The INDEPENDENT, October 7, 2004
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Business Notes
Hygienist joins Vernonia Dental Vernonia businesses attend customer service workshop
Julie Brown is the new hy-
gienist at Vernonia Dental. She
started on July 27, 2004 and is
available for appointments on
Tuesdays.
Brown worked on a project
in Vernonia last spring to bring
dental screenings and care to
second and third graders. She
worked with Dr. Scheuerman
on that project, liked Vernonia
and Vernonia Dental, and sent
him a resume when she gradu-
ated from hygienist school in
June.
A dental assistant for over
10 years, Brown wanted to be
more involved in patient educa-
tion, a service hygienists pro-
vide but assistants do not. “I
like to help people out,” Brown
said.
Currently living in St. He-
lens, Brown expects the future
holds a move to Vernonia for
Thirteen businesses and the
City of Vernonia were repre-
sented at a free workshop on
Customer Service that was pre-
sented by the Vernonia Cham-
ber of Commerce on Septem-
ber 30 at the Scout Cabin in
Vernonia.
Carrie Straub of Resources
For Success led the group of
local business people who at-
tended in identifying:
• Who is the customer?
• What do they expect?
• What’s the most effective
way to get customers?
• What will bring the cus-
tomer back?
It sounds simple, but the an-
swers that came out in the
workshop appeared to help all
the attendees to see new and
better ways to improve their
businesses through new ways
to provide customer service.
Future free seminars and
workshops are planned.
Julie Brown
her, husband Rick, and their
three kids. “I feel very comfort-
able here,” said Brown of Ver-
nonia.
To make an appointment for
dental cleaning or other dental
services with Julie Brown or Dr.
Scheuerman, call 503-429-
0880. The office is located at
622 Bridge St., Vernonia.
Wauna names Smiley as new COO
Debi Smiley has been ap-
pointed by Wauna Federal
Credit Union as their new Chief
Operations Officer (COO). Smi-
ley has been serving as Vice
President of Marketing at Wau-
na Federal and has been with
the credit union for the past 16
years. The new position puts
Smiley directly in charge of op-
erations at the credit union’s
four branch offices.
Smiley said she is looking
forward to the increased re-
sponsibilities. “I appreciate the
opportunity to serve the mem-
bership in this new capacity,”
she said. “I am proud to be part
of an outstanding leadership
team.”
Wauna
Federal
Credit
Union, a full service financial in-
stitution that was founded in
1967, is wholly owned by its
members. With assets of $100
million and nearly 14,000 mem-
bers, the Federally chartered
and insured credit union pro-
vides financial services to any-
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sop and/or Columbia County,
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tities, and relatives of Wauna
Federal Credit Union mem-
bers. Wauna Federal Credit
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nonia. It is in the process of
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Helens.
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