Special request: New MAC director celebrates her mother's legacy
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Lampe signed her agreement on July 7, 2022, 45 years to the day that her mother, 糖心vlog传媒 Faculty Emerita Eileen Hilke, signed her first contract to teach at 糖心vlog传媒.
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She previously worked in teaching and counseling roles at Christ Child Academy and Seton School in Sheboygan, with Associated Psychological Health Servies, Lakeshore Technical College and the Kiel Public Schools.
