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Nadine Donajkowski chosen USTA/Midwest Volunteer of the Month - January 2012
Nadine LMDA Bio

Nadine Donajkowski

Nadine currently serves on the Northern MI Tennis Association (NMTA) Nominating Committee and is an integral part of the NMTA League Committee. Nadine is also a director on the NMTA Board of Directors.Congratulations Nadine for being chosen as the Sectional volunteering of the month!
I began playing tennis in 2000, when ATA built the two indoor tennis courts in Alpena, looking for something to do when golf season ended.  I shortly thereafter started a "Yet To Be Rated" women's league (at that time we did not have a teaching pro).  I was invited to join and played on on a USTA league team representing Alpena in 2001.  League play including women's, mixed doubles, combo and tri-level have offered a wonderful opportunity to meet many players here and throughout Northern Michigan.  I have been fortunate enough to have been a part of a number of teams that have progressed to play at States, and Mixed doubles that progressed to Sectionals.
 
I am a working mother of two grown children, Lauren and Kelsey.  I am employed full-time with Alpena Marc LLC, a property management company in Alpena; part-time for  Bruce R. Ohmart, MD (trasnscription for orthopaedic surgeon) also in Alpena.
 
The following is taken from my bio for my (part-time) job in Chicago...
 
Nadine serves as Marketing Associate for Lisa M. Dietlin and Associates in Chicago, IL, drawing on her varied experiences throughout her career in social service, as well as marketing and communications in the commercial and nonprofit sectors. Nadine brings experience in marketing, customer relations, event coordination, stewardship and administrative management. Nadine is an active community volunteer, having served on a number of nonprofit boards. She annually coordinates charitable (Rally for the Cure) tennis and golf events. Nadine earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Human Services from the University of Detroit. She is a licensed social worker and a native of northeast lower Michigan.