North Idaho Sports Commission Leadership Team
North Idaho Sports Commission is a 501(c)(3) organization working to bring and organize sporting events to the community to build positive and healthy outcomes through the power of sport. NISC currently brings IRONKIDS, IRONMAN 70.3, and IRONMAN to Coeur d’Alene with the collaboration and support of community partners. The organization is working to broaden its reach by participating in the organization of other community sporting events, such as gravel bike races. However, the sky is the limit in our backyard, and we love working to bring these events to children and adults in our community and beyond. Please consider filling out the volunteer form and join in helping us put on these events!
President - Britt Bachtel-Browning
Britt Bachtel-Browning is very active in the community. In addition to acting as the President of the NISC, she volunteers for Silver Mountain Ski Patrol on winter weekends, and is the Legal Advisor for the Pacific Northwest Division. She has served on prior non-profit boards such as Planned Parenthood, Priority Spokane, and Kootenai Environmental Alliance. She has competed in a variety of sports events, including Ironman Coeur d’Alene in 2016 and 2017.
Britt’s “day job” is quite different: she serves as Vice President, Chief Privacy Officer for Playboy Enterprises, based in Beverly Hills, CA, where she runs the global privacy and data governance program. She previously served as the Chief of Privacy and Data Ethics for Avista, in Spokane, Washington where she provided legal advice to variety of business segments including advice on intellectual property, data privacy, data governance, policy, and negotiation of complex business transactions. She also served on the Board of Directors for a subsidiary based in Juneau, Alaska and enjoyed her travels to this beautiful city.
Britt received her law degree from Catholic University in Washington, D.C., and both during, and after law school, she worked for large law firms, the Copyright Office, Trademark Office, and the Recording Industry Association of America and also served as judicial clerk to the Honorable George Hastings, Jr. of the United States Court of Federal Claims. She is licensed to practice law in Alaska, Washington, Oregon, and the District of Columbia.
Britt moved back west in 2005 and lived in Oregon for several years working as an Assistant Attorney General for the state, then moved to Coeur d’Alene in 2011 to work for Avista.
She adores Coeur d’Alene and lives on the lake with her husband and three Labrador Retrievers.
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Curt Browning - Treasurer
Curt has extensive finance and accounting experience, in a wide range of non-profit and consulting engagements. While living in the Washington D.C. area, Curt served as the Senior Financial Officer for PACT and was responsible for managing multi-million dollar USAID programs. Curt also worked as a business analyst for National Public Radio and a Staff Accountant for the Conversation Fund.
Curt continued to utilize his business skills as a Senior Consultant for PAS, where he traveled to over 50 different countries implementing complex financial systems. Curt currently works as a Senior Systems Analyst for Marriott, where he manages corporate financial systems, oversees vendor relationships, and provides project management and consultative advice to the continents.
Curt has a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from the University of Maryland and a Certificate of Financial Planning from Georgetown University. Outside of work, Curt is an avid cyclist, has a passion for skiing powder, and loves traveling and spending time with his wife and three Labradors on Lake Coeur d’Alene.
Vice President - Courtney Schwagler
Courtney is a Performance Specialist Registered Dietitian with EXOS Dietetic Mentorship Training. In her 13 years of experience, she’s made an amazing impact on people from all walks of life. She’s helped develop special diets for critical care patients at the Mayo Clinic, worked at an eating disorder clinic and provided her clients with nutrition assessments and mentorship. Courtney is well versed in public speaking and has hosted hundreds of nutrition education workshops and corporate events, and has written and been featured in many nutrition articles, blogs and case studies.
Bending the health-care benefits cost curve is Courtney’s primary focus at Advanced Benefits. As a Registered Dietitian, her viewpoint mixes clinical and practical application. The clinical aspect includes data analytics, identifying a company’s gaps in care and actional opportunities for savings. She then balances this with the practicality of what works for the clients current or evolving company culture. She helps lead employee education and launch wellness initiatives for happier, healthier and more engaged members.
Courtney’s positive energy and zest for changing lives is literally in motion for her personally. She is a 7 time Ironman finisher and travels with her husband, Mike, to play some of the greatest golf courses around the world. And of course, she’s always up for a hike with her adorable beagle, Boogy.
Courtney believes that fueling our body properly is the easiest way to change from the inside out.