SHINING STAR AWARDS

Congratulations to the 2025 Shining Star Winners

The Shining Stars Awards celebrate Michigan Works! Agency frontline staff who, through dedication and outstanding contributions to workforce development, personify the Michigan Works! mission.

  • Mohibullah Israr, Capital Area Michigan Works

  • Robert Shimkoski, Detroit Employment Solutions Corporation

  • Hollie Papist, Michigan Works! Great Lakes Bay Region

  • Connie Williams, GST Michigan Works!

  • Bridgette Harris, Michigan Works! Macomb/St. Clair

  • Allegra Hulsey, Michigan Works! Berrien/Cass/Van Buren

  • Kimberly Schultz, Michigan Works! Northeast Consortium

  • Lisa Schwerin, Michigan Works! Region 7B

  • Patty Sudbay, Michigan Works! Southeast

  • Kathy Olsen, Michigan Works! Southwest

  • Andrew Middleton, Michigan Works! West Central

  • Kate Stolarski, Northwest Michigan Works!

  • David Straka, Oakland County Michigan Works!

  • Louis Sterling, SEMCA Michigan Works! (posthumously)

  • Sarah Micheau, Upper Peninsula Michigan Works!

  • Amanda Balcom, West Michigan Works!

AWARD SPONSORED BY MICHIGAN WORKS! WEST CENTRAL