cvbusinessmonthly.com
NOVEMBER 2011
CEDAR VALLEY BUSINESS MONTHLY
Technology changing our world “Wow, you were around for the original ‘Star Wars!’ ” These words, directed at me by one of the many University of Northern Iowa students we hire at Community National Bank each year, was a less-than-pleasant reminder of the generational gaps we face in the workplace today. Needless Rhonda to say, I did not Hinton is a commercial choose to follow up his comment lender with Community with the fact that National Bank in I also first learned Waterloo. Contact to type on a manher at 291-9000. ual typewriter. As much as some of us hate to admit it, times are changing, and it is important to keep up. Recently it seems that those changes have come most frequently in the technological realm. Smart phone software creators such as BlackBerry, Apple and Google have made texting, browsing and accessing work and personal email a breeze. Social
media sites such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn have every person from grade school student to CEO finding something in common. So where, you ask, does this merge with the world of banking? At Community National Bank, it is important for us to advance technologically without losing the personal touch and close customer relationships we are proud of as a true local bank by staying “Always by your side.” In the past year alone, we have implemented such services as online banking, mobile banking (there’s also an app for that!), merchant capture, a Community National Bank Facebook page and a QR code for linking smart phone users with our Facebook page instantaneously. If you’re like me and had to Google “QR code” to just see what it is, next time you go to the grocery store or sift through your mail, notice the tiny black and white contact square now placed on many household items. Not only is it important to
keep up with technology, but it is necessary in order to reach more people across demographics. Even though many of you reading this article may not understand a single word I said in the previous paragraph, our hope is that a pair of eyes will fall on these words surprised and excited that a local, more personal bank offers the same products and services as one on a national scale. Congratulations to this year’s 20 Under 40 winners. You have proven you have the tools to propel both yourselves and the Cedar Valley into the future— it’s bright, it’s advancing and it’s just waiting for people like you to commit to its success. Because of you our community is a better place, and for that, we are all thankful.
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FELDICK From page 14 That’s a “real honor” at such a young age, Gunderson said. Feldick is the board’s only CFP. Gunderson works for the accounting firm Bergan Paulsen in Waterloo. Feldick and her dad visit at least twice annually to share information. “I really feel like she takes the time to get to know the clients to make the best recommendations for them,” Gunderson said. “She really cares.” Feldick further serves the community by volunteering her time and talents for various organizations. Among those is the Greater Cedar Valley Chamber golf committee. She served four years, moving from a member to chairwoman, according to Kim Schleisman with the Greater Cedar Valley Alliance & Cham-
ber. Feldick was instrumental in combining the Waterloo and Cedar Falls golf committees into one task force. “No matter how small or large the task, Erica is very willing and able to help make the Cedar Valley a better place,” Schleisman said. Feldick wishes she had more hours in a day and keeps a mental list of causes she hopes to help out in the future. She credits local teachers, coaches, families, parents and others for leading her to success professionally, as a young woman and as a mother to Ava, 6 months. “I think it’s good to leave (home) because you realize what you had,” she said. “I am thankful I was given the foundation and the values and just the love from so many people who have taken the time to mold me and shape me and help me grow and help me fly.”
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