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Personnel Changes

New Hires

Jalin Halcome (effective 12/15/2026), dispatcher (4A) NMU Police Department

Madeleine Smerin (effective 12/22/2025), principal administrative assistant (4B) Financial Aid

Daniel Koenen (02/16/2026), director-auxiliary services (SA) Auxiliary Services

Lori Durand (12/19/2025), staff nurse (P3) Health Center

Steven Winters (effective 1/6/2026), food service worker I (F1) Dining Services

Renee Shipley (effective 1/6/2025), food service worker II-retail (F2) Dining Services

Promotions

Jana Nicholls (9/20/2025), executive administrative assistant (4A) Earth, Env, Geog Sciences

Jeffrey Wommer (10/27/2025), sr network/systems/cybersecurity technologist (T7) Network Operations Center

Kelsey Lynch (12/02/2025), director-alumni & donor engagement (P4) Alumni Relations

Allison Mark (12/15/2025), sr assistant director-admissions-pretransfer credit Evaluator (P5) Admissions

Ilene Hinchen (effective 1/5/2026), executive administrative assistant (4A) Center for Student Enrichment

Joel Kaskinen (01/05/2026), coordinator-residence life (SA) Housing & Residence Life

Transfers

Andrea Jordan (effective 1/5/2026), executive administrative assistant (4A) Health Sciences & Professional Studies

New Hires

Austin Marcuson (07/21/2025), assistant women's wrestling coach (CT) Intercollegiate Athletics

Andrew Chau (07/21/2025), assistant football coach-defense (CT) Intercollegiate Athletics

Sabrina Taube (07/28/2025), executive administrative assistant (4A) Student Success

Jessica Jones (08/01/2025), executive director of optimization & excellence for Northern Experiences (SA) Northern Student Experience

Ty'Quisha Bullock (08/06/2025), resident director (P3) Housing & Residence Life

Devan Hill (08/07/2025), assistant football coach (CT) Intercollegiate Athletics

Aaron Hubble (8/11/2025), buildings & grounds attendant (1) Plant Operations

Nathaniel Dawson (08/11/2025), police officer (P2) NMU Police Department

Derek Blemberg (08/18/2025), senior success advisor (P3) Student Success

Thomas Rosencrants (09/02/2025), project manager-engineering & planning (P4) Engineering & Planning

Connor Loughry (08/20/2025), assistant director-Admissions (P5) Admissions

Cody Carlson (08/26/2025), assistant athletic trainer (P4) Intercollegiate Athletics

Promotions

Carley Leanes (05/06/2025), assoc director-Center for Forensic Science-FROST/FARL (P4) Sociology/Anthropology

Heather Gustafson (06/05/2025), senior financial aid counselor (P4) Financial Aid

Abbey Hauswirth (06/20/2025), asst director-financial aid (P5) Financial Aid

Nathan Jarvi (effective 7/14/2025), buildings & grounds/ice attendant (2) Plant Operations