New leadership at Post Falls Chamber
Courtesy photo The Post Falls Chamber of Commerce celebrated a ribbon cutting with Staybridge Suites.
Courtesy photo Post Falls Chamber Ambassadors — Business Appreciation Group: Findlay Auto Group
Courtesy photo Post Falls Chamber Ambassadors — Business Appreciation Group: Integrity Travel
It is a fresh new year and we have 2020 vision — Edith Lovejoy Pierce wrote it perfectly when she said, “We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year’s Day.”
With a new year, comes new leadership — we are proud to announce our new Chairman of the Board, Jerry Lyon, North Idaho Market President for First Interstate Bank. Jerry received the leadership “baton” from our now Past Chairman of the Board, Mark Woodworth, Director of Sales & Marketing for The Murray Group. We have a strong executive team, which includes Chair Elect, Julie Holt, President for Kootenai Health Foundation and Treasurer; Randy Oaks, Principal, with ISU Insurance Services, Haddock & Associates; and Eric Knudtsen, General Manager for Knudtsen Chevrolet.
Speaking of leadership, if you didn’t have the chance to attend the CEO Speakers Series during the last three years, I would highly recommend you mark your calendars… Our 2020 CEO Speakers Series will kick off on Tuesday, Jan. 28 with Rick Rasmussen, CEO for Northwest Specialty Hospital. The CEO Speakers Series features executive leaders from our region sharing their personal stories of success in an intimate luncheon atmosphere. We are pleased to announce Idaho Central Credit Union will again be our presenting sponsor of the 2020 series.
The 2020 Community Recognition Banquet presented by Numerica Credit Union is slated for Thursday, Jan. 23 — this is a special evening where we partner with our nonprofit friends at the Post Falls Food Bank and the Boys & Girls Club of Kootenai County, to recognize individuals and businesses that are making a significant impact in our community. It is always heartwarming to hear these stories, and reminds us of why we choose to work, live and play here in Kootenai County.
Looking ahead to our first Connect 4 Lunch in 2020… Tuesday, Feb. 18, we are pleased to welcome the Post Falls School District as our program, and thank you to our lunch sponsor STCU for your generous support of education and our chamber of commerce.
On behalf of the Post Falls Chamber of Commerce, we wish you a wildly successful New Year.