Ashley Latsch, ’17, ’19, was recently selected by the Grand Haven
City Council to become the next city manager.
The Grand Haven City Council voted unanimously to hire Latsch at its
October 3 meeting and approved her three-year contract at its October
18 meeting.
Latsch has had a quick rise to the city manager position since
joining the town’s administration as an intern fewer than five years
ago. Latsch earned a bachelor’s degree in 2017 and a master’s degree
in public administration in 2019.
After her internship, she was hired as assistant to former City
Manager Patrick McGinnis in 2019 and then became assistant city
manager two years later. When McGinnis accepted the city manager
position in Portage, Latsch was named the interim city manager.
Sketches
Faculty and staff members who have given presentations, were
recognized for outstanding contributions or had their research
published are detailed below. The campus community can submit
a sketch online for future publication.
Grand Valley's Interprofessional Simulation Center
hosted 90 people for the CAE Regional Human Patient Simulation Network
conference October 24-25. Simulation Center staff members
Kathrine Branch and Mark Reinink
gave presentations. Provost Fatma Mili gave
the welcome address.
Sean Woznicki, assistant professor of water
resources, gave a presentation, “Water Scarcity in the Serbian Danube:
Agricultural Land Use and Irrigation,” at the South-Central European
Regional International Network (SCERIN) annual meeting. SCERIN is a
NASA-affiliated collaborative organization focusing on remote sensing
of ecosystem change.
Annis Water Resources Institute faculty members Al Steinman
and Carl Ruetz received a $41,000 contract
from the Muskegon County Water Resources Commissioner's Office to
monitor the sediment and fish communities in the Mona Lake celery
flats in anticipation of eventual restoration.
Beth Macauley, associate professor of communication
sciences and disorders, gave an invited workshop,
"Speech-Language Pathology Incorporating Horses for Persons
Recovering from Addiction," for CARAE Santa Cruz, an
equine-assisted therapy program, and Casa Luha, an addiction recovery
program, in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Cara Cadena, head of collections and digital
scholarship for University Libraries, gave a keynote presentation,
"Authentic Leadership," at the Grand Rapids Women Leaders
Summit. She was also a panelist for a session, "Transitioning to
the New Normal. Your Team after COVID."
Adeline M. Borti, assistant professor of English
education, and others gave a presentation, "Year Three of a
Professional Literacy Learning Collaborative: Exploring How Community
Members Positioned Themselves & Others," at the Positioning
Theory Conference in Buffalo, New York.
Guests at an event hosted on the Health Campus learned how portable ultrasound technology is saving lives in remote areas of Africa. The cybersecurity program earned designation status from the National Security Agency.
Highlights include a student recognized nationally for their commitment to democratic engagement, and Project Grand Path will be presented at a tech and innovation conference in Colorado.