Michigan Business Beat | Carrie Rosingana, CAMW!, Recent Award Recognition at Board Meeting

January 14, re-edited March 5th. Jeffrey Mosher welcomes back Carrie Rosingana, CEO CAMW! Capital Area Michigan Works!, Lansing MI, but serving Ingham, Eaton, and Clinton Counties. THEME: Capital Area Michigan Works! CEO Carrie Rosingana highlights the CAMW! staff and board members who received award recognition at the December 2024 board meeting. Question: At last month’s board meeting, Capital Area Michigan Works! recognized board members and staff who have shown outstanding contributions to our region's workforce. Can you tell us about the distinguished Leonard Peters Award and its 2024 recipients? Leonard Peters served on the Capital Area Michigan Works! Administrative Board from 1985 to 2008 as an Eaton County Commissioner, a commitment spanning over two decades of board service. Question: Two other individuals also received the Workforce Champion Award in 2024. What does this award embody, and who were the recipients? We created the Workforce Champion Award many years ago to celebrate board members and partners who have showcased outstanding leadership, dedication and unwavering commitment to the success of Capital Area Michigan Works!. Question: Were any other individuals recognized with awards this year for their contributions to CAMW!? We had several CAMW! staff members recognized for their years of service to our region’s workforce. The first was Kayla Schultz, our Employment Specialist, who was recognized for five years of service. Kayla is an employment specialist at our Eaton County American Job Center. She first began working with CAMW! as an intern and has continued to grow with CAMW! as her role has expanded. We are fortunate to have her serving our Eaton County AJC. Lastly, Erin McKenzie, our Special Projects Liaison, celebrated five years at CAMW!. Erin has been a part of our CAMW! team for five years but began working with CAMW! as a volunteer with our business services team. Throughout Erin’s tenure, she has served on the business services team, business resource network team, and now as our CAMW! special project liaison. Erin’s professionalism, team-centered approach to work, and willingness to dive into any project she’s working on are to be commended, and we are lucky to have her on our team. Question: Can you share a bit more about the two CAMW! boards and how to learn more about them? The CAMW! Administrative Board is the governing board comprised of 12 local elected officials from the cities of Lansing and East Lansing, and the counties of Clinton, Eaton & Ingham. For more information on our Administrative Board, Workforce Development Board or T3 council, people can visit camw.org/community-partners/camw-boards