
Editorial Team
Editor
Rebecca Tavernini ’11 MA, Publications Director
Writers
Kristi Evans, News Director
Kerry Hytinen ’98 BS, ’18 MA, Executive Secretary
Noah Hughes, Athletics Communications Manager
Michael Murray '98 BS, '10 MA
Hannah Smith, student writer
Jill Vermeulen ‘18 BS, student writer
Executive Editors
Derek Hall, Chief Marketing Officer
Brad Canale, CEO, NMU Foundation
Jane Surrell ’85 BS, Director of Development
David Nyberg, Executive Director of Business Engagement and Economic Development
Jessica Jones, Director of Donor Engagement
Robyn Stille ’00 BS, ’14 MPA, Executive Director of Alumni Relations
Kylie Bunting ’11 BS, Digital Engagement Architect
Design Team
Publication Designers
Michael Forester ’09 BFA, Creative Director
Tom O’Connell ’00 BFA, Senior Graphic Designer
Cameron Hadley ’82 BFA, Graphic Designer, Print Manager
Lead Photography
Ryan Stephens ’15 BS
Student Photographers & Designers
Emilee Covers
Fischer Genau
Josie Hodges
Support team
NMU Board of Trustees
Tami M. Seavoy
Chair
Marquette, Mich.
Stephen E. Young
Vice Chair
Lansing, Mich.
Lisa I. Fittante ’81 BS
Kingsford, Mich.
Alexis M. Hart
Royal Oak, Mich.
Robert E. Mahaney
Marquette, Mich.
Jason T. Morgan
Ann Arbor, Mich.
Donna L. Murray-Brown
Detroit, Mich.
Gregory J. Seppanen
Marquette, Mich.
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