Robert Deeds, of Kalkaska, is one of five HVAC contractors around the United States to obtain a 2024 HVAC Trade-Pro of the Year Award from Malco Tools. Deeds works independently through the Sheet Metal Workers Local 7. He has worked on residential, industrial and commercial projects for more than 15 years.
Shawna Thomas has joined the clinical team at the Munson Healthcare Comprehensive Pain Management Program in the Foster Family Community Health Center. Thomas worked as a registered nurse for 14 years and then decided to become a nurse practitioner. She completed her graduate education at Grand Valley State University.
Old Town Playhouse is welcoming Wes Curry as the new artistic director. Curry grew up in Toledo, Ohio. He founded The Dilworth Players community theater group in North Carolina in 2014.
McKenzie Schwartz is the new assistant general manager at Lakemore Resort in Traverse City. Schwartz previously worked in a sales role with Hagerty’s Private Client Service Team.
The 2024 Jim Mudgett Trail Pioneer Award recipient is Kerry Kelly. Kelly volunteers with the Friends of Sleeping Bear Dunes. He obtained a B.S. in chemistry from the University of Wisconsin and then worked for Dow Chemical for 30 years. When he retired in 2004, he moved to northern Michigan.