Michigan Supreme Court Justice Megan K. Cavanagh honoring graduates during ICM graduation.
Photo courtesy of Michigan Supreme Court
Michigan Supreme Court Justice Megan K. Cavanagh presided recently over a virtual ceremony to honor and recognize 47 graduates of the National Center for State Courts (NCSC) Institute of Court Management (ICM). The graduates—mostly court administrators and two employees of the State Court Administrative Office (SCAO)—have been officially awarded the status of Certified Court Manager (CCM).
“When Michigan citizens interact with the court system, they rightfully expect that not only the judge or justice will handle their case courteously, responsibly, and in accordance with the law, but that the administration of the process will operate efficiently as well,” said Cavanagh. “I’d like to extend my gratitude to the graduates on the work ethic they’ve shown and the sense of professionalism and dedication to carrying out their responsibilities to the people of Michigan to the highest degree possible.”
Cavanagh took special note of the two SCAO employees, both of whom are management analysts in the Field Services division, who graduated from the program: Emily Tarsin and Stephanie Beyersdorf.
Cavanagh recognized the Michigan Court Administration Association’s (MCAA) President Julie Fend, court administrator at 59th District Court in Grandville, for her dedicated effort coordinating the training program. She also recognized two past presidents of the MCAA for being instrumental in obtaining funding: Gary Dodge, court administrator at 44th District Court in Royal Oak; and the late Kevin McKay, who previously served as court administrator at 63rd District Court in Grand Rapids and as the jury management analyst for SCAO. McKay passed away in December 2020 after a battle with cancer.
In order to be certified as a CCM, applicants were required to complete six courses focused on accountability and court performance, caseflow and workflow management, budget and fiscal management, project management, purposes and responsibilities of the courts, and workforce management. The ICM mailed each graduate their certificate, which will make each graduate eligible to take further courses to become a Certified Court Executive and, beyond that, an Institute for Court Management Fellow.
“This year is the largest CCM graduate cohort for Michigan! There are 54 Certified Court Managers, four Certified Court Executives, and 32 ICM Fellows from Michigan,” said Margaret Allen Hoyt, director, National Programs Institute for Court Management.
Hoyt closed the ceremony with a quote from the late U.S Supreme Court Justice Warren E. Burger: “‘Concepts of justice must have hands and feet to carry out justice in every case.’ I submit today that we are those hands and feet as we walk together to improve the administration of justice as judicial officers and court managers. We may each hold different tools, but I am confident we will fill those demands imposed by those who composed the Magna Carta.”
The new Certified Court Managers graduates include:
• Phillip Amsterburg - 37th Circuit and Calhoun County Probate Courts (Battle Creek)
• Stephanie Beyersdorf – SCAO (Lansing)
• Heather Blodgett - 20th Circuit Court, Family Division (West Olive)
• Kara Bostrom-Young - 58th District Court (Holland)
• Elizabeth Braxton - 44th District Court (Royal Oak)
• Anethia Brewer - 54A District Court (Lansing)
• Jennifer Burby - 14A District Court (Ann Arbor)
• Rene Rayfield - 44th District Court (Royal Oak)
• Kristi Cox - 44th Circuit Court (Howell)
• Brett Dery – 52-2 District Court (Clarkston)
• Shannon Elliot - 39th Circuit Court, Juvenile Division (Adrian)
• Jennifer Erne - 18th District Court (Westland), 39th District Court (Roseville)
• Ann Filkins - 8th District Court (Kalamazoo)
• Amy Flaga - 2nd Circuit and 5th District Courts (St. Joseph)
• Matt Friedrich - 47th District Court (Farmington Hills)
• Trina Girardin - 13th Circuit Court (Traverse City)
• Colleen Glodich - 51st District Court (Waterford)
• Keriann Gray - 28th District Court (Southgate)
• Michael Gruich - 3rd Circuit Court (Detroit)
• Brian Henderson - 41A District Court (Sterling Heights)
• Tera Jackson-Davis - 36th District Court (Detroit)
• Linda James - 70th District Court (Saginaw)
• Viola King - 3rd Circuit Court (Detroit)
• Krissi Lab - 35th Circuit Court (Corunna)
• Nicole Maneval - 65A District Court (Plymouth)
• Matthew Mapes - 63rd District Court (Grand Rapids)
• Sarah Mathews - Cass County Friend of the Court (Cassopolis)
• James McGrail - 41B District Court (Clinton Twp.)
• Sarah McNames - 52nd Circuit Court (Bad Axe)
• Amanda Miller – 90th District Court (Petoskey)
• Craig Monette - 61st Probate Court (Muskegon)
• John Nizol - 16th Circuit Court (Mt. Clemens)
• Tammi Palmer - 3rd Circuit Court (Detroit)
• Lynda Pioch - 36th Circuit Court (Paw Paw)
• Terri Pontz - 49th Circuit Court (Big Rapids)
• Elisa Quintero - 30th Circuit Court (Lansing)
• Angela Reid - 51st District Court (Waterford)
• Megan Reynolds - 37th Circuit Court (Battle Creek)
• Alisha Riedl – 14th Circuit Court, Family Division (Muskegon)
• Nathan Roskey - 31st Circuit Court, Family Division (Port Huron)
• Donna Rusher - 47th District Court (Farmington Hills)
• Alisa Shannon - 3rd Circuit Court (Detroit)
• Danielle Streich - 53rd Circuit Court, Family Division (Rogers City)
• Sabrina Sylvain - 29th Circuit and 65B District Courts (Ithaca)
• Emilie Tarsin - SCAO (Lansing)
• Kevin Tatroe - 54B District Court (East Lansing)
• Jennifer Warwick - Presque Isle County Probate Court (Rogers City)
The NCSC is a non-profit organization founded in 1971 at the urging of then-Chief Justice Burger to act as a hub of information and resources available to court systems across the country. In keeping with this purpose, the NCSC offers training courses for court employees in order to keep the operations of state courts consistent across the nation.
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