As executive director for the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs for the Department of State, Brian is directly responsible for the delivery of all management services, guidance, planning, budget, human resources, information technology and regional support for 28 embassies and 22 consulates from Canada to Argentina. The January 2010 devastating earthquake in Haiti is an excellent example of the full scope of his leadership and management skills. Brian juggled three major operations at once; staffing the State Department's round-the-clock Haiti task force for several weeks, supporting the U.S.'s highly stressed embassy in Port-au-Prince, and setting up a logistics hub in Santo Domingo.

An attorney with Weil Gotshal & Manages LLP in New York City, Kyle Ortiz was offered a one-year leave to do public service work. He jumped at the chance. While living in Cambodia, Kyle discovered a dramatically high rate of tuberculosis. He took the initiative, worked with the founding members of Operation ASHA, and now there are three TB centers open in Cambodia with 12 more planned by the end of this year.

There have been a lot of "first" in Stacy Welling's career: the first female to serve as the Department of Natural Resources U.P. regional director and conductor of the first log truck safety survey involving drivers and organizer of the first Mackinac Bridge run. Stacy's favorite quote is, "What would you attempt if you knew you could not fail?"

Beverly Solomon is an accomplished social worker with more than 35 years in the field of children's residential treatment. Her experience in the hospital environment and school setting have her interfacing with some of the most difficult human conditions that can arise in life. Her work with individuals in these situations enables them to reach their optimum level of functioning and contribute to society in a positive manner.

A tireless advocate for NMU, Garn's service to her alma mater goes well beyond her role as a member of the NMU Board of Trustees. A past-president of the NMU Alumni Association, she has hosted a variety of NMU events, both alumni-related and legislative. She was one of the first to participate in Wildcat Make A Difference Day by spearheading a food pantry drive in Midland and Saginaw. Her contributions extend to the next generation of Wildcats with the establishment of the Lewis Endowed Scholarship.