Leo Spanuello’s “Valentine Jingle” an ode to NSB
Happy Valentine’s Day! Mortgage loan production manager Leo Spanuello tweaked this tiny lyrical masterpiece — written by his father, also named Leo — for North Shore Bank to share on social media in celebration of the holiday.

“My father has a gift for this stuff,” Leo explains. “My son asked him to come up with a lyric for the bank he works for in Atlanta, to deliver with boxes of goodies on Valentine’s Day. I customized it for North Shore Bank.” Check it out!

It’s nomination time for the SOAR Together awards
It’s time to nominate your colleagues for our third annual SOAR Together awards! These awards recognize employees who best demonstrate our customer promises. More details here.

New employee checking Platinum debit card benefits
We understand that your needs change over time — just as our customers’ do — so we’ve added new benefits to North Shore Bank employee checking accounts to save you time and money. Click here to see what’s coming.

SOAR Together Tributes: January 2019
Last month’s winners of our Seymour Salutes awards are Lisa Gagliardi, Patti Jardina, Cindy Lohrey, and Danielle Lopez, along with Rising Stars Andreanna Markopoulos, Bryanna Stagg, and Megan Wick. Read more about their achievements here!

Corporate wears red to support Hunger Task Force

Corporate employees showed up clad in red on February 1 as part of the Corporate Community Outreach Committee’s activities for the month. To participate in the casual day, employees had to donate $5 or a food item to Milwaukee’s Hunger Task Force food bank. The event took place on the American Heart Association’s National Wear Red Day, so employees who contribute food items have been asked to donate heart-healthy choices.

Today, Corporate employees will be receiving valentines from each other and taking part in a bake sale in the cafe from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Winners of the seasonal poetry contest will also be announced today. •••

Employees judge ice sculptures at Greendale Winterfest

The Greendale and Southridge branches sponsored Winterfest 2019 in Greendale on February 2. The big draw at the annual event is an ice carving contest, and there was plenty of other stuff to do, too, including cookie decorating, a chili cook-off, visits with sled dogs, a coloring contest, live music, and shopping.

As sponsors, North Shore Bank employees judged the ice carving competition. “It was a lot of fun — there were so many amazing ice sculptures, which made it very hard to judge,” Southridge teller supervisor Tiffany Dettmann said. “Our teams look forward to this event each year and are excited to be able to work closely with the Greendale community.”

Up top are Tiffany, Greendale personal banker Samantha Damman, and teller supervisor Valerie Kochanski. Just above is Valerie with one of the Winterfest sculptures, titled “Mother of Greendale.” •••

Kudos: Glowinski-Moeller rocks
First Weber realtor Mary Jumes sent this message to senior mortgage lender Stephanie Glowinski-Moeller: “Congratulations on the closing of North 51st Street. What can I say but with a 21-day close — you ROCK!!” Nice work, Stephanie! •••

Service Anniversaries for February 2019
The following employees celebrate a milestone anniversary with North Shore Bank this month.

30 years
Jessica Cranley, Teller, Westgate
Jerold Harmann, Consumer Credit Collections Manager
Amy Schoen, Senior Consumer Credit Analyst

15 years
David Holada, Teller Supervisor, Shorewood

10 years
Diane Leiterman, Universal Banker, Green Bay East
Melissa Wantuch, Mortgage Underwriter

5 years
Milene Below, Training & Development Manager
Margaret Capper, SVP, Commercial Banking Manager
Tawanda Kelly, Teller Supervisor, Milwaukee Capitol

Leave a comment to congratulate them!

New Hires for February 14
It’s always exciting to add new members to our team. Here are some of the fresh faces at North Shore Bank.

Traveling teller Suzanne Diab was born in Los Angeles, but grew up in New Berlin and Chicago. Before joining North Shore Bank, she worked for eight years as an esthetician. “I am deathly afraid of possums and was once on The Steve Harvey Show to ask him how to get over that fear,” she says. “I was taking acting classes at the time and applied for the ‘Ask Steve’ segment. They asked if I had any weird fears and ended up picking me. I had possums outside my house, and every night I would run to the door, afraid I would get attacked. Steve just told me they wouldn’t hurt me, but I’m not convinced.”

Product and implementation specialist Timothy Effertz was born and raised in southwestern Milwaukee and has lived in Pewaukee for almost 10 years. He previously worked as a senior product manager of a natural food color product line. “I worked for that company for almost 20 years,” he says. He and his family like to stay active. “My wife, my two boys (8 and 6), and I love outdoor activities like camping, fishing, and hiking when we are not in hockey rinks, on the baseball diamond, at the tennis court, or when I am not running half marathons or marathons.”

Fox Point teller Anna Levine is from Oak Creek and just moved to Greenfield. She was previously a sales and leasing consultant at Boucher Nissan. “My mom was CEO of a credit union in Kenosha for over 20 years, and I spent a lot of my time there, sitting in on board meetings and talking to all of the members,” Anna says. “This really helped me realize how much I would love working with people.” She is also an animal lover who owns a purebred blue French bulldog and two cats. “When I get a house, I would like to foster dogs and cats and hopefully also get a Bernese mountain dog or a Great Dane,” she says. •••

North Shore Shape Up: Three tips to avoid eating too much
It’s hard to avoid overeating, and it’s not your fault, as Cleveland Clinic Wellness points out. “[O]ur bodies evolved to cope more with famine than with feast,” the clinic notes. “Seeing and smelling food triggers a series of involuntary physiological changes that encourage us to eat!” That said, here are three tips to keep your tummy from getting too full:

• Be your own personal chef. Cook your own meals, with nutritious ingredients, and make restaurant outings the exception, not the rule.
• Keep your head at restaurants. When you do go out, set your sights on appetizers, salads, soups, or small plates, rather than entrées. If you do order an entrée and it’s enormous, ask for a to-go container for half of it before you begin eating.
• Slow down and savor. Eating mindfully may help you enjoy your food more—and avoid overeating. Pause and take a deep breath before you begin, and notice the colors and smells of whatever’s on your plate. Chew each bite slowly, paying attention to taste and texture. When you attend to each bite, you may find you don’t need as many of them!

And of course, the more you stick to whole foods like meats and veggies, and avoid a lot of processed carbohydrates, the better off you’ll be. •••

Upcoming Events
The Focus on Manufacturing Breakfast 2019 takes place Friday, February 22, at the Pfister Hotel. Presented by North Shore Bank, this event will feature speakers discussing the economic impacts of trade and tariffs on manufacturing. More upcoming events here.

Internal Job Postings •••

Closing Monday, February 18

• Personal Banker, Regency, full time (40 hrs/wk). Pay grade: N05. Referral bonus: $500.

Ongoing

• Customer Assistance Rep, Corporate, part time (20 hrs/wk). 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.