The University of Michigan-Flint School of Management produces the leaders and best in business. Below are some of their recent accomplishments, along with links to congratulate or connect with them on LinkedIn.

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April 2026

• The University of Michigan-Flint School of Management honored Larry Nichols, ’75, ’86M, with its 2026 Outstanding Alumni Award.
• Percivierre Whitmore ’22 joined the State of Michigan’s Executive Office of the Governor as a community engagement specialist.

March 2026

• Piston Interiors promoted Bryan Busha, ’16M, to director of engineering.
• Chelsea Cox, ’12M, joined Stellantis as a manager of talent acquisition focused on its contingent workforce.
• Wilshire Benefits Group promoted Mandy Ford, ’25M, to senior benefits consultant.
• CWC Textron promoted Joshua Hoeh, ’15M, to plant manager.
• Elaine LaFavor, ’24, joined Dart Bank as a personal banker.
• Olivia Norfolk-Masson, ’18, joined hims & hers as an accounting manager.
• Autoliv promoted Justin Pijaszek, ’20, to senior segment buyer.
• The Randy Wise Automotive Team promoted Blayne Risher, ’25, to strategic marketing manager.
• The Auburn Hills Chamber of Commerce recognized Steven Treece, ’13, among its Tomorrow’s 20 honorees.
• Yuyang Zhang, ’14M joined Attain Finance as senior manager of loss forecasting.

February 2026

• Brendon Beed, ’11, ’13M, joined AMD as a senior program manager for the developer ecosystem and products.
• Jason Briggs, ’19, joined Brewtopia 7 Brew Coffee as regional manager.
• Kaylynn Charchan, ’25, joined HF Sinclair as a human resources analytics specialist.
• Chelsea Cox, ’12M, joined Stellantis as a manager of talent acquisition, contingent workforce.
• Abraham Dabaja, ’25, joined Sports Info Solutions as a baseball data scout.
• Kenji Griffith, ’11M, joined the Michigan Bureau of Investments as a primary trader – domestic equity and options strategies.
• The University of Michigan-Flint appointed Logan McGrady, ’13, to interim assistant director of marketing and communications.
• Kevin O’Connor, ’14M, joined Syneos Health as a vaccine sales specialist.
• Gannon C. O’Reilly, ’12, joined 2X as global head of GTM engineering and orchestration.
• Bedrock Detroit promoted Angelina Wittenkeller, ’14, ’20M, to senior manager of employee relations.

January 2026

• Laurel Kobe, ’14, joined No Boundaries Transport as chief commercial officer.
• Stellantis promoted Nick Lagalski, ’13M, to vice president of health care, disability, workers compensation and medical operations.
• The Flint Board of Education elected Dylan Luna, ’16, ’21M, to a fourth term as treasurer.
• OnConferences named Danielle Mauter, ’14, a finalist for its 2026 Top 100 Marketer Award.
• Steve Mooi, ’05, ’21M, joined Ford Motor Credit Company as accounting manager – technology modernization.
• Jordyn Morrish, ’23, ’24M, joined Insight as human resources coordinator.
• Emmanuel Olupot, ’23M, joined Handshake as an AI fellow annotator.
• Acier Rodriguez, ’22, ’25M, earned FINRA’s Series 66 certification.
• Jacob Ross, ’21, joined Titan Automation LLC as sales account manager.
• Adam Schultz, ’04, joined Sunburst Workforce Advisors as regional director of operations.
• Robert J.F. Widigan, ’14, joined the City of Pontiac as finance director.