Dream job hopeful
May 13, 2011 
Sherwood Park News | By Michael Di Massa
Sherwood Park resident Lisa Pingle is in need of votes, as she is one of three finalists for the Servus Credit Union's dream job competition.
The winner of the competition will act as a spokesperson (or "spokester"), representing the 17 to 25 demographic.
Aside from Pingle, the other finalists are Shaun Lang, 22, of Edmonton and Dex Dunford, 20 of Calgary.
"It's pretty much just the ultimate job," said Pingle, a 21-year-old University of Alberta human ecology student. "A voice for us 17- to 25-year-olds for dealing with financial institutions, what we want from them, what we need from them, what's important and educating us on what we want to know for our future, too."
She added, "I'm pretty involved in the community and I love meeting people and I love being involved in conferences and stuff like that, so I knew it would be a good tool for getting the word out for us as a generation and our age group. Sometimes I think we forget to speak up."
The website www.youngfreealberta.com offers financial tips to young adults from young adults in the form of videos and blogs.
Pingle said being aware of financial options is important for those planning to live on their own for the first time or attend a post-secondary institution.
Out of 20 applicants, Pingle was selected for the top three based on votes from people who viewed her blog and a video about her.
Now she must create a second video to seek out more votes.
The winner of the competition will be a salaried employee of Servus Credit Union.
"As the Young and Free Alberta spokesperson of the 17-25-year-old crowd, the winner will educate their peers about financial matters by traveling, attending and speaking at events, and posting daily blogs and weekly videos on youngfreealberta.com," reads a press release from the credit union.
"The three finalists have shown creativity and ingenuity throughout their campaign efforts on youngfreealberta.com, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube," said Gail Stepanik-Keber, chief marketing officer for the credit union.
"Now they each will try to get the most online votes following a thorough interview process with Servus Credit Union as to why they would like to be the Young and Free (Alberta) Spokester for 2011/2012."
Pingle's blog and videos (she hopes to have a new video up before the end of this week) can be viewed online atwww.youngfreealberta.com. The deadline to place votes at the website is May 23.
