Diana Dykstra still remembers her first day at TheGolden 1 Credit Union. The former Bank of America employee washired in August 1982, the very day California's second-largestcredit union reached $200 million in assets.

“I started as a part-time loan clerk,” said Dykstra, nowpresident/CEO of the California and Nevada Credit Union Leagues. “Ileft in 1997 as senior vice president of lending, collections,marketing and statewide services.”

Dykstra's career trajectory continued, including serving aspresident/CEO of the $850 million San Francisco Fire Credit Union,a role she occupied just prior to her league appointment. Shecredits her 15 years at The Golden 1 for setting her on the rightpath.

Continue Reading for Free

Register and gain access to:

  • Breaking credit union news and analysis, on-site and via our newsletters and custom alerts.
  • Weekly Shared Accounts podcast featuring exclusive interviews with industry leaders.
  • Educational webcasts, white papers, and ebooks from industry thought leaders.
  • Critical coverage of the commercial real estate and financial advisory markets on our other ALM sites, GlobeSt.com and ThinkAdvisor.com.
NOT FOR REPRINT

© 2024 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.