The Grand Rapids Chamber of Commerce promoted Yadira Garza-Malone to director of membership. She previously served as a membership engagement manager since April 2018.
Change-Ups: Kalaczinski named MOAâs Educator of the Year
Lillian Kalaczinski, an associate professor for Ferris State Universityâs Michigan College of Optometry, has been named the Michigan Optometric Associationâs 2021 Educator of the Year. Kalaczinski is a 1998 MCO graduate following three years in the pre-optometry program at Ferris. Kalaczinski served as director of vision services at a Grand Rapids-area community health center before joining the MCO faculty in 2015. Kalaczinski also is chief of primary care services at the University Eye Center, and an adviser to registered student organizations unique to the college.
ACCOUNTING
Rehmann won Clearlyratedâs Best of Accounting Diamond Award for providing superior service to its clients for at least five consecutive years. Rehmann received satisfaction scores of 9 or 10 from 82% of its clients, significantly higher than the industryâs average of 43% in 2020.
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Bodman PLC attorney Wayne D. Roberts was appointed to chair the Michigan Chamber of Commerce’s Tax Policy Committee.
The Michigan Chamber is an organization that represents approximately 5,000 employers, trade associations and local chambers of commerce. The Tax Policy Committee includes corporate tax managers, attorneys, CPAs, association executives, consultants and others who help to influence the state’s tax laws.
“2021 will be a critical time for our state government due to concerns about COVID-19, along with reduced incomes and budget uncertainties,” Roberts said. “These concerns create the potential for tax increases, which would place an untimely and heavy burden on businesses and job creators across the state.”