MADISON, Wis. – Forty-seven credit union professionals, one of the largest classes yet, have become Credit Union Development Educators (CUDEs) after completing the Spring DE training here offered by the National Credit Union Foundation.
DE Training provides critical lessons in cooperative principles, credit union philosophy and international development issues while incorporating challenges credit unions face today. During the recent week-long program, participants were involved in group exercises, field trips, discussions with speakers from around the credit union system, and are required to complete team projects proposing solutions for credit unions to help alleviate or eliminate challenging situations in any given area, the Foundation reported.
The Spring 2015 DE graduating class included credit union movement representatives from across the U.S, as well as a representative from Trinidad and Tobago. The new DEs are: Joshua Alberto, Houston Highway CU in Texas; Hayley Andrews, Verity Credit Union in Washington; Doug Bedner, Resource One CU in Texas; Heather Bessert, Allegan Community FCU in Michigan; Rhonda Bouldin, Peoples Trust FCU in Texas; Melissa Burleson, Tarrant County’s CU in Texas; Dan Finerty, Mountain West Credit Union Association in Colorado; Greg Floyd, Old West FCU in Oregon; Angelica Garcia, Guadalupe CU in New Mexico; Kristina Grebener, Credit Union National Association in Wisconsin; Liz Henderson, Maps CU in Oregon; Crow Hunter, Peach State FCU in Georgia; David Jacobs, Coastal Federal Credit Union in North Carolina; Katie Karls, Premier Financial CU in Wisconsin; Jerold Labeaux, Peoples Trust FCU in Texas; Mia Martell, Pyramid FCU in Arizona; Damian McIntosh, Peoples Trust FCU in Texas; Summer McKanstry, League of Southeastern Credit Unions in Florida; Marina Miller, SchoolsFirst FCU in California; Meghan Miller, Credit Union National Association in Wisconsin; Stephanie Miller, Communication FCU in Oklahoma; Tyler Miller, Illinois Credit Union System in Illinois; Melanie Murphy, Illinois Credit Union System in Illinois; Len Naidoo, Catalyst Corporate FCU in Texas; Emily Nail, High Plains FCU in New Mexico; Ryan Neumann, Streator Onized CU in Illinois; Thuy Trang Ngo, Fairfax County FCU in Virginia; Jess Noelck, CUNA Mutual Group in Wisconsin; Nathalie Phillips, Cathedral Credit Union Co-Operative Society Ltd. in Trinidad and Tobago; Shana Richardson, Ser Technology Corporation in Texas; Britni Romero, Guadalupe CU in New Mexico; Mona Russell, Suncoast CU in Florida; Scott Sager, Trona Valley Community FCU in Wyoming; Matt Schmidt, Los Alamos Schools CU in New Mexico; Connor Shay, GTE Financial in Florida; Greg Sill, CUNA Mutual Group in Wisconsin; Tracy Singleton, Local Government FCU in North Carolina; Pamela Stephens, Texas Trust Credit Union in Texas; Anne Sutton, Cove FCU in Kentucky; Mike Tambourine, Resource One CU in Texas; Jackeline Tamez, Houston Highway CU in Texas; Jane Thomas, Maine Credit Union League in Maine; Gary Vien, Suncoast CU in Florida; Karen Viets, Metropolitan District ECU Inc. in Connecticut; Julie Waller, Coastal Federal Credit Union in North Carolina; Nanci Wilson, North Star Community CU in North Dakota; and Shannon Workman, SchoolsFirst FCU in California.
For info: www.ncuf.coop.