Metro Detroit's

here’s to

Olender

The Olender Group of Wells Fargo Advisors in Farmington
Hills announced that Teddie Olender, AAMS, CRPS, has
been named associate vice president-investments. This
promotion reflects the skills, ability and professionalism
she brings to her clients and to Wells Fargo Advisors. The
Olender Group specializes in professional money manage-
ment strategies for select individuals, corporations, pen-
sion and endowment funds. Olender is a member of the
Investment Management Consultants Association.

Alex Kavner
of Farmington
Hills has been
accepted to the
graduate phys-
ics program at
the University
of Chicago, with
Kavner
plans to study
particle-astro-
physics in the
Kavli Institute for Cosmological
Physics. He was awarded the
Albert A. Michelson and Robert
G. Sachs Fellowships and named
an Eckhardt Graduate Scholar.
Kavner chose the University of
Chicago for its alignment with
his own research interests, multi-
disciplinary approach to phys-
ics and to continue his research
at the Enrico Fermi National
Laboratory. He is graduating from
the University of Michigan Honors
Program with degrees in physics
and mathematics.

Kadima, a
Southfield-based
mental health
organization
serving indi-
viduals with
chronic and
persistent men-
Thompson
tal illness, has
hired Andrew
Thompson
as its new director of finance.
Thompson has more than 10
years of accounting and financial
management experience and has
extensive experience leading a
nonprofit finance team including
starting a nonprofit of his own.

The Serlings

Jim Newman was
named Engineer
of the Year at
the American
Society of Sanitary
Engineering
Michigan Chapter’s
annual meet-
Newman
ing and awards
banquet. Known
as the “Dean
of Green,” Newman is one of the
country’s most experienced energy
efficiency and green building
experts. He was recognized with
the John E. Matthews Award, which
is given annually to an engineer
who best exemplifies the profes-
sionalism during his or her career
as displayed by ASSE member and
leader John Matthews. Newman
is owner and managing partner of
Newman Consulting Group LLC in
Farmington Hills.

Sarah Allyn has
been named the
new executive
director for Repair
the World Detroit.
Having grown up
in Metro Detroit,
Sarah has lived
Allyn
in Detroit since
she returned from
service as a TFA
Corps Member in Chicago. Sarah is
finishing up as director of educa-
tion at Temple Shir Shalom and will
take on the leadership of Repair the
World Detroit on June 19.

Michael and Elaine Serling have been
named Beaumont Health Trustees. The
Serlings have been strong supporters of
Beaumont since Michael Serling’s successful
fight against cancer aided by the exceptional
treatment and care he received at Beaumont
Hospital in Royal Oak. He is an attorney in
Birmingham and Elaine is an R.N. and a grad-
uate of Wayne State’s Nursing College.

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