The Idaho State Liquor Divison's top staff include, from left, Keven Lowe, Deputy Director of Information Technology & Security; Kay Bennett, Manager, Education, Procurement & Distribution; Howard Wasserstein, Deputy Director for Procurement, Distribution & Retail; Jeff Anderson, Director; and Tony Faraca, Chief Deputy Director.
PHOTOGRAPHY BY GLENN OAKLEY
In the last couple of years, the Idaho State Liquor Division has dealt with both external and internal change. By Cheryl Ursin
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wo years ago, two veterans of the Idaho State Liquor Division (ISLD) retired. James "Dyke" Nally ended a respected 15-year tenure as the director of the division (or, as it had been called until three years ago, the Idaho State Liquor Dispensary). A few months later, Bill Applegate retired after 35 years as the ISLD's deputy director in charge of procurement & distribution. Jeff Anderson, the ISLD's current director, stepped into the void. Anderson, who is also the director of the
Idaho Lottery, was appointed to the ISLD on April 30, 2010, the day Nally retired. "Dyke had left a very strong foundation," said Anderson, but 2010 was also right in the teeth of the economic downturn. "The time that the Governor appointed Jeff coincided, unfortunately, with an across-the-board, mandated 5% personnel reduction
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