Name:
Dr. Chiamaka Enemuoh
Position:
President/Licensed Assisted Living Director
What do I like most about my position:
Transforming the lives of people who choose to move to Lifestone during periods of instability. Watching their health and quality of life improve.
Education/Licenses/Certifications:
Doctor of Nursing Practice – The College of St. Scholastica Duluth
Assisted Living Director License – Minnesota Board of Executives for Long-Term Services and Supports (BELTSS)
Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner – American Nurses Credentialing Center (current)
Bachelor of Science (BSc), Business Administration – University of Wisconsin Platteville, WI
Publication:
Implementation of Telehealth for Rural Patients with Congestive Heart Failure: Evaluation of Health Care Access and Outcome – 2013
Civic Duties/Volunteer Work:
Stride Advisor – Entrepreneur Fund, 2022 – Present
Women’s Business Alliance Advisor – Entrepreneur Fund, 2018 – Present
Executive Board of Directors – Duluth Area Chamber of Commerce August 2020 – Present
Board Of Directors – Duluth Area Chamber of Commerce August 2019 – Present
Board Of Directors – City of Duluth February 2021 – Present
Board Of Directors – Duluth YMCA April 2021 – Present
Professional Memberships:
Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing – Current
LeadingAge Minnesota – Current
Care Providers of Minnesota – Current
Duluth Area Chamber of Commerce – Current
Awards/Professional Accomplishments:
Aging Impact Honorable Mention for Going Above and Beyond to Serve Older Adults by Arrowhead Area Agency on Aging, Minnesota (2023)
Duluth Area Chamber of Commerce Business Champion of the Year (2022)
Award Winner – U.S. Small Business Administration Minority-Owned Small Business Award (2020)
Award Winner – 20 under 40 Duluth News Tribune for successful young achievers (2019)
Induction – Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing (2011)
Sister Olivia Gowan Award – Based on leadership, academic excellence and Benedictine values: The College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, MN – (2009)Hobbies:
Family time is precious time for me
Reading and listening to self-development podcasts
Going for walks
Watching moves and listening to music
Traveling as work and family schedule allows
Philosophy (personal quote):
Be truthful to yourself and others
Name:
Dr. Emmanuel Enemuoh
Position:
Vice President
What do I like most about my position:
I like how everything integrate to achieve the mission of Lifestone. Prompt repair and maintenance of infrastructure are all components of quality care to our clients. Plus, I love working side-by-side with the President (my beloved wife).
Education/Certifications:
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO – 2000
M.SC. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO – 1996
B.SC. in Mechanical & Production Engineering, Anambra State University of Technology, Enugu, Nigeria. – 1987
Diploma German Language Levels I, II, III, and IV, Universitat Innsbruck Austria – 1990
Assisted Living Director License – Minnesota Board of Executives for Long-term Services and Support – 2022.
Recent Publications
Enemuoh, E.U.; Duginski, S.; Feyen, C.; Menta, V.G. Effect of Process Parameters on Energy Consumption, Physical, and Mechanical Properties of Fused Deposition Modeling. Polymers 2021, 13, 2406. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym13152406
Emmanuel Ugo Enemuoh, Venkata Gireesh Menta, Abdulaziz Abutunis, Sean O’Brien, Labiba Kaya, John Rapinac, “Energy and Eco-Impact Evaluation of Fused Deposition Modeling and Injection Molding of Polylactic Acid,” – Sustainability Journal, 2021, 13, 1875. https://
doi.org/10.3390/su13041875
Emmanuel U. Enemuoh and Nabeel Ahmad. “Comparative Evaluation of Polyflake as Material for Repair and Reclamation Design,” Procedia Manufacturing 00 (2020) 000–000 Science Direct Elsevier
Ahmad, N., and Enemuoh, U. E. “Energy modeling and eco impact evaluation in direct metal laser sintering hybrid milling,” Heliyon Journal 6.1 (2020) e03168
Solomon Asante-Okyere, Tang Daqing, Emmanuel Enemuoh and Samuel Kwofie, “Life Cycle Assessment of Supercritical Coal Power Plant with Carbon Capture and Sequestration in China,” Asian Journal of Environment & Ecology 1(2): 1-8, AJEE.31400, 2016.
