Honorable Fred Mulhauser and Executive Director Dr., Jane Millar
This year’s Appreciation Gala was held from 5:30pm to 7:00pm on Thursday, June 12 at Palette Bistro in Petoskey.
Everyone had great fun celebrating another year well done. It was a glorious party.
With so many individuals who give of their time and money to make Northern Community Mediation
a dynamic non-profit organization, it becomes more and more difficult
from year to year to select those individuals who will be recognized for their contributions.
Those individuals who were recognized for their contributions in 2024 were as follows:
Linda Rosalik received the Rookie Mediator of the Year Award, which goes to a mediator who has completed
the Forty-Hour Training or has come to Northern Community Mediation from another Citizen Dispute
Resolution Center within the past two years.
Steve Hall received the Veteran Mediator of the Year Award, which is presented to an established mediator who goes above
and beyond. This is a person who does things such as re-arranging his/her schedule so that a last minute
mediation can be scheduled.
Cyndy Tonkavich was recognized as the Advocate of the Year. His dedication in the publication of the bi-annual newsletter
that goes out to over 600 people, as well as his commitment as a mediator and a Board member is second to none.
The Honorable Fred Mulhauser was recognized for his 20 years of
service to and support of Northern Community Mediation.