42 Thursday, September 12, 2024 BATTLE CREEK SHOPPER NEWS http://www.thebattlecreekshopper.com
8156 4 Mile Road, East Leroy, MI 49051
(269) 979-9421 • http://www.leroytownship.org
STREET LIGHT SPECIAL
ASSESSMENT
PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICENotice is hereby given that the Leroy
Township Board will hold the Annu-
al Street Light Assessment Hearing
for Districts: Graham Lake Terrace,
Sonoma Acres, Steamburg South, Deer-
view Estates, Rosemullen Estates, and
Quail Run on September 19, 2024 at 9:30
A.M. in conjunction with the regular Sep-
tember Board of Trustee meeting located
at the Township Community Hall, 8146
4 Mile Road, East Leroy. The hearing is
to determine the Street Light Special As-
sessment costs to be levied on the 2024
Winter Tax Roll. Cost estimates will be
available for inspection in the Clerk’s
office at 8156 4 Mile Road Tuesdays –
Thursdays, 9 A.M. – 4:30 P.M.Respectfully, Clerk
Nicole Hardish8156 4 Mile Road, East Leroy, MI 49051
(269) 979-9421 • http://www.leroytownship.org
BOARD MEETING SYNOPSISAugust 29, 2024Called to order at 9:30 AM. Board members
present: Supervisor Hardish, Clerk Hardish,
Treasurer Christoff and Trustees VanHouten
and Bolton. Guests: 0. Citizens: 0. Approved
meeting agenda, consent agenda and placed
all communications and departmental reports
on file. The Board discussed updates to the
Edgebrook lift station project. The Board post
approved payment of invoices from Calhoun
County Consolidated Dispatch Authority,
Consumers Energy, Kreis, Enderle, and Qua-
dient Postage Funding. Approved the adoption
of notary of public policy & free service to
township residents. Set the Public Hearing
date for the 2023-24 Street Lighting Special
Assessment Tuesday, Sept. 19 at 9:30 AM.
Meeting adjourned at 10:06 AM. Next board
meeting is September 19th at 9:30 AM.Nicole HardishTownship ClerkDr. Megan Saifi has
joined Oaklawn Medical
Group’s Marshall
Internal and Family
Medicine office.
The office, at 720
US-27 N. in Marshall,
can be reached at (269)
781-6600.
Saifi (pronounced
SAFE-EE) relocated to
Marshall in recent weeks
following her residency
training in internal medi-
cine in York, Pa., and
brings with her a strong science back-
ground, having also earned a Ph.D. in
biochemistry in 2012, according to an
Oaklawn press release.
She also worked as a post-doc-
toral research scientist at Columbia
University in New York City.
Saifi said it was a bit of an adjust-
ment moving from the Big Apple to
York, but she liked the differences
that came with living in a smaller
city.
“York had a smaller town vibe that
I really loved; it was a
great experience for me,”
she said. “It was the first
time I went deer hunting
with some of the local
hunters there. And I also
went fishing for the first
time. I really enjoyed
getting back to nature.
After living in the city,
I had missed that bond
with nature. I really
loved it. The people there
were so nice. Compare
that to New York where
everyone was always in a rush and
nobody smiled.”
Saifi added that she feels that
similar vibe from Oaklawn and the
Marshall community.
Saifi comes from a family of doc-
tors.
Along with her sister, a derma-
tologist in Ann Arbor, her father is a
retired cardiologist, her mother is a
retired neurologist, and her grandfa-
ther was also a primary care physi-
cian.Dr. Megan Saifi joins Oaklawn Medical Group
Dr. Megan Saifi
“Since I come from a doctor fam-
ily, from early on, I felt we had
enough doctors in the family and I
thought about doing something else,
like being a scientist or lawyer,” said
Saifi.
In fact, Saifi noted that she wanted
to do so many different things, that
she also was a high school science
teacher back in her native Iran.
“I did a lot of things to find my pas-
sion in my life. ... But it was when I
was doing research during my Ph.D.thesis, I was studying so many blood
samples of stroke victims, and I
thought it would be so interesting to
meet those people and know their
stories. I have always felt a need to
communicate with people.”
Saifi saw many types of different
patients during her clinical rotations,
having worked in New York, Miami,
and Nashville and Knoxville, Tenn.
“As a doctor, I believe I can help
make positive changes in people’s
lives,” she said.The Kellogg Community College
Foundation is under the new lead-
ership of a KCC alumna and for-
mer KCC Foundation scholarship
recipient.
Michelle Williamson, a Battle
Creek native with deep ties to
Battle Creek and area nonprofit
communities, was hired this
summer to serve as the KCC
Foundation’s new executive direc-
tor, a recent KCC press release
stated.
A Certified Public Accountant
with a strong background in
nonprofit management and com-
munity engagement, Williamson
will oversee the operations of the
foundation, including fund man-
agement, program development,
donor relations and more.
Williamson is a graduate of
Harper Creek High School and
KCC, where she was a recipient of
the KCC Foundation’s prestigious
Gold Key Scholarship and a mem-
ber of the Phi Theta Kappa honor
society.
She graduated magna cum laude
from Western Michigan University
with a bachelor’s degree in busi-
ness administration and a concen-
tration in accounting.
KCCF donors and members
of the public are invited to meet
Williamson and learn more about
the KCC Foundation at a public
open house from 4-5:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 24, in the Kellogg
Room on KCC’s campus at 450North Ave., Battle Creek.
“KCC is thrilled to welcome
Michelle Williamson, whose
expertise and experience will help
the foundation and the college
strengthen and forge relation-
ships with alumni and donors for
the benefit of our students,” said
Dr. Paul Watson, president of
KCC and president of the KCC
Foundation Board of Directors.
Williamson’s career includes
nearly 20 years working in vari-
ous roles at Community Action in
Battle Creek, where she was chief
executive officer for nine years,
as well as accounting and finance
work at Plante Moran and Battle
Creek Health System.
Williamson has also served in
leadership roles on numerous
community boards and commit-
tees, including the Inspire Credit
Union Supervisory Committee,
the Lakeview Band and
Orchestra Boosters, the Michigan
Community Action Association
Board and many more.
She and her husband, Matt, have
two children, Kyle and Derek.
Williamson takes over from
Teresa Durham, who retired this
summer.Michelle Williamson is new
director of KCC Foundation
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