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CDAIDE announces first executive director

DEVIN WEEKS | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 5 years, 7 months AGO
by DEVIN WEEKS
Devin Weeks is a third-generation North Idaho resident. She holds an associate degree in journalism from North Idaho College and a bachelor's in communication arts from Lewis-Clark State College Coeur d'Alene. Devin embarked on her journalism career at the Coeur d'Alene Press in 2013. She worked weekends for several years, covering a wide variety of events and issues throughout Kootenai County. Devin now mainly covers K-12 education and the city of Post Falls. She enjoys delivering daily chuckles through the Ghastly Groaner and loves highlighting local people in the Fast Five segment that runs in CoeurVoice. Devin lives in Post Falls with her husband and their three eccentric and very needy cats. | May 14, 2020 4:53 PM

CDAIDE, a volunteer-run nonprofit that supports restaurant and hospitality workers, has announced that leadership coach and speaker Michael Murray will be its first executive director.

Murray brings two decades of leadership development and nonprofit experience to the position. He was drawn to the role by the chance to support the hospitality workforce.

“There’s no better time than right now to be supporting the great people who work in hospitality,” Murray said. “At CDAIDE, we focus on connection and living the life you were made for. Everything about that mission is appealing to me.”

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