Reflections Magazine Issue #81 - Fall 2014 | Page 28

Alumni News—Class Notes

class notes
FROM THE SITES Southfield
Battle Creek
2007

Jon Campbell
was one of 15
members appointed in June
2014 by Michigan Gov. Rick
Snyder to the
newly created
Indigent Defense Commission. The
commission was created as a result
of efforts to improve legal representation for low-income criminal
defendants in the state. Campbell
has been an Allegan (Mich.) County
commissioner since 1991 and previously served 27 years as a police
officer with the City of Otsego
(Mich.). He is a member of the
Allegan County Central Dispatch
Policy Board, the Michigan Sheriff
Coordinating and Training Council
Advisory Committee and the State
of Michigan 911 Committee. He
will represent local units of government on the IDC.

2008

Lisa Payne is employed as a resolution specialist for the Marshall
(Mich.) Community Credit Union.
Her position specializes in repossession, foreclosures and small claims.

Lansing
2008

Mark Vroman was recently promoted to battalion chief with the
Meridian (Mich.) Township Fire
Department (below). He also is
an adjunct instructor for SHU’s
College for Professional Studies.

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1994

Trevor Block
was named the
Dealer Development manager of
the northeast
region for Digital
Monitoring Products of Springfield, Mo. He will be responsible for
developing new sales and providing
ongoing service for DMP-authorized
dealers in Pennsylvania, western
New York, southern New Jersey and
Delaware. Block previously was
employed as vice president of Field
Operations with Guardian Protection
Services as well as general manager
for ADT Security Services. He currently is the chair of the Installation and
Service Professionals Group of the
Electronic Security Association. DMP
is a manufacturer of intrusion, fire,
access control, network and cellular
communication products.

2002

David Bragg is a lieutenant for
the Virginia Union University Police
Department in Richmond, Va.
He resides in Glen Allen, Va.

2013

Andrea Phillips
MA was recently
named vice president/chief nursing officer of
McLaren Macomb in Mount
Clemens, Mich.
She previously was employed as an
ambulatory network administration
director for the St. John Providence
Health System and was also with
McLaren Macomb’s nursing management team. She also served
active duty in the U.S. Air Force
and also as a reservist.

MAIN CAMPUS
1973

Ric Leichliter
recently exhibited
his sculpture entitled “Yada Yada
Yada” (left) as
part of the Port
Huron (Mich.)
Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition. His piece is part of
a six-part series, and is made of
fabricated steel welded and painted.
He has been sculpting for 40 years,
and lives in Sugar Grove, Ohio.

1974

Susan McKenzie Helser is retired
and living in Monroe, Mich., with
her husband, Don. She remains
active substitute teaching and also
was named the chapter president for
Beta Rho, Delta Kappa Gamma Iota
International, a professional society
for women educators.
Thomas Miller
was named a
general counsel
for the State Bar
of California in
February 2014.
Miller has been a
lawyer for 35
years in the private sector and for
the U.S. Marine Corps. The Office of
General Counsel provides comprehensive litigation services, representing the bar in all matters pending in
state and federal courts and administrative tribunals. The office also
drafts and reviews contracts and
other business transactions, interprets existing rules and regulations,
analyzes proposed legislation and
provides legal advice to the Board
of Trustees, its committees and staff.
He was previously a partner at the
national litigation firm of Robins,
Kaplan, Miller and Ciresi. He also
served on active and reserve duty as
a judge advocate in the U.S. Marine
Corps, retiring in 2000 with the rank
of lieutenant colonel. He lives in San
Clemente, Calif with his wife Kim
Pletkovic Miller ‘74.

1977

Gail Kowalski
recently received
the 2014 Distinguished Alumni
Award from
North Hills High
School in Ross
Township, Pittsburgh, Pa. This award honors an
alumnus who demonstrates outstanding contributions to their
chosen profession, high academic
achievement, outstanding professional and business achievements
and exceptional community consciousness. She gave the keynote
address at the awards ceremony
May 27. Her studio and retail store
is Jewelry by Gail, Inc., in Gallery
Row, Nags Head, N.C. She has won
numerous national and international
awards and honors, including