Question of the Month: What’s your resolution?

Let’s keep this one simple: The new year has just begun. What resolution have you made for 2019? (If you’ve made one at all.) If you’re inclined to share, let Shorelines know!

• Send it to shorelines@northshorebank.com. Be sure to include your name, job title, and branch or department.
• If there’s a picture that fits the subject, send it along! (If you can’t email the photo, text it to 608-318-3348.)
• Deadline is Monday, January 28.

We’ll run responses on Thursday, January 31. Best wishes to everyone making a change! ✊ •••

Jim Saladin retires at end of 2018

Jim Saladin, vice president, consumer credit and collections, retired on December 31, after 27 years with North Shore Bank. He is pictured above at his retirement party with his cake. Jim took the time to share a few brief responses to questions over the holidays, saying, “I want to thank all of the people I have had a chance to work with for a great experience over the past 27 years. I wish all of them the best as they continue working for a wonderful organization.”

What have you learned from working at North Shore Bank?
That while there are constants, every situation you come across is unique and must be treated as unique.

What will you miss most about working here?
Solving problems and the sense of making a difference.

What do you wish you’d known when you started?
That I do really need typing skills and should have paid more attention to my high school typing teacher!

What’s next for you?
I’m going to enjoy the next chapter with my wife, Linda, and my family. I look forward to having a more flexible schedule. •••

Northland welcomes new year

Northland branch employees ushered in 2019 with the appropriate spirit, eyewear, and hand signs. Pictured are district manager Kerri Collins, teller Kim Balser, personal banker Kelly Kading, teller supervisor Tisha Kucukaslan, universal banker Patt Kox, and branch manager Lacee Kalepp. •••

Green Bay East sweaters delight customers

On Christmas Eve, the Green Bay East branch staff celebrated the holiday by wearing their most glorious seasonal sweaters. Pictured are universal bankers Kari Tuyls and Diane Leiterman, teller Charronda Nelson, and assistant branch manager–sales Will Roberts.

“Many of the customers got a lot of laughs out of the sweaters,” Will reports. “They also brought us some gifts too!” The branch’s haul is pictured above. •••

Breakfasts with Santa sell out

As in years past, tickets sold out quickly for this holiday season’s Breakfast With Santa events at the Oak Creek Community Center on December 9 and 16, reports branch manager Senka Shkreli, pictured above on the 9th. After enjoying all-you-can-eat pancakes, a roomful of kids and parents lined up for a chat with Kris Kringle; teller Kenishia Mulero played helper that day.

And pictured above on the 16th, teller Juliet Finney, teller supervisor Danielle Agnello, and teller Marie Hamilton got a picture with St. Nick too! •••

New Hires for January 3
It’s always exciting to add new members to our team. Here are some of the fresh faces at North Shore Bank.

Southwest personal banker Walter Baires is from Milwaukee and was previously a retail relationship banker with BMO Harris Bank. Walter loves dogs and has a 4-year-old Alaskan malamute named Yuki. “When she stands on her hind legs, she is as tall as me,” he says. “And I am five-eleven, so she is a big girl.” Walter also loves to drive, look at, and work on cars. •••

North Shore Shape Up: Video chat relieves depression?
Most news about the effects of computer, phone, and TV screens on our mental and physical health is discouraging — our electronic devices are addictive, make us unhappy, and keep us sedentary. But Cleveland Clinic Wellness reports on a study with positive findings:

Among older adults, video chatting one-on-one with friends and family may help to prevent depression. Feelings of social isolation are common among older adults, who may be retired and have family living far away, and depression can result. Researchers asked nearly 1,500 people over age 60 about their use of several forms of electronic communication: email, social media, instant messaging, and video chatting. After two years, participants were surveyed about symptoms of depression. Those who had used email, social media, and instant messaging to communicate had about the same rate of depression symptoms as those who used no electronic communication at all. But those who used video chatting had roughly half the rate of symptoms. It may be that seeing the faces of people we love, even indirectly, is more powerful than exchanging electronic communication.

As the report notes, “Spending face-to-face time with the people you love is ideal, but when that’s not possible, consider staying connected via video.” It does feel good to see faces you care about, so give it a shot when you’re feeling down! •••

Upcoming Events
The Green Bay Gamblers Dash for Cash presented by North Shore Bank takes place Saturday, January 19. Selected local teachers will scramble to grab as much of $10,000 in dollar bills as they can from center ice between periods, to help their schools. More upcoming events here.

Internal Job Postings •••

Closing Monday, January 7

• Universal Banker, MLK, full time (40 hrs/wk). Pay grade: N03. Referral bonus: $400.

Ongoing

• Customer Assistance Rep, Corporate, full (40 hrs/wk) or part time (20). Pay grade: N12. Referral bonus: $400.
• Video Teller, Brookfield Square, full (40 hrs/wk) or part time (20). Pay grade: N03. Referral bonus: $400.

For complete information regarding internal job postings, application procedures, and our referral program, click on the Job Postings tile found on the home page in Ask Seymour.