Kathleen (Kathy) Harrington, President and CEO of Heartland Credit Union and Rachel Studier, Chief Operation Officer of Mayo Employees Federal Credit Union, were honored at a networking and awards event on Nov. 10 at the Hyatt Regency Minneapolis in downtown Minneapolis. 

​Finance & Commerce’s Top Women in Finance program recognizes women who are making an impact in their professions and communities by breaking down barriers and paving the way for those that come after. An outside panel of experts reviewed the nominations and helped to select the honorees.

SPIRE's Credit Union Vice President of Marketing and Business Development, Lisa Lehman, and ​TopLine Financial Credit Union’s Senior Vice President of Marketing and Communications, Vicki Roscoe Erickson, were both named one as Twin Cities Business 2022 Notable Leaders in Marketing. 

Marketing professionals are tasked with effectively connecting brands with their target audiences and the larger public. In a time marked by a pandemic, labor and supply shortages, inflation, a social justice movement, and demands for equity, that’s not a simple job. But TCB’s 2022 Notable Leaders in Marketing have proven themselves, and the brands they represent, worthy of recognition.

​Jenna Taubel, Director of Brand and Digital Member Experience at First Alliance Credit Union, and the 2021 Minnesota Credit Union Network CREW Ambassador, has been selected as Minnesota’s young professional representative to "crash" and attend the 2022 CUNA Government Affairs Conference (GAC) in Washington D.C., February 27-March 3.

​Taubel is a member of the CREW Advisory Group, a committee of emerging leaders which guides the Network’s young professional programming. This year, Jenna was named the 2021 CREW Ambassador, leading the advisory group and serving as the face of young professionals in Minnesota.  Beyond her participation in the CREW, Jenna is a sought-after credit union marketing expert, participates in a wide variety of Network events and initiatives and has been an exemplary leader for the future of credit unions.