Movers and Shakers February 2, 2011
5x5 Media financial adviser to be guest speaker at film, video meeting
Dale Stevens, financial adviser of 5x5 Media, will be the guest speaker at the Northwest Independent Film and Video Entertainment Society February meeting.
The meeting will be conducted from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 10 at the Hot Rod Cafe, at 1610 E. Schneidmiller Ave., in Post Falls.
Stevens will discuss aspects of film financing. Film and media news from Idaho and Washington will be shared, along with details about some upcoming events. The meeting also will provide networking opportunities.
Northwest Independent Film & Video Entertainment Society, or kNIFVES, is dedicated to providing an open forum to all Inland Northwest film, video and live entertainment professionals, amateurs and enthusiasts to promote knowledge, education, training and networking.
The meeting is free to first-time visitors. For other visitors who are not members the cost is $5. It's free to members. Lunch can be ordered off the restaurant's menu at regular prices.
Information: www.kNIFVES.org; [email protected]
Peterson accepts Aflac Inc.
district sales coordinator position
Scott Peterson has accepted a position as a district sales coordinator for Aflac Inc. in the regional office, in Coeur d'Alene.
He will be working with area employers on current employee benefit packages using Aflac's products as well as recruiting and training new agents.
He worked at North Idaho College from 1988 to 2000. He worked as a publisher's representative for Pearson Education, based in Upper Saddle River, N.J., most recently spent, from 2000 to 2008. He sold textbooks and software to colleges and universities in Idaho, Montana and Eastern Washington. He also worked with authors to write textbooks during that time.
From 2008 to 2010, he was an account manager for PLATO Learning, of Bloomington, Minn., in Washington state selling educational software in the K-12 market.
O'Reilly awarded accredited
buyer's representation designation
Patti O'Reilly, a real estate agent with Century 21 Beutler and Associates, Coeur d'Alene, has been awarded the accredited buyer's representation designation by the real estate buyer's agent council of the National Association of Realtors.
The designation is awarded to Realtors who have completed a comprehensive course in buyer representation and an elective course focusing on a buyer representation specialty, both in addition to submitting documentation verifying professional experience.
O'Reilly joins more than 30,000 real estate professionals in North America who have earned the designation. She has been with Century 21 Beutler and Associates for five years and specializes in working with first-time homebuyers.
Post Falls chamber vote
decides STCU donation
Based on voting by attendees at the Post Falls Chamber of Commerce annual recognition banquet, a local nonprofit organization will receive donations from STCU.
As sponsor of the event, STCU asked attendees to vote for their favorite local charity. The votes have been tallied, and the Post Falls Food Bank will receive $500.
"It's always our privilege to be involved in our community," said STCU chief executive officer Tom Johnson. "Thanks to the members of the Post Falls chamber for helping select this worthy cause."
The food bank is a comprehensive source of social services for the local community, including food distribution, referral services, vouchers for transportation and school supplies for children.
"We're extremely thankful to the guests and members of the Post Falls chamber annual recognition banquet for recognizing the services that we provide in our community," said Sherry Wallis, executive director for the Post Falls Food Bank. "Please know that the funds awarded to us from STCU will touch many lives and will be used to assure that families receive quality food during these difficult economic times."
Normally when STCU sponsors an event, it places giveaways at each place setting. But in tough economic times, the credit union feels it's more meaningful to make donations directly to worthy causes. STCU did the same thing in October, when it sponsored the Coeur d'Alene Chamber of Commerce annual meeting, where attendees selected the Excel Foundation and The North Idaho Violence Prevention Center.
STCU has 14 branches in North Idaho and Eastern Washington and more than $1.4 billion in total assets. It has 94,000 members.
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