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Marie Lee, Encore Magazine

Marie Lee is the owner of Encore Publications and editor of the long-running regional monthly Encore magazine. She has worked as a reporter and editor on daily newspapers and in higher education public relations, including for WMU, where she also has taught communications and public relations.

Marie Lee, Encore Magazine's Latest Articles

Back in business: How the Southwest Michigan First Chamber rebuilt membership and renewed its mission
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Economic Development
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July 21, 2026

After years of declining membership and organizational change, the Southwest Michigan First Chamber is rebuilding its influence by expanding business connections, fostering inclusion, and helping strengthen Kalamazoo's small business community.

Assessing Trauma in Children: It’s key to helping them thrive, and WMU center leads the way
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General
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April 10, 2023

About 23 years ago a group of Kalamazoo-area professionals launched the Southwest Michigan Child Trauma Assessment Center at Western Michigan University to assess traumatized children that has not only become the model for similar centers across Michigan and in Colorado but also has effected change in the state’s child-welfare system and beyond.

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