For nearly 30 years, Michigan has been reducing its infant mortality rate. Still, as of 2009, a black infant in Michigan is three times more likely to die than a white baby, according to the latest statistics from 2009.
In fact, the mortality rate for black infants in Michigan for 2009 (15.5 per 1,000 live births) is roughly the same today as for white infants in 1973 (15.2). In the last decade, infant mortality rates for white infants have decreased from 5.9 to 5.4.
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There’s more to Mary Dale than her six-page resume.
There’s a heart and soul and resiliency that the Ferris State University alumna said first blossomed in Big Rapids while pursuing her bachelor’s degree.
“I feel like Ferris really helped me find myself and better understand who I was,” said Dale, chief human resources officer for Convivial Brands in Grand Rapids. “The professors lit a fire in me that I’ve carried throughout my career.”
And quite a career it’s been.
Before joining Convivial in 2019, Dale served in several other leading human resource roles at West Michigan companies, including Metron Integrated Health System, Orthopaedic Associates of Michigan, and K-Force Professional Staffing and effected many key changes.
In recognition of her long-running professional accomplishments, the Michigan Council of the Society for Human Resource Management honored Dale in October with its 2023 Human Resources Lifetime Ac