Ryan Suttles Named 2025 CUES Emerging Leader

MADISON, WI – October 9, 2025 – Ryan Suttles, Real Estate Specialist II, State Employees’ CU, NC, has been named the 2025 CUES Emerging Leader.

As one of five finalists, Suttle’s journey began when he was selected into the CUES Emerge program early in 2025. From there, attendees engaged in live online courses and Mastermind sessions, creating project ideas and developing business cases that were reviewed by a panel of judges.

On October 1, Suttle and the four other finalists presented their projects live during an online pitch show. The event was hosted by Tim McAlpine, Founder & CEO of Currency Marketing.

Two other finalists, Jennifer Dray, Director, Sales & Coaching, YNCU, ON, Canada, and Jessica Smith, AVP, Remote Experience, Unitus Community CU, OR, were named as runners-up.

Each Top 3 winner will receive a CUES educational package with options to advance their growth, led by top executive education professors, plus leadership assessment and coaching from Envision Excellence.

Suttle’s winning business case, Pipeline-Centered Mortgage Dashboard–Focused on Employee Efficiency & Member Transparency, outlines an innovative mortgage process that improves employee efficiency and member transparency.

The other finalists taking part in the online pitch show...


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