Patricia Harroun

Fox Hills Golf and Banquet Center is located in a beautiful countryside setting between Plymouth and Ann Arbor in southeastern Michigan. Our award winning facilities matched with outstanding cuisine and exceptional level of service will ensure that you and your guests will enjoy an occasion as special as each person involved. Our expansive complex houses 63 diverse holes of golf, three clubhouses, and four venues.

In 2014, we are celebrating our 40th Anniversary! To commemorate our 40 wonderful years, we are highlighting different areas of our business each month. There will be monthly specials and contests to correspond. We will be posting information on Social Media and via our E-Club with details on how to win a coveted Red Envelope prize each month.

As a family owned and operated business we are committed to providing excellence in our service and products and providing our customers with the highest quality experience in a relaxed and enjoyable atmosphere. Whether you are a beginner or seasoned golfer, or looking to host a golf outing our professional staff is here to serve you! If you are hosting a corporate meeting, or a couple planning a wedding reception, Fox Hills will make your experience memorable!

Contact Fox Hills Golf and Banquet Center at 734-453-7272 or www.foxhills.com.

In the early 1980s, Jerry worked as a state of Michigan co-manager for Homelife Insurance Company, now known as Phoenix Homelife. As an investment professional, he was deeply dissatisfied with the broker/dealer alternatives then available. And so in 1983, he made the decision to establish Sigma Financial Corporation as a way of creating the services he had been seeking.

The following year, he founded Sigma Planning Corporation (SPC) to function as an SEC-registered investment advisor. Originally intended as a means of providing Sigma representatives with fee-based planning opportunities, the firm currently offers numerous money management services, allowing reps to compete effectively in the rapidly growing fee-based money management business.

In 2013, Jerry celebrated Sigma’s 30th anniversary. He has employed a dedicated and caring staff of 100+ associates to help carry out his vision of providing comprehensive tools, products and services to help advisors assist middle American Investors achieve financial success. Currently the staff services nearly 1200 registered representatives/financial advisors between two SEC/FINRA registered securities broker dealers.

Jerry and his wife Donna reside in Pinckney, MI and also have a winter home in Spring Hill, FL. Their son, Brandon Rydell, maintains his role as CFO of Sigma Financial and SPC, and their daughter Kristen fulfills auditing duties within the firms Compliance Department.

A graduate of the University of Natal, Durban in South Africa, Damian Farrell began his career in Natal before relocating to Ann Arbor, MI. in 1987. There he established the Damian Farrell Design Group after a six year internship. After selling his firm and an interim period of working in both a large andmid-sized architecture firm, Damian restarted Damian Farrell Design Group, PLLC in July 2008.

Acclaimed for his creative design, unwavering focus on the environment, creating healthy places to live, work, shop, and play…and ability to listen and interpret solutions for each challenge. With his guidance over a wide variety of project types, Damian’s projects have earned national recognition,and have been featured in Architectural Digest and numerous regional publications.

Alysha has been working for Robert Half, a pioneer in the concept of professional staffing services for the past two years, while holding various positions from a Staffing Manager to Branch Manager. She currently serves as the Branch Manager for the Robert Half Ann Arbor office.

She currently partners with established businesses in the Ann Arbor market to assist with their staffing needs. With Robert Half’s extensive database of highly skilled candidates, they have the resources, experience, and expertise necessary to match Administrative and Accounting professionals. We specialize in working with businesses requiring immediate and specialized assistance on a project basis, while also providing individuals who can transition into full-time roles. This staffing model helps professionals further their careers and allows employers to access the professionals they need, when they need it.

Alysha received her Bachelor’s in Finance and Bachelor’s in Business Economics from Grand Valley State University. She is currently participating in the A2Y Converge group and is on the committee as well. Alysha is also actively involved in the planning of her hometown’s Relay for Life on an annual basis.

Please connect with Alysha at alysha.connelly@roberthalf.com or 734.995.8367

SRI International is a nonprofit, independent research and innovation center providing government and industry with basic and applied research, laboratory and advisory services, technology development and licenses, deployable systems, products, and venture opportunities.

SRI bridges the critical gap between research universities or national laboratories and industry. We move R&D from the laboratory to the marketplace to create high value and real innovation. Our innovations have led to new industries and products that impact people’s lives every day—from the computer mouse and interactive computing to medical ultrasound, cancer drugs, and much more.

SRI works on some of the world’s most important problems, collaborating across technical disciplines to spark new ideas and solutions. We believe in open innovation, bringing the best talent to the challenge at hand.
SRI’s Ann Arbor, Michigan, office is an element of the Engineering R&D Division, with research interests in remote sensing and telecommunications.

