Tenacious, energetic and adventurous are just some of the adjectives that have been used to describe Tansley Stearns, impact director at Filene Research Institute.

As someone who truly believes in doing what you love and working to make people's lives better, the latest Trailblazer 40 Below feels like she has been living the dream since her start in the credit union industry.

"My parents were longtime credit union members so I knew about them, but I stumbled into a credit union marketing job at BestSource Credit Union out of college," said Stearns. "It was a perfect fit in terms of using my creativity, writing skills, and I really just fell in love with the mission to improve members' financial situations. That was it for me. I'm a credit union junkie. I get to go to bed at night feeling good about being a part of an industry where I can make a positive difference every day. Now with Filene, it's not just for that one organization but in credit unions across the United States and Canada."

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