Movers and shakers

Heikkila joins as new principal at Witherspoon Kelley

Witherspoon Kelley announced that Kara L. Heikkila has joined the Coeur d’Alene firm as a principal. Heikkila offers more than 25 years of experience in both human resource and attorney roles advising employers on personnel and employment law.

While Heikkila’s practice will focus on employment and labor law, she also specializes in affirmative action/federal compliance, health care and Litigation. Heikkila is licensed and admitted in all state and federal courts in Alaska, Idaho and Washington.

McCarley promoted at Idaho Independent Bank

Jack Gustavel, chairman and CEO at Idaho Independent Bank, announced the promotion of Barb McCarley to operations officer at IIB’s Coeur d’Alene Branch.

In her new role, McCarley will be responsible for the daily operational procedures and practices within the branch.

McCarley joined IIB in August 2016 as a loan assistant and has 32 years of banking experience. She was previously involved with the Post Falls Chamber of Commerce and is a volunteer for Art on the Green and Eagles Lodge 486. McCarley is a graduate of the River City Leadership program.

IIB is an Idaho state-chartered, commercial bank operating branches in Coeur d’Alene, Hayden and throughout Idaho. For more information about the bank, visit theidahobank.com.

Transtector announces quarterly employee awards

Jason Bacon, Tom George and Kristina Bannister are winners of Transtector Systems’ quarterly employee recognition awards. Bacon earned the award for “Above and Beyond,” George for “Leadership,” and Bannister for “Rock Solid.”

“Transtector Systems employee recognition program recognizes the efforts of individual contributors at our Hayden, Idaho, location,” said Chad Minden, Director of Operations for the company. “Jason, Tom and Kristina are excellent employees dedicated to helping us drive our business forward. Their work exemplifies the teamwork and commitment needed to succeed in our business, and the management team here congratulates each for their ongoing efforts.”

Each quarter employees can nominate a team member for one of the three awards. Management votes on the applicants and winners are announced and recognized at the quarterly companywide meetings.

Transtector Systems, www.transtector.com, in Hayden specializes in the protection of highly sensitive, low voltage equipment through its patented, non-degrading silicon diode technology and custom filters.

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