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Brian Branch, president/CEO for the World Council of Credit Unions, shows his approval for the boxes of masks donated by the National Credit Union Federation of Korea (NACUFOK). NACUFOK donated 40,000 face masks to WOCCU to distribute to more than 30 countries to protect credit union employees and members from COVID-19. Branch consulted with partners across the world to identify those credit unions still in dire need of personal protective equipment. He then worked with the Worldwide Foundation for Credit Unions' staff to repackage the masks for shipment. Project Storm Break, the Worldwide Foundation's disaster relief program, aided in covering the cost of shipping the masks to more than 30 national and regional credit union associations across five continents.

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Natasha Chilingerian

Natasha Chilingerian has been immersed in the credit union industry for over a decade. She first joined CU Times in 2011 as a freelance writer, and following a two-year hiatus from 2013-2015, during which time she served as a communications specialist for Xceed Financial Credit Union (now Kinecta Federal Credit Union), she re-joined the CU Times team full-time as managing editor. She was promoted to executive editor in 2019. In the earlier days of her career, Chilingerian focused on news and lifestyle journalism, serving as a writer and editor for numerous regional publications in Oregon, Louisiana, South Carolina and the San Francisco Bay Area. In addition, she holds experience in marketing copywriting for companies in the finance and technology space. At CU Times, she covers People and Community news, cybersecurity, fintech partnerships, marketing, workplace culture, leadership, DEI, branch strategies, digital banking and more. She currently works remotely and splits her time between Southern California and Portland, Ore.