Trailblazer

• Collins Has a Passion for CUs That Is Contagious

  By Myriam DiGiovanni  |  March 2, 2011

  When it comes to credit unions, there isn’t anything JSC Federal Credit Union Board Vice Chairman Curtis Collins won’t do. According to Texas Credit Union League President/CEO Richard Ensweiler, Collins is "Mr. Credit Union Volunteer."

• Pendulik Tackles Low Demand for Loans

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  March 2, 2011

  Over his 37-year career in financial services, James Pendulik frequently pulls from an old sports expression: "You need to have the horses." The senior vice president, chief financial officer and chief operating officer at the $238 million Fairfax County Federal Credit Union in Fairfax, Va., refers to the idiom when...

• Schrader Uses Service to Enhance Bottom Line

  By Myriam DiGiovanni  |  March 2, 2011

  Speak to OnPoint Community Credit Union Senior Vice President of Marketing/Member Services Kelly Schrader for a few minutes, and it’s hard not to be inspired to do more.

• Stephens Earns His Own 'Applause!' E-Card

  By Myriam DiGiovanni  |  March 2, 2011

  It’s amazing how dreams change. Early in his career, Lynn Stephens thought working in the great outdoors in the Forest Service was a dream job until he got into management.

• ASI Helps Members Look Beyond the Recession

  By David Morrison  |  March 2, 2011

  ASI Federal Credit Union became a low-income credit union before the low-income credit union designation, or even the NCUA, existed.

• PSECU Takes Long, Steady Path Toward Political Clout

  By Claude R. Marx  |  March 2, 2011

  Since the earliest days of American history, concerns about tax policy have prompted individuals and groups to express their opinions, sometimes in dramatic ways. The Pennsylvania State Employees Credit Union has never dumped tea into a harbor, but its political awakening began when Congress considered imposing taxes on credit unions.

• Community First Flexes Its Muscles in Courthouse and at Ballot Box

  By Claude R. Marx  |  February 24, 2010

  Successfully suing the Internal Revenue Service over the unrelated business income tax and serving as a test case for the credit union movement might be enough political activity to last any financial institution for several years.

• Energy and Genuine Compassion Makes Elevations' Matthies a Winner

  By Myriam DiGiovanni  |  February 24, 2010

  An economic downturn, lower pay increases, and the perception of fewer opportunities. All that didn't dampen Elevations Credit Union Vice President of People Annette Matthies'

• Jersey Shore FCU Chairman DiNofrio Has Never Learned How to Keep Quiet

  By Myriam DiGiovanni  |  February 24, 2010

  When Jersey Shore Federal Credit Union Board Chairman John DiNofrio was in the service, his father passed away and he was stuck in Spokane, Wash.,

• Joanie Johnson, Community First CU Manager, Finds a Cause for Everyone

  By Eileen Courter  |  February 24, 2010

  Asking Joanie Johnson to select her favorite cause is like asking a mother to pick her favorite child-can't be done.