2025 CU Times Luminaries Awards Finalists Announced

Congratulations to all of these finalists!

Credit Union Categories:
Community Impact – Credit Union ($4B & Up)

• Nusenda Credit Union – Albuquerque, N.M.
• PenFed Credit Union – Tysons, Va.
• TDECU – Lake Jackson, Texas
• VyStar Credit Union – Jacksonville, Fla.
• Gesa Credit Union – Richland, Wash.
• ORNL Federal Credit Union – Oak Ridge, Tenn.
• Service Credit Union – Portsmouth, N.H.
• Ent Credit Union – Colorado Springs, Colo.
• Suncoast Credit Union – Tampa, Fla.
• Technology Credit Union – San Jose, Calif.

• Park Community Credit Union – Louisville, Ky.
• Valley First Credit Union – Modesto, Calif.
• USF Federal Credit Union – Tampa, Fla.
• Franklin Mint Federal Credit Union – Chadds Ford, Pa.
• Notre Dame Federal Credit Union – Notre Dame, Ind.
• AmeriCU Credit Union – Rome, N.Y.
• Community Choice Credit Union – Farmington Hills, Mich.
• Georgia United Credit Union – Duluth, Ga.
• Magnifi Financial – Melrose, Minn.
• SELCO Community Credit Union – Springfield, Ore.

• Coosa Pines Federal Credit Union – Childersburg, Ala.
• Canopy Credit Union – Spokane, Wash.
• Allegiance Federal Credit Union – Oklahoma City, Okla.
• FedChoice Federal Credit Union – Lanham, Md.
• Michigan Legacy Credit Union – Wyandotte, Mich.
• Acclaim Federal Credit Union – Greensboro, N.C.
• MY CREDIT UNION – Bloomington, Minn.
• Monroe Community Credit Union – Monroe, Mich.
• Heritage South Credit Union – Sylacauga, Ala.
• Ellafi Federal Credit Union – Middletown, Conn.

• Municipal Credit Union – New York, N.Y.
• Golden 1 Credit Union – Sacramento, Calif.
• Redstone Federal Credit Union – Huntsville, Ala.
• Patelco Credit Union – Dublin, Calif.
• Civic Federal Credit Union – Raleigh, N.C.
• ORNL Federal Credit Union – Oak Ridge, Tenn.
• VyStar Credit Union – Jacksonville, Fla.
• Members 1st Federal Credit Union – Enola, Pa.
• Blaze Credit Union – Falcon Heights, Minn.
• Delta Community Credit Union – Atlanta, Ga.

• Credit Union 1 – Anchorage, Alaska
• Park Community Credit Union – Louisville, Ky.
• Community Financial Credit Union – Plymouth, Mich.
• Sandia Area Federal Credit Union – Albuquerque, N.M.
• OnPath Credit Union – Metairie, La.
• Philadelphia Federal Credit Union – Philadelphia, Pa.
• Silver State Schools Credit Union – Las Vegas, Nevada
• Addition Financial Credit Union – Lake Mary, Fla.
• Chartway Credit Union – Virginia Beach, Va.
• Y-12 Credit Union – Oak Ridge, Tenn.

• Cedar Point Federal Credit Union – Lexington Park, Md.
• Mirastar Federal Credit Union – San Jose, Calif.
• Tucson Federal Credit Union – Tucson, Ariz.
• Members Choice Credit Union – Ashland, Ky.
• TruEnergy Federal Credit Union – Springfield, Va.
• Mid Oregon Credit Union – Bend, Ore.
• BrightStar Credit Union – Hollywood, Fla.
• North Star Community Credit Union – Maddock, N.D.
• Century Federal Credit Union – Independence, Ohio
• Signet Federal Credit Union – Paducah, Ky.

• Capitol Credit Union – Austin, Texas
• AmeriCU Credit Union - Rome, N.Y.
• Ellafi Federal Credit Union – Middletown, Conn.
• Magnolia Federal Credit Union – Jackson, Miss.
• Citadel Credit Union – Exton, Pa.
• Teachers Federal Credit Union – Hauppauge, N.Y.
• Columbia Credit Union – Vancouver, Wash.
• VyStar Credit Union – Jacksonville, Fla.
• Meritrust Credit Union – Wichita, Kan.
• Northwest Federal Credit Union – Herndon, Va.

• Rogue Credit Union – Medford, Ore.
• Teachers Federal Credit Union – Hauppauge, N.Y.
• Education Credit Union – Amarillo, Texas
• Heritage Federal Credit Union – Newburg, Ind.
• California Credit Union – Glendale, Calif.
• Gerber Federal Credit Union – Fremont, Mich.
• FAIRWINDS Credit Union – Orlando, Fla.
• Pioneer Federal Credit Union – Mountain Home, Idaho
• Addition Financial Credit Union – Lake Mary, Fla.

