TAUNTON, Mass. – Diane Kozak, 45, CEO of the $122 millionTaunton Federal Credit Union has stepped down from her position towrite a novel about teenagers and terrorism, according to theAttleboro Sun-Chronicle. Kozak, a popular business leader inTaunton has stunned colleagues, friends, fellow board members andsome customers by stepping down as president of the credit union towrite a book, something she admitted to knowing “nothing about,”and something about as far from her financial background as aperson can get. The book is a novel with Muslim protagonists aimedat teenagers about the next terrorist attack on America tentativelycalled “Full Circle 911.” “The way I explain my decision to peoplewho are stunned to learn of it, is to say, `All my life I havechosen the road less traveled and I am glad I did. Leaving alucrative credit union career to become a struggling, first-timeauthor is the road less traveled',” Kozak is quoted as having said.“I know, in my heart, this is the road for me.” In the article shethanked her husband, Karl, who is CEO of the $780 million PawtucketCredit Union.

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