{"id":6136,"date":"2026-02-20T11:32:29","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T16:32:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/?p=6136"},"modified":"2026-02-20T11:32:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T16:32:29","slug":"recent-staff-hires-service-milestones-28","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/2026\/02\/20\/recent-staff-hires-service-milestones-28\/","title":{"rendered":"Recent Staff Hires &amp; Service Milestones"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Over the last month, Michigan Ross has welcomed two new hires. You may see these new faces around the school, so be sure to give them a warm welcome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/02\/M-Ross-Logo-Square-1-3.jpg\" alt=\"Ross Logo\" class=\"wp-image-514 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/02\/M-Ross-Logo-Square-1-3.jpg 600w, https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/02\/M-Ross-Logo-Square-1-3-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/02\/M-Ross-Logo-Square-1-3-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>Katie Hogan<\/strong>, creative operations specialist, Office of Marketing and Communications<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"864\" height=\"864\" src=\"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/02\/img_1828.jpg\" alt=\"img 1828\" class=\"wp-image-6139 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/02\/img_1828.jpg 864w, https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/02\/img_1828-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/02\/img_1828-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/02\/img_1828-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>Jada Kavanagh<\/strong>, director of admissions, Full-Time MBA Office<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-6136_b28fbb-ee\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, we would like to congratulate our staff members who are celebrating University of Michigan service milestones this month. Thank you for your hard work and dedication!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1 Year<\/strong><br>Tamara Ratcliffe Giacci<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>15 Years<\/strong><br>Andrew Frazier<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>30 Years<\/strong><br>Doug Thomas<br>Karen Phelps<\/p>\n<style class=\"advgb-styles-renderer\">.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6136_b28fbb-ee .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6136_b28fbb-ee .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the last month, Michigan Ross has welcomed two new hires. You may see these new faces around the school, so be sure to give them a warm welcome. 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