SRI’s Phase 1 Clinical Trial and Strategic Development Services unit in Plymouth, Michigan, will be operational in mid-2014. This state-of-the-art facility will provide biotech companies, university investigators, and start-ups clients with an agile, top-tier development organization with the capacity to carry programs from concept to clinic and beyond.

Since 1852, Miller Canfield’s collaborative approach, deep resources and network of local, regional and worldwide relationships have helped our lawyers get work done quickly, efficiently and successfully for our clients. We engage the best people, best practices and deliver the best possible results. We know our clients’ businesses, organizations and industries and look out for their best interests. They look to us for legal expertise as well as insight and business advice. Together, we build businesses, communities and prosperity. We don’t just advise – we make things happen.

And making things happen, from 101 N. Main Street to Wall Street, from Ann Arbor to Australia, are the attorneys at Miller Canfield.

We’ve helped build hospitals, hospitality, convention and sports venues. We’ve helped clients reinvest in city centers, retail centers and build student, low and moderate income housing.
We help clients with public finance, private lending, tech transfer, venture capital and charitable giving. We help build bridges and protect both intellectual property and property owners.
We help employers with immigration and refugees with citizenship. We handle litigation, class actions and appeals, and M&A in the U.S.A. and worldwide.

And in A2Y, at the U and in the D – we support our communities with time, talent and resources.

Meet Miller Canfield at www.millercanfield.com.

Do you have stuff you no longer use or want? No time to sell it yourself? Let Encore Online Resale help you find it a new home! Encore offers professional consignment sales for businesses, individuals, and fund-raising for non-profits. Utilizing eBay, Amazon, Craigslist and other online markets, we help our sellers cash in on items they no longer use, need or want. With 9 years’ experience, over 20,000 feedback on eBay, and a stellar track record for excellent customer service, Encore brings the power of the world’s largest marketplaces to you with our turn-key resale service.

Because we only earn our commission when an item sells, we make every effort to ensure our sellers maximize the value of their items. Hot sellers include: laboratory and engineering equipment, computers & IT, cameras, vintage toys (especially science fiction-themed), musical instruments, and sterling silver, among others. See our website, www.encoreonlineresale.com, for more information and a detailed list of items that typically sell well. Item research is always free! Hours: 9:30am-5:30pm Mon-Fri; 10am-3pm Sat. 734-761-6187.

Ann Arbor native, Adrianne Madias is the owner of Barre Bee Fit, a fitness studio for women blending the ballet barre with elements of yoga, pilates, dance and resistance props to create maximum results by combining cardiovascular conditioning, strength training, and restoration through its variety of class formats. After graduating from Arizona State University with a BS in Supply Chain Management, she moved back to the area and worked in the corporate world for nearly a decade for companies such as Pfizer, Terumo Cardiovascular and Valassis Communications. She decided to change her career path because her true passion is fitness, and enjoys contributing to other women’s lives by helping them feel stronger and more confident about their health and self-image so they can meet and exceed their goals both physically as well as within their own personal lives. She began training in Chicago in 2011 to become the Master Trainer and Instructor for Ann Arbor and opened in August of that year. In 2012, she expanded the studio to incorporate a hot room, where classes are held in a 100 degree environment and just recently in January of 2014, she opened her second studio on the north side of Ann Arbor on Plymouth Rd and Huron Pkwy.

A private club located in Ann Arbor, since 1919, Barton Hills Country Club has maintained a rich tradition of excellence as a premiere social and golf club. Staff and members work together to provide an environment that promotes social and recreational enjoyment for both members and guests. Many great friendships and lifelong memories begin with membership at Barton. Its secluded setting offers privacy and a sense of quietude not found in many urban clubs.

The recently completed restoration efforts have taken our signature Donald Ross course back to its architectural roots, offering challenges to every skill level, while adding more shot making variety and lines of play.

Our resort style pool and tennis complex is well equipped to handle your families recreational activities from Memorial Day through Labor Day. The extensive social calendar and fitness facilities will keep your family active all year-round. Finally, the clubhouse offers everything from casual and formal dining to banquets with our award- winning chefs.

Share the exclusivity of the Barton Hills Country Club experience with your guests, friends, and business associates. The atmosphere is elegant yet relaxed, providing the perfect ambiance any time of the year. The Club accommodates private events for nearly every occasion; business, social, small or large.

Whether you enjoy dining with friends, a relaxing day poolside with family, or the challenges of a round of golf, we are certain that you will enjoy your personal “Great Escape” at Barton Hills Country Club. All year long, Barton Hills Country Club provides members with plenty of opportunities to celebrate any season, for any reason, creating life long memories, with both family and friends.