Twenty-Three Credit Union Champions Inducted into Credit Union House Hall of Leaders
WASHINGTON, DC – Twenty-three
credit union champions were inducted into the
Credit Union House Hall of Leaders in honor of their significant contributions
to the credit union industry. The ceremony took place at the Marriott Marquis
on Sunday, February 26. Members of the Hall of Leaders are exceptional
individuals that have dedicated their lives to perpetuating the credit union
mission and philosophy.
“The Credit Union House Hall of Leaders
provides lasting recognition at the Capitol Hill facility for outstanding
leaders whose work has made a significant impact on the credit union movement
at the local, state, or national level,” said Patrick La Pine, Credit Union
House chair and CEO of the League of Southeastern Credit Unions &
Affiliates. “Each of these leaders made incredible contributions that have had
a tremendous influence on our movement.” The 2023 inductees are:
Dave Boden, president/CEO of Hiway Credit Union (Minn.)
Tom Boos, president/CEO of Billings Federal Credit Union (Mont.)
Paul J. Brucker, president/CEO of Railway Credit Union (N.D.)
Tony Budet, retiring president/CEO of UFCU (Texas)
Patty Campbell, president/CEO Christian Financial Credit Union
(Mich.)
Mark Cummins, president/CEO of Minnesota Credit Union Network
Michael Daugherty, president/manager of Community Plus Credit
Union (Ill.)
John D. Deese, former president/CEO of Guardians Credit Union
(Fla.)
Tom DeWitt, former president/CEO of State Farm Federal Credit
Union (Ill.)
Steve Edgerton, Government Affairs Officer, Centris Credit Union
(Neb.)
Gary Furtado, former president/CEO Navigant Credit Union (R.I.)
Mary Hansen, CEO of Mayo Employees Federal Credit Union (Minn.)
Tracie Kenyon, president/CEO Montana’s Credit Unions
John King, president/CEO of Eagle One Federal Credit Union (Del.)
Dan McCue, SVP Corporate Relations at Alaska USA FCU, and
president of Alaska Credit Union League
Greg Mitchell, president/CEO of First Tech Federal Credit Union
(Ore.)
Kent Oram, former president/CEO of Idaho Central Credit Union
Benson Porter, former president/CEO of BECU (Wash.)
Tom Smith, president/CEO of Topline Financial Credit Union (Minn.)
Melanie Stillwell, president/CEO of Western Cooperative Credit
Union (N.D.)
Michael Tucker, president/CEO of West Virginia Central Credit
Union
In memory of Janet Francoeur, Riverside Community Credit Union
(Ill.)
In memory of Jordan Kingdon, Michigan Credit Union League
(from left) 2023 Hall of Leaders inductee,
John D. Deese, former president/CEO of Guardians Credit
Union (Fla.) and Patrick La Pine, Credit Union House chair
and CEO of the League of Southeastern Credit Unions & Affiliates
(from left) Helen Mickel, president/CEO of Tongass FCU; Mark
Burgess, president/CEO of Credit Union 1 (Alaska); Ed Gravely, CEO Matanuska
Valley Federal Credit Union; Angela Head, president/CEO of MAC FCU; Hall of
Leaders 2023 inductee Dan McCue, Alaska USA FCU SVP of Corporate Relations and
Alaska Credit Union League president; Lauren MacVay, president/CEO of True
North FCU; Geoff Lundfelt, president/CEO of Alaska USA FCU; and Anthony Rizk,
president/CEO of Spirit of Alaska FCU.
To learn more or
see all past inductees, visit cuhouse.com or contact Credit Union
House Managing Director Sue McCue. You can also learn about all Hall of Leaders
inductees on the wall at Credit Union House on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.
Credit Union House
is a special events venue on Capitol Hill that exists to meet the needs of the
members of the credit union community while they are in Washington, D.C. It is
owned by every statewide credit union association/league and the American
Association of Credit Union Leagues (AACUL). It fosters strong relationships
between advocates and elected officials, creates a universal, positive
awareness of credit unions, and is a powerful symbol of the movement it proudly
represents.