{"id":6561,"date":"2026-08-28T11:40:55","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T15:40:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/?p=6561"},"modified":"2026-08-28T14:25:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T18:25:14","slug":"recent-staff-hires-service-milestones-34","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/2026\/08\/28\/recent-staff-hires-service-milestones-34\/","title":{"rendered":"Recent Staff Hires &amp; Service Milestones"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Over the last month, Michigan Ross has welcomed five 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\" style=\"grid-template-columns:23% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/08\/sabrina-brogniart-rr.jpg\" alt=\"sabrina brogniart rr\" class=\"wp-image-6564 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/08\/sabrina-brogniart-rr.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/08\/sabrina-brogniart-rr-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>Sabrina Brogniart<\/strong><br>ACT<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:23% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/08\/kathy-rivera-rr.jpg\" alt=\"kathy rivera rr\" class=\"wp-image-6562 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/08\/kathy-rivera-rr.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/08\/kathy-rivera-rr-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong><br>Kathy Rivera<\/strong><br>Dean&#8217;s Office<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:23% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2022\/02\/cropped-mross.jpg\" alt=\"cropped mross.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-4301 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2022\/02\/cropped-mross.jpg 512w, https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2022\/02\/cropped-mross-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2022\/02\/cropped-mross-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2022\/02\/cropped-mross-270x270.jpg 270w, 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--><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:column --><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<p><!-- \/wp:column --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:columns --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:kadence\/spacer {\"uniqueID\":\"6522_0c4011-57\"} --><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-6522_0c4011-57\">\n<div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- \/wp:kadence\/spacer --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to our staff members who are celebrating University of Michigan milestones this month. Thank you for your hard work and dedication!<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>1 Year<br \/><\/strong><span class=\"s1\">Ali Abou-Zahr, Information Technology <br \/><\/span><span class=\"s1\">Lindsey Kilbride, Zell Lurie Institute<br \/><\/span><span class=\"s1\">Nan-Hsin Lin, Information Technology<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-size: revert;\">Ashley Neubecker, Faculty Support<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-size: revert;\">Kathleen Tallen-Shewach, Events<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-size: revert;\">Martin West, Weiser Center<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>5 Year<br \/><\/strong><span class=\"s1\">Andie Dekker, Marketing and Communications<br \/><\/span><span class=\"s1\">Jeffery Fleckenstein, Assurance of Learning<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>10 Years<br \/><\/strong><span class=\"s1\" style=\"font-size: revert;\">Thomas<\/span> <span class=\"s1\" style=\"font-size: revert;\">Bell<\/span><span class=\"s2\" style=\"font-size: revert;\">, Office of Community, Culture, &amp; Belonging<br \/><\/span><span class=\"s1\">Kevin<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">Lindsey<\/span><span class=\"s2\">, Human Resources<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:kadence\/advancedheading {\"level\":4,\"uniqueID\":\"6522_0d1470-01\",\"markBorder\":\"\",\"markBorderStyles\":[{\"top\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"right\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"bottom\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"left\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"unit\":\"px\"}],\"tabletMarkBorderStyles\":[{\"top\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"right\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"bottom\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"left\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"unit\":\"px\"}],\"mobileMarkBorderStyles\":[{\"top\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"right\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"bottom\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"left\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"unit\":\"px\"}],\"htmlTag\":\"p\",\"fontSize\":[\"sm\",\"\",\"\"]} --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:kadence\/advancedheading --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the last month, Michigan Ross has welcomed five new hires. 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