MMI In the News

MMI Honors Heckert with Star Spirit Award

Published The Morning Sun on 3/31/2013

Sandy Heckert was honored with the Star Spirit Award, Mid Michigan

Industries’ equivalent of an employee of the year award.

Nominations are submitted to MMI President Alan Schilling, who selects an

individual who contributes in unique ways to MMI’s mission of “Enriching

Lives through Employment, Training and Community Access.”

At a recent MMI event, staff were recognized for their longevity and

dedication. Click Here to read the complete story

MMI Honors Holmes as Employee of Month

Published The Morning Sun on 4/6/2013

Mid Michigan Industries’ employee of the month for April is Dee Holmes.

In July 1999, Holmes began working at MMI as a rotating job coach. She

received her Employment Training Specialist Certificate in 2003. According

to MMI, she is a positive person and has a “Do Whatever Needs to be

Done” attitude. She is flexible, dedicated to her job, and is always willing to

make adjustments in her personal schedule to meet the requirements of a

contract. For her job as a float, Dee must know the specific details for the

different job sites covered by MMI, as well as for all the individuals working

on the crews.

Developmental Disability Self-Advocates Meet With Law

Makers at Annual Event

Published in www.michigan.gov on 2/19/2013

LANSING - On Feb. 13, more than 130 statewide developmental

disabilities advocates met with their state legislators during the Michigan

Department of Community Health (MDCH) Developmental Disabilities

Council's 14th Annual Legislative Event at the Radisson Hotel in downtown

Lansing.

During the event members from Regional Inclusive Community Coalitions

(RICC) across the state met with their state lawmakers to discuss policy

issues affecting the developmental disability community. RICCs are local

self-advocacy groups made of members with developmental disabilities,

their friends or family members, community leaders, and service providers.

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Wixson Honored as MMI Employee of the Month

Published in The Morning Sun on 2/10/2013

John Wixson Jr. is honored as Mid Michigan Industries employee of the

month for February.

Wixson has been the sales coordinator for MMI since July 2009. He came

to MMI at a very difficult time. With the collapse of the automobile industry in

2008, MMI saw its manufacturing revenues plummet by over 50 percent in

one year, according to a press release from MMI announcing Wixson’s

achievements.

Wixson worked diligently over the past three plus years to increase

manufacturing sales and diversify the types of work available. During this

time, Wixson has not only displayed good salesmanship skills, but has also

brought a lot of manufacturing expertise, as well as a high mechanical

aptitude to the position.

Charlie Garrett named MMI Employee of the Month

Published in The Morning Sun on 9/08/2012

Mid Michigan Industries is honoring Charlie Garrett as the employee of the

month for September.

Garrett began working for MMI in November of 2002 as a CM Life and

Aramark job coach for the Central Michigan University contracts. He is

currently working on the CMU grounds crew as well as continuing with the

CM Life contract. Over the years he has worked in many different

departments of MMI and is always willing to help whenever he can. He has

assisted on many occasions in MMI’s Community Connections.

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Brian Trisel named MMI employee of the month

Published in The Morning Sun on 8/04/2012

Mid Michigan Industries is honoring Brian Trisel as the employee of the

month for August.

Trisel began his career with MMI in February of 2000 as a job coach for the

CMU grounds crew. In July 2003, he was promoted to the position of

community employment-connections coordinator. In this role, Trisel provides

coverage in all the different counties that MMI serves and is required to be

the on-call float at least once a month. Click here to read the full story

Deb Steere named MMI employee of the month

Published in The Morning Sun on 6/02/2012

Mid Michigan Industries is honoring Deb Steere as the employee of the

month for June.

Steere has been with MMI for more than 10 years. She began her career as

an office associate in April of 2002 at the Mt. Pleasant office. In February

2005, she was promoted to her current position of accounting specialist.

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Walk and roll for Mental Health Awareness

Published in The Morning Sun on 5/01/2012

The 14th annual Community Walk & Roll for Mental Health Awareness, co-

sponsored by Mid Michigan Industries and Community Mental Health for

Central Michigan in cooperation with Mt. Pleasant Parks and Recreation, is

set for Saturday, May 12, at Island Park in Mt. Pleasant. Registration will

begin at 10 a.m. Click here to read the full story

MMI honors Margaret Grappin

Published in The Morning Sun on 2/12/2012

Mid Michigan Industries is honoring Margaret Grappin as employee of the

month for February.