• Steph Sherrodd – Sunward Federal Credit Union
• Bill Brown – Citadel Credit Union
• Jonathan Roberts – Hudson Valley Credit Union
• Larry Tobin – FAIRWINDS Credit Union
• Christina O’Brien – Robins Financial Credit Union
• Jason M. Osterhage – Everwise Credit Union
• Don Miller – Gesa Credit Union
• Michael Wilson – Members 1st Credit Union
• Crystal Long – GECU
• Steve O’Connell – California Credit Union

• Jana Erny – Park Community Credit Union
• Jared Freeman – OnPath Credit Union
• Steve Webb – Neighbors Federal Credit Union
• Jeff Carpenter – WEOKIE Credit Union
• Tom Kuslikis – EFCU
• Chris Parker – Lighthouse Credit Union
• Kevin Miller – Addition Financial Credit Union
• Laurie Butz – Capital Credit Union
• Vitaliy Kutnyy – Selfreliance Credit Union
• Mark L. Robnett – Justice Federal Credit Union

• Judy DeLucca – New Orleans Fireman’s Federal Credit Union
• Jed Meyer – St. Cloud Financial
• Helen Mickel – Tongass Federal Credit Union
• Keisha L. Richards – St. Thomas Federal Credit Union
• Ron Smith – Enbright Credit Union
• David Savoie – Louisiana Corporate Credit Union
• Shonna Shearson – First U. S. Community Credit Union
• Christine Blake – Cardinal Credit Union
• William Burke – Day Air Credit Union
• Matthew Gaspari – Tucson Federal Credit Union

• Sherry Bear – Civic Federal Credit Union
• Erika Smith – Credit Union 1
• Lisa Rodgers – UT Federal Credit Union
• Sandy Milton – Piedmont Advantage Credit Union
• Joann Bergrud – North Star Community Credit Union
• Tim Lukomski – Great Lakes Credit Union
• Mag Wangsuwana – Sunward Federal Credit Union
• Kelly Poldoski – Credit Union West
• Brad Baker – GTE Financial

• Bryce Mortensen – AERO Financial
• Dale Watkins – MAX Credit Union
• Shree Reddy – PenFed Credit Union
• John Mason – Digital Federal Credit Union
• Anurag Sharma – VyStar Credit Union
• Dawn Brummett – ORNL Federal Credit Union
• Garth Pricer – Members 1st Credit Union

• Louise Cogan-Rupani – Municipal Credit Union
• Joanna Bradley – Suncoast Credit Union
• Lindsey LeWinter – FAIRWINDS Credit Union
• Stephanie Curtis – VyStar Credit Union
• Amber Merrill – Gesa Credit Union
• Aaron Campbell – UW Credit Union
• Abdul Hussain – Delta Community Credit Union
• Nathan Turner – Northwest Federal Credit Union
• Cynthia Ojeda – SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union

• Emily Wolfington – Elements Financial Credit Union
• Cassie Kraft – Great Lakes Credit Union
• Emelda Baca – Arizona Financial Credit Union
• Garick Giroir – OnPath Credit Union
• Taylor Meyers – OnPath Credit Union
• Dania Angeles – FirstLight Federal Credit Union
• David Feliciano – Gulf Winds Credit Union
• Esmeralda Rodriguez – Addition Financial Credit Union
• Ann Ditlow – 4Front Credit Union
• Jonathan Meeks – Wellby Financial

• Kurtis Kelly – Canopy Credit Union
• Spencer Shanholtzer – Canopy Credit Union
• Emilio Abeyta Jr. – Affidian Credit Union
• Adam Padilla – Affidian Credit Union
• Lauren Walker – Members Choice Credit Union
• Lindsey Powell – Financial Center First Credit Union
• Nathan Cape – Minnequa Works Credit Union
• Maddison Gleim – Members Choice Credit Union
• Katelynn Rowe – Signet Federal Credit Union
• Sarah Greenberg – San Antonio Citizens Federal Credit Union

Third-Party Organization Categories:
Product Innovation – Advances in AI

• Posh AI
• Cooperative Credit Union Association
• Optimal Blue
• Vertice AI
• Instnt
• Alogent
• Carefull
• Eltropy, Inc.
• Traduality
• Glia

• DoubleCheck Solutions, Inc.
• Nymbus
• AVANA CUSO
• Comply-YES!

• Bloom Credit
• PayNearMe
• Corporate One Federal Credit Union
• FINBOA, Inc.
• Metallicus

• Bankjoy
• Mahalo Banking
• Q2
• SavvyMoney
• Alogent
• Metallicus

• Taylor Murray – ServiStar Consulting
• Pankaj Kulshreshtha – Scienaptic Systems, Inc.
• Sundip Patel – AVANA Companies
• Melissa Osborn – Comply-YES!
• John Ballantyne – Tru Treasury
• Chuck Fagan – Velera
• Tony Boutelle – CUDL/Origence
• Jamie Wiersma – Member First Mortgage
• Diego Achio - Traduality
• Hayley Harrison – CU NextGen

• Maureen Bock – The League of Credit Unions & Affiliates
• Patty Corkery – Michigan Credit Union League & Affiliates
• Miriam Ackerman - NACUSO
• Jason Stverak – Defense Credit Union Council

• Karen Gates – Gates Consulting
• Juliet D'Ambrosio – Adrenaline
• Catherine Berman – CNote

• Weiwei Duncan - Bankjoy
• Jonathan Ray – Data Methods
• Christian Widhalm – Bloom Credit
• Prabhakar Tadepalli - Tyfone
• Matt Tomko – Happy Money
• Nicole Haverly – nCino
• Laurie Flanders – Strum Platform
• JB Orecchia - SavvyMoney
• Trevor Gauthier – ACES Quality Management
• Milind Borkar – Illuma Labs, Inc.

• James Chemplavil – Salus
• Alex Manella – Michael Walters Advertising
• Tatum Miller – LendKey
• Karina Lindermuth – CU*SOUTH
• Jessica Woo – LendKey
• Rae Hoskins – CU NextGen