: 1990-1991 Professional role: Senior Vice...

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