MMI said that she was selected because of the great pride she takes in her

work with the Hampton Inn Hotel Crew.

MMI honors Shoffner

Published in The Morning Sun on 4/15/2012

Angella Shoffner, MMI's Clare County Community Connections supervisor,

has been selected as April's Employee of the Month.

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MMI honors Johnson as employee of the month

Published in The Morning Sun on 3/04/2012

De Johnston has been selected as MMI's employee of the month for March.

Johnston began her career with MMI in September of 2011 as the job

coach for the general janitorial contract that includes Firstbank, MMR,

Multiband, Broadway Theatre, the EightCAP office, and the Mt. Pleasant

Community Foundation office. Click here to read the full story

MMI recognizes two area employers

Published in The Morning Sun on 1/29/2012

Mid-Michigan Industries recently recognized employers who have made a

significant contribution toward investing in the abilities of individuals with

barriers to employment. Awards were given out at MMI's annual meeting in

December. Click here to read the full story

MMI honors employees at annual meeting

Published in The Morning Sun on 1/19/2012

The MMI Board of Directors established awards to recognize individuals

who receive services at MMI. The Achievement Award for Case

Management Services, the Younger Youth and Older Youth Services

Achievement Award and the McCollom-McFarlane Achievement Awards

recognize accomplishments of these individuals.

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MMI honors Salliotte

Published in The Morning Sun on 1/15/2012

Mid-Michigan Industries employee of the month for January is Tom Salliotte.

Salliotte has been the operations supervisor in Mt. Pleasant since March of

2010. He was nominated for his dedication to the people MMI serves, his

staff and co-workers, and for his respect for MMI and the services it

provides. Click here to read the full story

MMI Offers Thanks for Support

Published in The Morning Sun on Tuesday, December 13, 2011

MMI would like to thank our many sponsors for generously sponsoring a

page in the 2012 HeARTbeat of MMI calendar. Funds raised through the

sale of these calendars will be used to maintain MMI's art programs and

allow MMI to increase the number and variety of creative activities available

to participants.

During the past year, individuals were given several opportunities to

express themselves artistically, including participating in the City of Mt.

Pleasant's Festival of Banners and the Chair Affair sponsored by Art

Reach. These opportunities allowed individuals to build self-esteem and

self-confidence through their participation in the arts.

This years sponsored include Walter B. Hogan, Max & Emily's, Gray's

Furniture and Appliances, Simply Engraving, Steve, Barb and Dick

Charbeneau, Jean and Chis Spears, Jim and Pat Embrey, Cops &

Doughnuts, Charles Kruskamp Construction, Central Rehabilitation

Services and Isabella Bank.

Support of the 2012 HeARTbeat of MMI calendar fundraiser is essential in

meeting the goal of providing creative opportunities for individuals with

disabilities.

Calendars are available for $10 each and can be purchased through MMI's

art program, please call Andi Christopher at 989-773-6918 or email

achristopher@mmionline.com

MMI honors Fitzhenry

Published in The Morning Sun on Tuesday, December 11, 2011

Mid-Michigan Industries December Employee of the Month is June

Fitzhenry.

Fitzhenry has worked at MMI for the past year as a Mt. Pleasant-contingent

connections coach. She is known for her compassionate attitude, not only

about the people served by MMI, but her co-workers as well. In honoring her,

MMI said that Fitzhenry gives 100 percent, no matter what department she

is covering.

MMI Honors Kidder as Employee of Month

Published in The Morning Sun on Tuesday, November 6, 2011

Mid-Michigan Industries is honoring Gwen Kidder as the employee of the

month for November.

Kidder has beenwith MMI since 1990. She originally was hired as an

activities supervisor, now known as a connections coach, for MMI's Mt.

Pleasant office. She currently provides services in MMI's Transitional

Employment with Extra Supports Program. She once directed the assembly

of more than 80,000 individual partitions, which netted MMI its largest

single-month payout from that account.