This week's NASCUS State System Summit, which wraps up Friday inCoeur D'Alene, Idaho, has stirred up a lot of activity, discussionand recognition for industry leaders.
|To help kick off the Summit, a former state regulator, creditunion executive and longtime NASCUS leader was honored for hisoutstanding service, leadership and commitment to NASCUS and thedual chartering system.
|Parker Cann, general counsel for the $11.5 billion BECU in Seattle andpast executive council chairman of NASCUS, received the 2013 NASCUSPierre Jay Award as the conference got underway.
|Created in 1997, the award is named after the first commissionerof banks in Massachusetts. Cann is the first Pierre Jay winner whohas been both a state regulator and a credit union executive,NASCUS said.
|“When we created the Pierre Jay Award, it was meant for honoreeslike Parker who have made countless contributions to NASCUS and tothe state credit union system,” said NASCUS President/CEO MaryMartha Fortney.
|“Parker continues to set such a high standard for excellence andwas truly passionate about states' rights and the important work topreserve the safety and soundness of the state credit unionsystem,” Fortney continued.
|“We are grateful that we can recognize him for his dedication tocredit union innovation, regulatory professionalism and hiscommitment to making the state system better and strongerthroughout his career,” she said.
|Dozens of other credit union leaders, state and federalregulators and dual chartering supporters converged for the annualSummit, the trade group said.
|The general session closed with a panel titled “Working Togetheron System Priorities: The Credit Union Leadership Forum,” whichincluded Fortney along with NAFCU President/CEO Dan Berger and CUNAPresident/CEO Bill Cheney, and was moderated by Defense CreditUnion Council President/CEO Arty Arteaga.
|Panelists discussed their organization's priorities, includingmaintaining credit union tax exemption and keeping the statecharter strong.
|Friday's schedule includes a session on director compensation,one on cyber crimes and another on emerging IT trends.
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