OCTOBER 2023

NOTEWORTHY
Jason Abro
Named
Supervisor
of the Year
On September 10,
members of local
law enforcement
were honored during
the Brighter
Michigan PAC’s
America Safety First
event held at Jimmy
John’s Field. The political action
committee honored Macomb County
Sheriff Anthony Wickersham as Law
Enforcement Administrator of the
Year and Macomb County Sheriff Commander
Jason Abro as Law Enforcement
Supervisor of the Year.
Commander Jason Abro was the
first Chaldean-American hired by the
Macomb County Sheriff’s Office and
has stood out as an exemplary officer.
He has been cited several times for
going above and beyond and was involved
with saving the life of a nearly
drowned toddler earlier this year.
Rana Sadek
Roumayah
Joins
Honigman
Honigman LLP announced
that Rana
Sadek Roumayah has
joined its Labor and
Employment Department
as a partner in
the firm’s Detroit office.
Roumayah joins
Honigman after working for the National
Labor Relations Board (NLRB) for 23
years. At the NLRB, she developed an expertise
in traditional labor law and other
aspects of employment law. Specializing
in case analysis, strategic planning, negotiations,
and compliance, Roumayah
has litigated, negotiated, and tried hundreds
of cases.
“We are delighted to welcome Rana
as a partner to our firm,” said Sean
Crotty, Chair of Honigman’s Labor
and Employment Department. “Her
vast experience in traditional labor
law and her perspective in counseling
employers will add tremendous value
to the team, further strengthening our
ability to provide the highest level of
service to our clients.”
Samantha
Jarbou Shines
Samantha Jarbou
graduated salutatorian
of her class at
Clio High School,
where her family
are the only Chaldeans.
She was
vice president of
Student Council and the National
Honor Society and the president of
Clio High School’s Youth Entrepreneurship
Club for 4 years. Samantha
is active in the National Foundation
for Teaching Entrepreneurship, also
known as NFTE. She invented the
“Vest Pack” and the “Handy Ottoman”
which took her to win the local,
state, and national competitions
in New York City, the first student
from Michigan to get that far. She
participates in HOSA (Future Health
Professionals of America), a global
student-led organization that enhances
students’ leadership, development,
and communication skills.
Samantha’s talents and skills have
earned her many merits and attention;
she was named “Best and the Brightest”
on the news station WNEM and
marched in the Rose Bowl Parade on
New Years Day. She is majoring in
Biology with a concentration in Pre-
Medicine this coming fall and plans to
become an orthopedic surgeon.
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