Movers and Shakers April 1, 2011

NI Building Contractors Association hires two members

North Idaho Building Contractors Association, a nonprofit trade association dedicated to promoting and protecting the local building industry, announced this week the hiring of two new staff members.

Association president Rod Underhill said Tina Bye is the new administrative manager and Larry Jeffres, of R.C. Worst and Co., is the interim executive director.

"We were lucky to have found Tina with her extensive office management skills and as she learns the ins and outs of our association, her contributions will become even more valuable," Underhill said. "Larry Jeffres is one of our board members and he has agreed to step up and perform the duties of the executive director on a part-time basis following the recent departure of executive officer Cassie Worth."

Bye moved to the Coeur d'Alene area from Nevada in 2005. Her office management experience includes most recently her position of office manager and bookkeeper for Grace Tree Service, in Hayden.

Her decision to resign from Grace Tree Service in 2008 was based on her commitment to travel with her daughter as a contestant on reality TV show "American Idol."

Bye also has worked with at risk youth in the mental health field.

Jeffres, who moved back to his hometown of Sandpoint in 2005 after an eight-year stint in Milwaukee, joined R.C. Worst & Co. of Coeur d'Alene in 2007 as marketing director.

He soon became active in the association's affairs and joined the board in 2009.

His focus on behalf of the association and two other local building contractor associations has been government affairs. For the building contractors association he also will provide member recruitment and retention as well as public relations.

Northwest Council for Computer Education honors Rob Baxter

Rob Baxter, IT Systems Analyst for the University of Idaho, Coeur d'Alene, was awarded the 2011 Northwest Council for Computer Education Eric Jensen Leadership Award at the councils 40th annual conference on March 4 in Portland, Ore.

The council's conference brings together a partnership of communities dedicated to bringing the best technology to schools.

The Eric Jensen Leadership Award goes to an outstanding individual who has provided leadership to the organization and its members.

Baxter's strong work ethic and high standards of excellence reflects the spirit of past president Eric Jensen, the council announced.

"Working with Rob Baxter has been a great journey that started out as just merely a team member to ramping up to an asset and key player for the NCCE technology committee," said Glenn Whitcomb, NCCE Conference Technology Director. "It goes without saying NCCE wouldn't happen without the support and dedication that he and others have given to the organization."

He said Baxter worked 80 hours in five days at one conference "to ensure the participants and instructors had quality equipment each and every day. It's not often you find that kind of dedication from a volunteer and I personally appreciate all of his efforts."

According to Heidi Rogers, the council's executive director, Baxter started attending the conference 12 years ago as an undergraduate student and has served on the technology committee for more than five years.

"He is a leader behind the scenes," Rogers said.

Information: www.ncce.org or contact Heidi Rogers at [email protected]

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