{"id":6641,"date":"2026-10-22T13:26:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T17:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/?p=6641"},"modified":"2026-10-22T14:28:18","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T18:28:18","slug":"recent-staff-hires-and-service-milestones-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/2026\/10\/22\/recent-staff-hires-and-service-milestones-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Recent Staff Hires and Service Milestones"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over the last month, Michigan Ross has welcomed four 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-8f761849 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=\"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, https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2022\/02\/cropped-mross-192x192.jpg 192w, https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2022\/02\/cropped-mross-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2022\/02\/cropped-mross-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><strong>Norma Esquivel<br><\/strong>Mailroom Facilities Assistant<br>Operations<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/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=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/10\/staff-jessica-3-768x1024-1.jpg\" alt=\"Jessica Gindelsky headshot\" class=\"wp-image-6642 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/10\/staff-jessica-3-768x1024-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/10\/staff-jessica-3-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/10\/staff-jessica-3.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><br>Jessica Gindelsky<\/strong><br>Associate Director, Career Services MBA<br>Career Development Office<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/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=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/10\/photo_1781037144-819x1024.png\" alt=\"Lizbeth Johnson headshot\" class=\"wp-image-6644 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/10\/photo_1781037144-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/10\/photo_1781037144-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/10\/photo_1781037144-768x960.png 768w, 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Thank you for your hard work and dedication!<\/p>\n<p><strong>1 Year<\/strong><br \/>Basil Wilcox, Career Development<\/p>\n<p><strong>5 Years<\/strong><br \/>Jillian Drzinski, One-Year Master\u2019s Programs<\/p>\n<p><strong>10 Years<\/strong><br \/>Michael Goldberg, Career Development<\/p>\n<p><strong>15 Years<\/strong><br \/>Michelle Austin, Sanger Leadership Center<br \/>Lisa Frye, Faculty Support<\/p>\n<p><strong>45 Years<\/strong><br \/>Vickie Earl, Research Support<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- \/wp:column --><\/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>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p><style class=\"advgb-styles-renderer\">.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6641_569016-d2 .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6641_569016-d2 .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 four new hires. 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