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Monday, November 26, 2012  "Caring is not just about being a woman, caring is being about a person who understands the human spirit," said Kathleen McManus, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Munson Medical Center in Traverse City.McManus said as Chief Operating Officer she is in charge of the entire operation of Munson Medical Center. She is also the President of North Flight. Kathleen has been in the medical field for 39 years and has been at Munson Medical Center for 20 of those years.

Monday, November 19, 2012  "Very early on in one of my first meetings I was asked to serve coffee, and this was 20 years ago, everybody in the room sort of took a collective gasp to see how I was going to do it," said Marsha Smith, Executive Director of Rotary Charities of Traverse City. "So I got up and I left the table and went over to where the coffee pot was and I came back and I said to the gentleman who requested it, 'Here's your coffee sir, would you like it in your cup or in your lap?', and of course everybody laughed and that was the last time I was ever asked to serve coffee at a meeting."Marsha Smith is the Executive Director of Rotary Charities of Traverse City and she has been for the past 16 years. "We have the wonderful opportunity and privilege of helping non-profits, units of government and schools make our community better," Smith said. "So we do that by giving away grants with two cycles a year and we also provide services and programs."

Monday, November 05, 2012  Oblinger's job is to lead strategic development for the Chamber's programs and services, membership strategies, and its branding and communications process."I do have a job that requires, on average, more than 50 hours a week," Oblinger said. Though her career is very demanding, requiring a lot of her time and hard work, Oblinger says the real work is trying to juggle her career and her personal life.