Trailblazers Receive the Minnesota Credit Union Executive Leadership Certification

MnCUN is pleased to announce our inaugural cohort of Trailblazers completed the 12-month program and received their Minnesota Credit Union Executive Leadership Certification. The Trailblazer Executive Readiness Program is designed to accelerate executive level leadership skills and build credit union specific knowledge needed to succeed in our industry. Session topics included Leadership Skills, Credit Union Financials, Credit Union Operations, and Strategic Planning & Growth. Final projects were presented and certificates awarded at a celebration last week in Brainerd. 

​Congratulations to the following individuals:

• Accentra Credit Union: Mandy Anderson, Branch Manager
• Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union: Jacquie Twedt, Director of Operations
• Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union: Manuela Keeling, VP Branch Services
• Building Trades Federal Credit Union: Lori Carbajal, VP Human Resources
• Catholic United Financial Credit Union: Justin Houle, Director of Finance
• City & County Credit Union: Bailey  Germain, Vice President -  Marketing
• Financial One Credit Union: Caitlin Brama, Branch Manager
• First Alliance Credit Union: Jenna Taubel, Director of Brand & Digital Member Experience
• Hiway Credit Union: Brianne Meszaros, Vice President of Branch Operations
• Hiway Credit Union: Andrew Deans, Mortgage Servicing Manager
• Hiway Credit Union: Sarah Pedersen, Indirect Lending Underwriter
• Magnifi Credit Union: Jodi Maus, Training and Development Manager
• Members Cooperative Credit Union: Neil Sample, Vice President of Commercial Lending
• Mid Minnesota Federal Credit Union: Nate Olson, Regional Manager
• Minnco Credit Union: Anita QuagliaGanje, Director of Member Experience
• Minnesota Power Employees Credit Union: Cory Ouellette, AVP of Member Experience
• NorthRidge Community Credit Union: Nicholas Mathiowetz, President/CEO
• Novation Credit Union: Terry Kahle, Vice President of Finance/CFO
• Red Wing Credit Union: Stacey Hinrichs, CFO
• Royal Credit Union: Geoff Bullock, EVP
• South Metro Federal Credit Union: Scott Iblings, VP-Finance
• South Metro Federal Credit Union: Denise Meinert, VP of Member Service and Marketing
• South Metro Federal Credit Union: Kerri Barsness, Vice President of Lending
• SPIRE Credit Union: Dylan Gergen, AVP Accounting & Finance
• TopLine Financial Credit Union: Vicki Roscoe Erickson, Senior Vice President, Marketing & Communications
• TruStone Financial Credit Union: Jill Schaffler, Vice President, Front Office Applications
• TruStone Financial Credit Union: Mayka Thao, VP Global Planning & Delivery
• Wings Financial Credit Union: Abbie White, Corporate Partnerships - Business Development
• Wings Financial Credit Union: Jake Weinand, Corporate Counsel