KUDOS!

BY MICHELLE LETOURNEAU (OAKLAND)

KUDOS to . . .
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AMANDA KOLE (Macomb) on her retirement after almost 24 years of service to the Macomb County community.  Amanda became a Referee in 2005 and has been the most senior RAM board member for some time.  She has been instrumental in shaping RAM into the organization it is today.  She served as the President of RAM from 2014-2016 and has been the Treasurer for more years than I can count.  We have always been able to rely on Amanda to cite the RAM by-laws on request and to educate the board with her institutional knowledge.  Thank you for your service, Amanda, and best of luck to you in your retirement and in your new endeavor as a full-time professor at Macomb Community College!

KATE WEAVER and SAHERA HOUSEY (Oakland) for their hard work on and dedication to the RAM Conference Committee.  Their efforts to bring our membership high-quality presenters on relevant topics have resulted in RAM being approved as an accredited Mandatory Continuing Judicial Education provider for a 3-year term effective December 7, 2023, by The Michigan Judicial Education Board.  Thank you, Sahera and Kate, for your dedication to RAM and the families we serve!

SAHERA HOUSEY (Oakland) on being reappointed to the Michigan Judicial Education Board for a new 3-year term. 

ILYSSA CIMMINO (Oakland) and LYDIA FIELDS (Lenawee) on being appointed to the State Bar of Michigan Ethics Committee for a 3-year term.

MICHELLE LETOURNEAU (Oakland) on being appointed to the SCAO Family Court Plans workgroup.

ERIN MAGLEY (Ottawa) and KELLY WARD (Van Buren) on being appointed to represent RAM on the Workload Assessment Committee.  They will be advising the State Court Administrative Office (SCAO) and the National Center for State Courts (NCSC) as they collaborate to develop judicial workload assessments in 2024.

AMANDA POLLARD (Eaton) on being appointed by Governor Whitmer as Probate Court Judge in Eaton County.
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Congratulations, everyone!  Thank you for your commitment to our profession and the families we serve!

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Don’t be shy about sending your professional, personal, and community involvement accomplishments to be recognized in this section. We love celebrating the multi-talented, multifaceted professionals in our group! ​Please forward anything you’d like to share about yourself or a colleague by emailing Michelle Letourneau (Oakland) at [email protected] anytime throughout the year.