For Immediate Release
November 13, 2009

Institute of Business and Medical Careers

Media Contact: Christina Nilsson
Phone: (970) 223- 2669

NEWS:
The Institute of Business and Medical Careers (IBMC) held their bi-annual Advisory Board Meeting Friday November 6th. The IBMC Advisory Board is comprised of professionals, employers, and prior graduates from Northern Colorado region. The Board’s primary function is to consult and advise IBMC concerning current knowledge of employment needs within the community. This valuable information is utilized to up-date IBMC curriculum content and to provide current information, technologies and equipment to train students in modalities as externs and eventually as employees in the workplace.

This program has proven to be a win-win situation for both the IBMC students and the employers in the local communities. It has assisted in the expansion of externship outreach programs for employers and to introduce students to employers as prospective employees.

Information:
The topics for discussion at this meeting were: Attendance and Professionalism in the work place; Dress Code/Business attire; Social Networking in the business place and it’s applications involving Twitter, Blogs and Facebook; and Skills needed in the office place such as keyboarding and 10-key.

The IBMC Advisory Board members come from a variety of business, medical and legal professions, which reflect the coursework and degrees offered at IBMC.
The attending Advisory Board members attending were:

Todd Allmendinger of AccuraTax, Tina Schultz of Advanced Medical Imaging,
James Michalka of Allstate Insurance Co., Wilton LylesAvalis of Wayfinding Solutions,
Tracy Brophy owner of Brophy Accounting, Chris Davies owner of Choice Plus Insurance,
Craig Vollmer owner of Craig Vollmer Photography, Kyle Lynch from Family Physicians of Greeley West, Sharon Michener from Family Phyisician of Windsor Banner Health, Pam Mohr of First Care,
Kim Medina of Fort Collins Chamber, April Christensen of Front Range Cancer Specialist,
Dan Bolchen from Garth Englund Blood Drive---PVHS, Vicki Einhellig of Good Day Pharmacy,
Hap Pritchard of Habitat for Humanity, Michelle Sippel fromHEIT Inc., Debra Hersh of Home State Bank, Ray Martinez former Fort Collins Mayor currently of Information Technology Experts, Inc.,
Mendy Brooks of IBMC, James Burns from Just Office Furniture, Rich LiPuma owner of legal practice LiPuma Law Office, Sharlyn Brown and Shelley Mendoza both from Loveland Pediatrics,
Joyce Dickens of Matthews House, James Cantos of Mountain Valley Home Care & Hospice,
Tammy Swanson of Optimum Operations, Matthew Kelly of Poudre Valley Health System-Billing,
Josh Crill fromRocky Mountain Center for Advanced Bodywork, Todd Lessley and Israel Ortiz from Salud Family Health Centers, Renee Boulger from State Farm, Melvina Romero from Sunrise Loveland Community Health Center, Jo Carney from The Group, Nate Scott from Turning Point,
Christie Benjamin from the Vein Treatment Specialist, and Mark Jackson and Katie Watkins from the Wal-Mart Vision Center

IBMC Information: The Institute of Business and Medical Careers (IBMC) offers Diploma and Associate of Occupational Studies Degree Programs in healthcare, massage therapy, legal and business. IBMC is currently enrolling students for upcoming classes. For more information about IBMC educational programs at the Fort Collins, Greeley, or Cheyenne campuses, please call IBMC at 800-495-2669 or go online www.ibmc.edu .