Prawoto, Y., Djuansjah, J.R.P., Nik, W.B.W., Enemuoh, E. (2012). Critical view on the usage of C-ring specimen for stress corrosion crack (SCC) test on orthopedic implant: Experimental, numerical and analytical approaches. Materials Science and Engineering C, 32(5), 1271-1279. doi: 10.1016/j.msec.2012.04.003
Emmanuel Enemuoh, “Approach of Integrating Subject Matter Experts into Capstone Design Course,” “Midwest Regional Conference Proceedings, American Society for Engineering Education ASEE, University of Arkansas, Accepted for September 2021 Conference.
Jeffrey Kangas, Emmanuel Enemuoh, “Mechanical Properties of Carbon Fiber Laminate in Elevated Temperatures”, National Conference for Undergraduate Research (NCUR) 2021 @Home on April 12-14, 2021.
Emmanuel Enemuoh, Ping Zhao, and Alec Kadlec, “Monitoring and evaluation of wire mesh forming life,” Proceedings of SPIE Smart Structures and Materials + Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring. March 2018.
Civic Duties/Volunteer Work:
Knights of Columbus – 4th Degree – Present
Coach FIRST Robotics Lego League Challenge – Hermantown School – Present
Professional Memberships:
UMD Faculty Advisor, National Society of Black Engineers September 7, 2008 – Present
American Society of Nondestructive Testing September 7, 2007 – Present
American Society of Engineering Education August 28, 2002 – Present
Awards/Professional Accomplishments:
Post Doctoral Fellow, Intelligent Systems Center, University of Missouri-Rolla, MO – 2001
Outstanding Faculty Advisor for SCSE Award – University of Minnesota Duluth – 2014
Best Graduate Student Paper Award, Society of Manufacturing Engineers, Chapter #287 – 1999
Donald K. Anderson Graduate Teaching Excellence Award. Univ. of Missouri-Columbia – 1999
First Place, 2019 University and Service Academy Design Challenge on Design of Mobile Active Threat and Emergency System (Mates) for Air Force Special Operations, North West Florida State College Site, 2019.
Second Best Poster Award, Midwest American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE), 2018.
First Place, University Design Challenge on Design of Load Carrying Device for Air Force Special Operations, Tennessee Army Training Site on Arnold Air Force Base Tennessee, 2017.
Hobbies (What do you do outside of work):
Reading, Watching Movies, Travelling and exploration with my spouse, Jogging, Table Tennis, and Gardening
Philosophy (personal quote):
Laborare est Orare “To Work is to Pray” and “Dignity of Labor”.
Name:
Donna Sawyer
Position:
Client Support/ Activity Coordinator
What do I like most about my position:
Knowing what the clients enjoy doing. Putting smile on their faces. Being able to get everyone involved whether it is menu planning/ exercising/ outing/having conversations over games and coffee socials.
Education/Certifications:
Century College, White Bear Lake, MN. (General)
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Certification – Present.
Civic Duties/Volunteer Work:
I have been a peer facilitator for a program called ONE, which would teach young adults on independent living skills.
Awards/Professional Accomplishments:
American Heart Association heart savers award.
Employee of the Quarter Award, Lifestone Health Care, 3rd Quarter 2018.
Employee of the Quarter Award, Lifestone Health Care, 3rd Quarter 2016.
Perfect Attendance Awards, Lifestone Health Care, Inc. Proctor, 2nd and 3rd Quarters, 2022.
Hobbies (What do you do outside of work):
Hang out with my children and grandchild. Watch movies
Philosophy (personal quote):
If you don’t use it you loose it. Just keep going.