The Greater Sandpoint
Chamber of Commerce recently welcomed Kim Queen who joined the Chamber as the
new Business Improvement District (B.I.D.) Manager. Kim started in the position
on October 16th after leaving Sandpoint’s oldest non-profit, the
Pend Oreille Arts Council (POAC), as their Executive Director of seven years.
Her non-profit expertise more than fifteen years deep and brings extensive management
experience, as well as an insider’s look, to the B.I.D. Manager position.
“As a B.I.D. member with
POAC, paying the assessment tax, I was never sure what the benefit was,”
explained Kim. “Granted, I didn’t educate myself or take an active role in the
process. I simply paid the bill and went on with business.”
Kim was born in
Portland, OR and attended high school and college in Vancouver, WA. After
college and before she moved to our community, she held the position of Fund
Development Manager at the First Place School in Seattle for six and half years
and worked at the Northwest AIDS Foundation for one and half years. She
relocated to our area to become the Executive Director of POAC and has since fallen
in love and made this her home.
“I want to work with
B.I.D. folks and figure out what improvements can be made and how the new
Sandpoint B.I.D. organization can benefit you and the community. It is my goal
to get to know the concerns of all our B.I.D. members and I will have an open
door policy.”
Since taking the B.I.D.
Manager position, Kim and the Chamber Staff undertook a strategic planning
process to help guide the newly formed Sandpoint B.I.D. organization under the
Chamber’s umbrella. The first weeks on the job have included meetings with
various groups including the City of Sandpoint, Tourism Sandpoint, SURA and
Sandpoint Shopping District, as well as planning the Holiday’s celebration
themed this year Home for the Holidays.
“If you see me out and
about, please introduce yourself and I look forward to meeting you!”
For more information
about the Sandpoint B.I.D., call 208-263-2161 or email Kim Queen at kim@sandpointchamber.com.
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