Elections

Fruehauf appointed to oil, gas panel

• Harry R. Fruehauf III of HRF Exploration & Production, 990 S. Wisconsin Ave., Gaylord, was recently appointed to a two-year term on the board of directors of the Michigan Oil and Gas Association (MOGA). His term begins Jan. 1, 2008.

The MOGA represents the exploration, drilling, production, transportation, processing and storage of crude oil and natural gas in the state. MOGA has more than 800 members, which include independent oil companies and the exploration arms of various utility companies and royalty owners.

Miner re-elected to bookseller board

• Saturn Booksellers owner Jill Miner has been re-elected for another three-year term on the board of directors of the Great Lakes Booksellers Association (GLBA), and voted its vice president for the 2007-2008 year.

Miner has served the GLBA as secretary and director of education for stores in Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, Wisconsin and Kentucky for the past two years. She also was re-elected to serve on the board of Heartland Productions, Inc., a subsidiary of GLBA which produces support materials for bookstores in the region.

Saturn Booksellers is located at 133 W. Main St., Gaylord, 732-8899.

Event

Business After Hours set in Grayling

• The Grayling Promotional Association will host its annual Chamber Business After Hours and honor its member of the year there.

The event will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25 at the Grayling Country Club. The cost is $5 at the door, appetizers will be served and there will be a cash bar available. Everyone is welcome.

For more information call 348-2921.

New faces

Bank promotes Gannon to market manager

• Citizens Bank Wealth Management, N.A. has promoted Stacey L. Gannon to market executive for the Northern Michigan region.

In this position, Gannon is responsible for managing the Wealth Management group’s business activities in Saginaw and throughout Northern Michigan. Citizens Bank Wealth Management provides asset management, trust and retirement services to individuals and institutional clients. Most recently, Gannon was a client adviser and served as the interim market executive for Wealth Management in the Northern Region.

“Stacey is a leader and relationship builder,” said James M. Van Tiflin, president, Citizens Bank’s Northern Region. “She has provided new ideas and expanded our commitment to top client service — combined with her excellent team building skills, she is an excellent fit for this position.”

Citizens Bank has locations at 100 E. Main St., Gaylord, and 305 Michigan Ave., Grayling.

Gannon has more than 25 years’ experience in financial services. She joined Citizens Bank in 1996 as a trust business development officer. In 2004, she co-authored an article entitled, “Coaching: Using Feedback to Achieve Desired Performance” for the Pfeiffer Annual, the premier resource book published annually for professionals in the performance improvement field.

She is a member of the Midland Community Foundation, Leadership Midland Alumni Association and is a member of the Board of Managers for Matrix: Midland and the Saginaw County Chapter of the American Red Cross. She is a scholarship sponsor for the Saginaw Community Foundation and serves as board chairman for the Selective Service System Local District.

Her affiliations include the Financial Planning Association, the American Society for Training and Development, International Society for Performance Improvement and the American Management Association.

Gannon holds the distinction of Certified Performance Technologist as awarded by the International Society for Performance Improvement and the University of Michigan — Dearborn. Currently, she is enrolled in the Certified Financial Planner curriculum.

Gannon is a member of the Saginaw, Bay City and Midland Chambers of Commerce and the Tri-County Economic Club. She is a resident of Sanford Lake.

Citizens Bank Wealth Management is a wholly owned subsidiary of Citizens Republic Bancorp, Inc. Citizens Republic serves communities in Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin as Citizens Bank and in Iowa as F&M Bank, with 241 offices and 267 ATMs. More information about Citizens Republic Bancorp is available at www.citizensbanking.com.

Honors

Health system lauded as family-friendly workplace

• Working Mother magazine has named Northern Michigan Regional Health System as one of “100 Best Companies 2007 for Working Mothers.” Integral to its “Commitment to Excellence” organizational transformation initiative, Northern Michigan Regional Health System is using companywide benefits and programs to ensure the retention and advancement of working mothers.

“Every year our winning companies raise the bar for what it means to be an employer of choice for working families,” said Carol Evans, CEO and president of Working Mother Media. “Northern Michigan Regional Health System not only offers essential benefits like flextime and telecommuting — they go above and beyond with a range of best practices and policies to ease the difficulties for working parents and their families. Their supportive culture makes a huge difference to employees who want to be great moms and great workers.”

Added Suzanne Riss, the editor-in-chief of Working Mother magazine, “As a working mother myself, I understand how absolutely essential it is for companies to find ways to nurture the personal and professional lives of employees. I commend Northern Michigan Regional Health System for conceiving and effectively implementing programs and benefits that offer an inspiring paradigm for the rest of corporate America: it is possible to be both family-friendly and financially successful.”

Northern Michigan Regional Health System is singled out for this honor in recognition of a strong commitment to its mission and the core values of the organization including creating a balanced work-life environment. It is reflective of the success of the “Commitment to Excellence” effort, which among other positive outcomes has generated more than 3,700 implemented ideas from employee colleagues in areas such as patient care quality and work-life improvement.

Northern Michigan Regional Health System was selected for the Working Mother recognition based on an extensive application of 575 questions. The application included detailed questions about workforce, compensation, child care and flexibility programs, leave policies and more. It also checked the usage, availability and tracking of programs, as well as the accountability of managers who oversee them. Seven areas were measured and scored: workforce profile, compensation, child care, flexibility, time off and leaves, family-friendly programs, and company culture. For this year’s 100 Best, particular weight was given to flexibility and family-friendly policies.

For more information on the 2007 Working Mother 100 Best Companies, visit www.workingmother.com. To learn more about Northern Michigan Regional Health System visit www.northern health.org.

Presentation

Water Wonderland Board meeting slated

• Water Wonderland Board of Realtors is hosting a general membership meeting featuring updates on legal liability and mortgage fraud; offering incentives; risk reduction; and RESPA (Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act).

Greg McClelland of McClelland & Anderson, L.L.P is the featured speaker. McClelland & Anderson is a Lansing-based firm specializing in real estate development, financing, zoning, land use and commercial litigation.

The meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 6 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at the Indian River Country Club, 3301 Chippewa Beach Road, Indian River.

The presentation is free and a continental breakfast will be available. The workshop counts toward two hours of continuing education for Realtors.

RSVP to Water Wonderland Board Office at 732-8226 or e-mail mls@waterwonderland board.com by Friday, Nov. 2.

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