Community Impact – Credit Unions ($1B & under)

Strata Credit Union, Bakersfield, Calif.
Verity Credit Union, Seattle
American 1 Credit Union, Jackson, Mich.

Community Impact – Credit Unions ($1B-$4B)

Chartway Credit Union, Virginia Beach, Va.
Addition Financial Credit Union, Lake Mary, Fla.
AmeriCU Credit Union, Rome, N.Y.
United States Senate Federal Credit Union, Alexandria, Va.
Family Savings Credit Union, Rainbow City, Ala.
OnPath Federal Credit Union, Metairie, La.
Commonwealth Credit Union, Frankfort, Ky.
USF Federal Credit Union, Temple Terrace, Fla.

Community Impact – Credit Unions ($4B & higher)

California Credit Union, Glendale, Calif.
FAIRWINDS Credit Union, Orlando, Fla.
Delta Community Credit Union, Atlanta
Teachers Federal Credit Union, Hauppauge, N.Y.
Alliant Credit Union, Chicago
Northwest Federal Credit Union, Herndon, Va.
MSUFCU, East Lansing, Mich.
VyStar Credit Union, Jacksonville, Fla.
Suncoast Credit Union, Tampa, Fla.
GreenState Credit Union, North Liberty, Iowa

Community Impact – Individuals ($1B & under)

Ziquora Banks, Verity Credit Union, Seattle
James Hunter, New Orleans Firemen's Federal Credit Union, New Orleans
Donald Carden Coosa, Pines Federal Credit Union, Childersburg, Ala.

Community Impact – Individuals ($1B-$4B)

Cristina Lehman, Addition Financial Credit Union, Lake Mary, Fla.
Robert E. Martin, Indiana Members Credit Union, Marion, Ind.
Matthew Skaggs, Nuvision Credit Union, Gig Harbor, Wash.
Maria Brunner, Credit Union West, Glendale, Ariz.
Yvonne Garand, New England Federal Credit Union, Williston, Vt.
April Bitler, Kirtland Credit Union, Albuquerque, N.M.

Community Impact – Individuals ($4B & higher)

Elisha Gonzalez, FAIRWINDS Credit Union, Orlando, Fla.
Erica Taylor, Golden 1 Credit Union, Sacramento, Calif.
Marc Wilensky, Tower Federal Credit Union, Laurel, Md.

Credit Union Executive Leadership – CEO ($1B & under)

Cam Minges, Financial Center First Credit Union, Indianapolis
Christine Blake, Cardinal Credit Union, Mentor, Ohio
Brian Sherrick, Ideal Credit Union, Woodbury, Minn.
Tonita Webb, Verity Credit Union, Seattle
Caitlin Brama, Farm Credit Employees Federal Credit Union, St. Paul, Minn.
Sarah Mosley, Telcoe Federal Credit Union, Little Rock, Ark.
Donald Carden, Coosa Pines Federal Credit Union, Childersburg, Ala.
April Tompkins, Explorers Credit Union, Yankton, S.D.
Jeffrey Kusler, Journey Federal Credit Union, St. Johns, Mich.

Credit Union Executive Leadership – CEO ($1B-$4B)

Eric Renaud, Pima Federal Credit Union, Tucson, Ariz.
Timothy Anderson, United States Senate Federal Credit Union, Alexandria, Va.
Steven Stapp, Unitus Community Credit Union, Tigard, Ore.
Mark Burgess, Credit Union 1, Anchorage, Alaska
Karen Harbin, Commonwealth Credit Union, Frankfort, Kan.
Ken Orgeron, Andrews Federal Credit Union, Suitland, Md.
Karen Roch, Credit Union West, Glendale, Ariz.
Scott Arkills, Silver State Schools Credit Union, Las Vegas
Jason Lee, REV Federal Credit Union, Charleston, S.C.
Jennifer Oliver, Rize Credit Union, Irwindale, Calif.

Credit Union Executive Leadership – CEO ($4B & higher)

Hank Halter, Delta Community Credit Union, Atlanta
Larry Tobin, FAIRWINDS Credit Union, Orlando, Fla.
Donna Bland, Golden 1 Credit Union, Sacramento, Calif.
Greg Mitchell, First Tech Federal Credit Union, Portland, Ore.
Carla Cicero, Numerica Credit Union, Spokane, Wash.
Dan Stoltz, Blaze Credit Union, White Bear Lake, Minn.
Jeff Bentley, Northwest Federal Credit Union, Great Falls, Mont.
Brad Calhoun, Teachers Federal Credit Union, Hauppauge, N.Y.

Credit Union Executive Leadership – C-Suite (all asset sizes)

Corey Cunningham, Energy Capital Credit Union, Cypress, Texas
Darlene Gibson, OnPath Federal Credit Union, Metairie, La.
Eric Bush, Members 1st Federal Credit Union, Enola, Penn.
Kristin Robertucci, ORNL Federal Credit Union, Oak Ridge, Tenn.
Ning Duong, Credit Union West, Glendale, Ariz.
Chad Meadows, VyStar Credit Union, Jacksonville, Fla.

Credit Union Innovation in Tech – CTO/CIO of the Year

BJ Sievers, Cedar Point Federal Credit Union, Lexington Park, Md.
Marc Michalowski, NET Credit Union, Scranton, Pa.
Nancy Sternitzky, Sound Credit Union, Tacoma, Wash.
Suresh Renganathan, Teachers Federal Credit Union, Hauppauge, N.Y.
Ben Maxim, MSUFCU, East Lansing, Mich.

Credit Union Innovation in Tech – AI / Cybersecurity / Mobile Banking

Sound Credit Union, Tacoma, Wash.
Great Lakes Credit Union, Bannockburn, Ill.
MSUFCU, East Lansing, Mich.
ORNL Federal Credit Union, Oak Ridge, Tenn.
California Credit Union, Glendale, Calif.
LAFCU, Lansing, Mich.
Jovia Financial Credit Union, Westbury, N.Y.

Credit Union Innovation in Tech – Technology Project/Rollout

AmeriCU Credit Union, Rome, N.Y.
Financial Center Credit Union, Indianapolis
California Credit Union, Glendale, Calif.
American Heritage Credit Union, Philadelphia
Marine Credit Union, Onalaska, Wis.
Travis Credit Union, Vacaville, Calif.

Credit Union Rising Star Individuals ($1B & under)

Gage Smith, Affinity Credit Union, Des Moines, Iowa
Justin Houle, Heartland Credit Union, Inver Grove Heights, Minn.
Armand Parvazi, New Orleans Firemen's Federal Credit Union, New Orleans
Amanda Phifer, Cedar Point Federal Credit Union, Lexington Park, Md.
Jake Engel, Financial Center First Credit Union, Indianapolis

Credit Union Rising Star Individuals ($4B & higher)

Taylor Martin, ORNL Federal Credit Union, Knoxville, Tenn.
Matt Brockelman, VyStar Credit Union, Jacksonville, Fla.
Angie Dvorak, Everwise Credit Union, South Bend, Ind.
Courtney McKinney, Golden 1 Credit Union, Sacramento, Calif.
Yonah Sturmwind, Alliant Credit Union, Chicago
Namita Tayal, Alliant Credit Union, Chicago
Elizabeth Rippel, PSECU, Harrisburg, Pa.

Winners from each category will be announced live at the 2024 CU Times Luminaries Awards gala on Nov. 7 at Disney's Yacht Club Resort in Orlando, Fla. More information about the all-day event can be found here.

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CU Times Luminaries 2024 Credit Union Finalists Announced

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