Employee Spotlight

Meet Pauline Stepanski
Employee Spotlight February 2026

Pauline is Neiman’s Family Market Human Resource Coordinator but that doesn’t explain the many things she does for Neiman’s and all our employees! Pauline works out of Alpena, a lot of what she does is behind the scenes. Any HR question or need she is a phone call or email away with an answer or solution and if not will do everything she can to get them. Pauline joined the Neiman’s Family in June of 1987, she was willing to learn, be a team player, was and still is, a self-motivated, trustworthy person with integrity and with all her skills and talents 39 years later she turned that part time job into a career.

Getting to help the employees with their questions and being a resource for them is what she likes most about her job at Neiman’s and she is proud of being part of a growing company that cares about their employees and customers. Pauline’s advice to new hires, it’s a great place to work and to make a career. All you need to do is work hard and make it known you are willing to be trained for new opportunities.

Growing up Pauline went by the name “Polly” and as a young girl her favorite toy was a riding Inchworm. The weirdest thing she has ever eaten is cow tongue but her favorite cereal is hot Malt-O-Meal cereal. Pauline enjoys reading and the last book she read was “The Butcher Game”, her favorite sport is hockey, cheering on the Red Wings and her secret favorites are true crime and murder podcasts. Back when she was “Polly” she went to her first concert which was Loverboy & Dokken.  “Polly” also won not a local, state or regional but a National Championship with her high school cheerleading squad in 1987!

32 years ago Pauline meet her husband Rodney, and 6 weeks later they were engaged! When you know, you know.  They must have known as together they raised a son Reed, and now have a daughter in law Allison and two grandsons Crue & Jackson. They all live in Alpena where Pauline enjoys spending time with her family and being around her grandsons.

Thank you Pauline for making a career with Neiman’s Family Market, your contributions have helped make Neiman’s what we are today. We appreciate you and all the employees do for us!