Chamber members attend Academy classes

DAVE GALLAGHER

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Bellingham/Whatcom Chamber of Commerce development director Drew Graham and business manager Chris McCartan attended the first and second year classes of Academy, a professional development program presented by the Western Association of Chamber Executives.

Academy is an interactive 3-day training program on chamber management essentials designed for chamber executives and staff professionals.

McCartan's first-year curriculum included three-hour classes on chamber trends, membership development, budgeting, legal issues, volunteer development and marketing. Graham, along with other second year students learned more about revenue development, budgeting, human resource management, government affairs and policy development.

WECU HAS NEW BUSINESS SERVICE MANAGER

Kent Bouma has joined Whatcom Educational Credit Union as the new business services manager.

Bouma brings with him a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Washington. Bouma has more than nine years of business banking experience in the Whatcom County area.

WECU is a member owned, not-for-profit financial cooperative. For more information, visit www.wecu.com.

TOYER EARNS FUND COUSELOR DESIGNATION

Robert J. Toyer, a member of the Whatcom Young Professionals and financial advisor at Toyer Financial Corp., recently earned the Chartered Mutual Fund Counselor designation.

Conferred by the College for Financial Planning, the designation is touted to be the only recognized mutual fund designation.

Contact Rob Toyer and Toyer Financial Corp. at www.toyerfinancial.com.

ASSISTANCE LEAGUE INSTALLS NEW BOARD MEMBERS

The Assistance League Bellingham recently installed its Board of Directors to serve 2008-2009.

The board members Ann Marie Wasnizak, president; Sharon Mills, membership; Patricia Lee, recording secretary; Charlotte Knodt, corresponding secretary; Judy Lockwood, treasurer; Rosemary Selver, assistant treasurer;

Board members who will serve in committee and program capacities are: Karen Irwin, Kathy Robbins, Mary Ann Coughlin, JoAnn Kayton, Gladys Oliver, Chris Hansen, Wendy Smith and Donna Portrey.

SMITH ELECT SUNRISE ROTARY PRESIDENT

The Bellingham Sunrise Rotary Club announced that Michael E. Smith from Zervas Group Architects has been elected board president for 2008-2009.

Smith is a charter member of the Sunrise Rotary Club which was founded October 5, 1990, under a joint-sponsorship by the Bellingham and Bellingham Bay Rotary Clubs.

PETERSON JOINS COLDWELL BANKER OFFICE

Ann Peterson has joined Coldwell Banker Miller-Arnason.

Peterson's background includes the mortgage industry, years of personal experience buying, selling, and managing investment properties.

Contact Ann Peterson at 739-4601.

VISTA MEMBER JOINS APPLIANCE DEPOT

Dallas Betz has joined Appliance Depot to do outreach and promotion work for the nonprofit appliance recovery program.

As a member of AmeriCorpsVISTA, Betz selected Appliance Depot as the community organization where he will complete a year of volunteer service. In this capacity, he will encourage area businesses and individuals to support environmental sustainability and jobs through the reuse of appliances and appliance parts.

Appliance Depot provides jobs and work experience for low-income residents in a training business that salvages, recycles, repairs, and sells used appliances. VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) is the domestic Peace Corps started in 1964.

Prior to this, Betz was a teacher at Sedro-Wooley High School, an outdoor environmental educator, and a whitewater river raft guide. He is a 2000 graduate of Western Washington University.

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Sunday, Sep. 07, 2008

Chamber members attend Academy classes

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