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Melinda Whallon - Employee of the Year
Melinda was voted Employee of the Year by her teammates. She has been with Fidelity Associates for over 3 years and in the insurance industry for 7 years. Melinda is an Account Manager in the Personal Insurance Department. Melinda goes the extra mile for the customer and always puts the customer first. Melinda is also a great team player and always willing to help her fellow employee. She is married to Bob who is a supervisor with MacKay Manufacturing. Her three kids and 3 granddaughters (all under the age of 3) keep her extremely busy. In addition to working full time at Fidelity and at home she has 6 dogs and 1 cat to keep her exhausted! We are thankful that she has lots of energy. She is a great asset to Fidelity.
Rose Chambers - Personal Lines Employee of the Year 
Rose has been with Fidelity Associates for over 28 years in the Personal Lines Department. When she was asked about her last 28 years at Fidelity, she said "My customers have become my friends". Our customers feel the same why. Rose is someone others in the department go to for her knowledge of insurance. They can always count on her to give them expert advice on how to advise one of their customers. Rose loves to exercise, go to movies, travel and spend time with friends over dinner. She has three grown daughters and five grandchildren that she loves spending time with.
Lisa Dyer - Commercial Lines Employee of the Year
Lisa will have her 5 year anniversary in July and we are so lucky to have her on our team. Lisa enjoys working with her customers and making sure they are taken care of in friendly, professional manner. She is a team player and one of the first to ask her teammates if they need help. She's efficient and a great asset the commercial insurance department. Lisa is married to Joe and they have a son, Kellen, who is the light of her life. She moved to Post Falls from Reno 4 ½ years ago and has never looked back. They are happy to be raising their son in small close knit community. She enjoys Geocaching and riding their quads on the Oregon coast as a family.
Bev Anderson - Administration Employee of the Year
Bev has been in the insurance industry since 1970 and worked for several insurance companies, mostly working in claims. For the last 5 years she has been the receptionist here at Fidelity Associates. We are proud of the way Bev takes care of our clients. She is a great asset. She enjoys her four grandchildren, reading & walking her dog.
Kathleen Apel - Accounting Employee of the Year
Kathleen has been with Fidelity Associates a total of 13 years. She started in our mailroom and then moved into the administrative department. She left Fidelity for a trip to Australia, where she spent several months working on her father-in-law's ranch. When she came back to Spokane, she again worked for Fidelity but this time in the accounting department, which is where she still works today. She has been married for eleven years to her husband Dave and together they have a son Thomas who is 8 years old.
Marianne Reents - Financial Services Employee of the Year 
Marianne has been with Fidelity in the Employee Benefits Division since March 2008. In 1992 she and her family moved to Spokane from Illinois and upon moving to Spokane, became a licensed agent in the Employee Benefits arena, working for 2 other firms before joining Fidelity Associates. Marianne and her husband have 2 daughters and 5 grandchildren. | 
