STCU promotes Lentz

STCU promoted Rich Lentz to serve as the credit union's director of consumer lending.

Lentz joined the credit union in 2005. Since that time, he has served as consumer loan manager, lending center manager and consumer loan manager.

"Rich has been instrumental in helping our members get the most attractive loans possible," said CEO Tom Johnson. "He has experience and the knowledge to take on this new challenge."

Most recently, Lentz was responsible for administering STCU's $800 million consumer loan portfolio.

He currently is enrolled in the Western Cuna Management School and will graduate this July with high honors.

Lentz graduated from Eastern Washington University with a master's degree in business administration and a bachelor's degree in finance and economics. Lentz grew up in the Spokane area and graduated from Central Valley High School in 1998.

Lentz lives in Liberty Lake with his wife and two daughters.

STCU is a member-owned, not-for-profit cooperative with more than 136,000 members, more than $2.1 billion in total assets and 18 branch locations in Eastern Washington and North Idaho.

Community 1st promotes Williams and Anderson

Community 1st Bank in Post Falls announced the following promotions:

* Tammy Jo Williams has been promoted to vice president and operations officer. She has been with the bank since its inception in 2007 and was formerly assistant vice president of branch operations. Williams brought 27 years of prior bank operational management experience to her role at Community 1st.

* Besa Anderson has been promoted to assistant vice president and loan department supervisor. She has also been with the bank since 2007 and was formerly loan department supervisor prior to this promotion. Anderson had three years prior banking experience and 12 years business ownership before joining Community 1st.

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Press promotes Becky Lee

Bill Izzard, production manager of the Coeur d'Alene Press, has promoted Becky Lee to director of advertising design.

Lee started with The Press in 1978 and most recently was the company's creative design leader. She was born and raised in Coeur d'Alene and joined The Press immediately after graduating from Coeur d'Alene High School. Over the years, Lee has received numerous graphic design awards and has long been respected for her kind nature and leadership by example, Izzard said.

"Becky has a great combination of creativity, natural design ability, speed and leadership that makes her perfect for this position," Izzard said. "In our world of publishing for newspapers, magazines and the Web, there is always another project on top of the 10 we're currently on, usually with an earlier deadline. Becky always jumps in to help and get projects done, and done right.

"Becky also works with our other designers to remove any obstacles for the design group, which touches hundreds of ads a day. And she does that, working with both the advertising staff and their customers, to always achieve 'Great ads that work.'"

Lee lives in Post Falls with her husband, Marti Lee. They have three grown children: Jake and his wife Melia, Jacqualin and Cody. The Lees also have two grandchildren - Justyn and Harli - with another one due in May.