ATHENS, Ga.–The Southeast Regional Credit Union Schools (SRCUS) announced that 43 distinguished credit union executives graduated from the Southeast CUNA Management School after successful completion of the three-year program on the campus of the University of Georgia in Athens.
Since 1970, the SRCUS Southeast CUNA Management School has equipped graduates with the skills and knowledge to meet the leadership challenges that arise in the credit union industry. The curriculum develops students’ operational, managerial and leadership abilities as they receive advanced academic instruction on a variety of topics including management, leadership, and financial analysis. Students also apply the knowledge gained from the on-site sessions to projects that require strategic analysis of their credit unions and research of relevant issues facing the credit union industry.
Graduates of the Southeast CUNA Management School Class of 2018, listed by state, include:
Alabama
Lindsey Marlow, Heritage South Credit Union
April Morris, Heritage South Credit Union
Florida
Deanna Frame, Guardians Credit Union
Michael Poucher, First Commerce Credit Union
Marieta Retuyan, Guardians Credit Union
Emily Williams, Achieva Credit Union
Georgia
Edith Bailey, Peach State Federal Credit Union
Barbara Ann Duncan, Peach State Federal Credit Union
Kemper Fitch, Delta Community Credit Union
Wendy Garrett, Peach State Federal Credit Union
Matthew Griffin, Marshland Credit Union
Hope Murray, North Main Credit Union
Patricia Payne, GeoVista Credit Union
Elsa Plant, Credit Union of Georgia
Florence Thomas, Coca-Cola Credit Union
Teresa Welborn, Peach State Federal Credit Union
Kentucky
Alan Parrott, Members Choice Credit Union
Kathy Roberts, Commonwealth Credit Union
Louisiana
Angie Baker, Heart of Louisiana Federal Credit Union
Ashley Neal, Pelican State Credit Union
Pegeen Singley, Centric Federal Credit Union
Yolanda Whitmore, Neighbors Federal Credit Union
Mississippi
Aaron Coffey, Magnolia Federal Credit Union
Maleigh Coffey, Members Exchange Credit Union
Josh Ivey, 1st Mississippi Federal Credit Union
Ladonna Jacobs, Members Exchange Credit Union
North Carolina
Michael Doi, Coastal Credit Union
Jill Drye, Acclaim Federal Credit Union
Murray Miller, Winston-Salem Fed Credit Union
Deborah Perkins-Futch, Duke Credit Union
South Carolina
Carol Cochrane, Palmetto Citizens Federal Credit Union
Christine Cooper, Carolina Foothills Federal Credit Union
Jennifer Gasperson, Family Trust Federal Credit Union
Niya Leverette, Peach State Federal Credit Union
Josh Nyegaard, Family Trust Federal Credit Union
Akira Pugh, SC Federal Credit Union
Koy Stone, SC Telco Federal Credit Union
Tennessee
Jennifer Carter, Bowater Employees Credit Union
Matthew Garrett, ORNL Federal Credit Union
Sharon Mitchell, Fortera Credit Union
Dale Phillips, Veritas Federal Credit Union
Virginia
Joshua Lott, Salem VA Credit Union
Godfrey Smith, BayPort Credit Union
In addition to a rigorous academic curriculum, the Southeast CUNA Management School provides students the opportunity to develop their leadership capabilities and better understand the credit union philosophy so that they can contribute to the success of their credit unions and to the movement as a whole.
In the true credit union spirit of “people helping people,” the Class of 2018 participated in a volunteer outreach effort with the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia, where they assisted with food recovery for families in need in Northeast Georgia.