Movers and Shakers
• Anchor House employees honored by Idaho Youth Ranch
Amanda Smith and Danny Shores, who work at Idaho Youth Ranch's Anchor House facility in Coeur d'Alene, each received awards Idaho Youth Ranch bestows annually on its three most outstanding and dedicated employees.
Smith and Shores were selected for the 2014 honors from more than 400 Idaho Youth Ranch employees statewide.
Smith, Anchor House treatment supervisor, was selected for the Outstanding Team Involvement Award.
Shores, Anchor House youth specialist educator, received the Modeling Idaho Youth Ranch Values Award.
Smith and Shores each received $500 and an engraved plaque made of wood salvaged from one of the original Idaho Youth Ranch buildings in Rupert. IYR president and CEO Steve Woodworth traveled from Boise to present the awards personally.
• Lambrecht and Hartzell join KH Foundation team
Kootenai Health Foundation announced the addition of two new fund development coordinators: Melanie Lambrecht and Marcee Hartzell.
Hartzell has nearly 15 years of experience in administration, communications, community outreach and leadership with nonprofit organizations. She holds a bachelor's degree in communication, with an emphasis in public relations, from the University of Washington.
Hartzell has spent most of her career in K-12 and higher education working to enhance student, alumni, and community relationships and partnerships, and is excited to transfer those skills to health care philanthropy. A graduate of the Leadership Coeur d'Alene program, Hartzell is a passionate volunteer and served on the project management team for the CDA 2030 Vision Project. In her free time, Hartzell enjoys photography and spending time outdoors year-round with her family.
Lambrecht has nine years of experience in marketing, event management, and public and community relations with nonprofit organizations. She holds a bachelor's degree in communications, with an emphasis in public relations and a minor in business administration from George Mason University. She began her career in Washington, D.C., with the Consumer Electronics Association which hosts the largest trade show in the world, the Consumer Electronics Show.
Lambrecht moved to Coeur d'Alene in 2010 and started volunteering with the Make-A-Wish Foundation, until 2012 when she became employed as the Regional Manager. Lambrecht currently volunteers with the local Chicks-n-Chaps organization as well as the Inland Northwest SIDS Foundation. In her free time, Lambrecht enjoys spending time with her family as well as hiking, biking and competing in marathons.
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