Two MnCUN Executives Participate in National Mentorship Program

Minnesota Credit Union Network President & CEO Mara Humphrey and Vice President of Communications and Engagement Andrea Molnau participated in the 1-to-1Woman Mentoring Program’s most recent cohort, sponsored by the American Association of Credit Union Leagues (AACUL). The 1-to-1Woman Mentoring Program pairs white C-suite, executive-level women with rising Black women professionals. 

"MnCUN embraces mentorship and diversity, equity and inclusion as cooperative principles and as a way to build and sustain the credit union movement," said Mara Humphrey, MnCUN President & CEO. "We are proud to participate in the first League System Mentorship cohort." 

The mentees in the cohort included:

• Chelsea Best, Callahan & Associates
• Bethaniy Brown, Zeal Credit Union
• Jasmine Lovelace, Zeal Credit Union
• Brittany Ortiz, SchoolsFirst FCU
• Annisha Rose, SchoolsFirst FCU
• Tamara Slaughter, Zeal Credit Union
• Shayla Tanner, Civic Credit Union
• Lydia Hartley, SchoolsFirst FCU
• April Williams, Congressional Federal Credit Union

​These mentees were paired with the following League Mentors:

• Kristi Arrington, League of Southeastern Credit Unions & Affiliates
• Laura Auxter, Ohio Credit Union League
• Mara Humphrey, Minnesota Credit Union Network
• Beth Ellis, Wisconsin Credit Union League
• Melia Heimbuck, Credit Union Association of New Mexico
• Emily Leite, Ohio Credit Union League
• Tena Lozano, Richard Myles Johnson Foundation
• Andrea Molnau, Minnesota Credit Union Network
• Courtney Moran, Cornerstone Credit Union Foundation

​1-to-1Woman Mentoring Program facilitates conversations between the mentors and mentees about gender bias and racial disparity in the workforce. 1-to-1Woman aims to form relationships between otherwise unlikely connections with the goal of fostering a space where mentors and mentees serve as both teachers and pupils.

​To learn more, read the full news release from the American Association of Credit Union Leagues.