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January 2009
Volume 2, Issue 1
TEXAS CREDIT UNION LEAGUE
“Share your Holidays”
Fundraising Event Brings Community Together for Good Cause
Hundreds of residents from
Harris and Fort Bend Counties
as well as Tomball pulled together from Nov. 1—Dec. 5 for
First Community CU‘s (Houston)
annual food drive who partnered
with Channel 13‘s Annual ―Share
Your Holidays‖ event.
Although this was the 19th
Annual Food Drive for First Community CU, it was the first time
they partnered with Channel 13,
who was enjoying their 24th Annual Food Drive.
Donations were collected
throughout the Houston and surrounding communities to benefit
the Houston Food Bank. Despite
the uncertain economic times,
First Community CU held a record breaking food drive - collecting over 120,000 pounds of food
between cash and nonperishable donations – doubling
the amount collected in past
years.
Employees at 13 different
branches helped to achieve this
goal by getting involved as well
as getting members, vendors,
merchants, friends and family
Cheryl McCullough, executive vice president with First Community CU, smiles while delivering the highly successful check for
$20,000 to benefit the Houston Food Bank.
involved for this great cause. Credit unions are founded on the principle
of ―people helping people‖ and that is exactly what First Community has
done.
―It was a fun time for all. We added in a little friendly competition with
the staff which encouraged team work and created proactive efforts in
collecting donations,‖ said Cheryl McCullough, executive vice president
with First Community CU.
First Community‘s motto was ―Be a hero to someone this holiday
season,‖ which was accomplished by their donation of $20,000 plus
food to the Houston Food Bank.
Security Service FCU Names Gomez
Service Center Manager
Security Service FCU (San Antonio) is pleased to announce Crystal Gomez has been named manager of its Aransas Pass Service Center located at
402 South Commercial Street. Gomez previously worked for Horizon CU
(Portland) before it merged with Security Service FCU earlier this year. Following the merger, Gomez was promoted to operations officer and then to
assistant manager. In her new position as manager, Gomez will be responsible for overseeing the daily operations of the service center.
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DMNews Names American Airlines FCU
Employee to “30 Under 30” List
DMNews recently
gathered the best and
brightest ‗whiz-kids' in
the industry to present
its first-ever ―30 under
30‖ list -- 30 finalists that
were judged on their
proven ability to lead
teams, initiate change
and growth, drive measurable results for companies or clients and
deliver fresh insight into
the marketing challenges in the direct,
database and interactive marketing industry.
Making this list, according to the Dec. 11 issue
of DMNews, is Jennifer
Mirabal, marketing services manager with
Mirabal is a proficient and prolific direct
marketer with a devoted team and colleagues that look up to,
and admire, her as a
leader.
Her success was
reinforced in 2008
when she developed
and launched two new
credit cards.
American Airlines FCU (Dallas).
Mirabal started working for American Airlines
FCU in 1999. It was not until 2005 that she moved
to marketing as a marketing analyst where she
quickly proved herself and was promoted to manager of marketing services.
She has accomplished much in her three short
years as manager or marketing services. She directs and produces an
impressive 15 unique
direct marketing campaigns each year and is
accustomed to seeing an
unparalleled level of success with her efforts.
Responses to Mirabal's credit card direct
main campaigns consistently exceed industry
standards that average
less than a 1 percent response rate. One such
direct mail campaign in
July 2007 exceeded the
American Airlines FCU‘s
expectations by 239 percent and achieved a 2.5
percent response rate.
Texell FCU Announces Staff Changes
Texell FCU (Temple)
recently announced the
appointment of a new
member to their management team, as well as the
retirement of one of their
own staffers who has
given more than 30 years
to the credit union movement.
In his new position,
Zenon will lead and direct all facets of Texell
FCU‘s lending and asset
recovery efforts.
Texell FCU has also
announced the retirement of David Walston,
branch support loan
officer.
Shawn Zenon has
joined the credit union‘s
management team as the
vice president lending.
Zenon has over 12
years of lending experience and has held vice
presidential positions for
a credit union in Louisiana and International
Bank of Commerce in
Austin. He earned a
Bachelor of Science
Shawn Zenon (left), recently appointed vice
president of lending for Texell FCU and David
Walston (right), recent retiree from more than
30 years of service with Texell FCU.
degree in Finance from Louisiana State University
as well as an MBA from University of Phoenix.
Walston has been
serving Texell‘s members and the community
for over 33 years, and
retired on Jan. 2.
Walston has provided
loyal service to all of the
credit union members,
and contributed to the
credit union movement
during his tenure.
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Armed Forces Financial Network Donates “Thank You”
Gift Cards to Lackland AFB Fisher House
The Armed Forces
Financial Network
(AFFN), in partnership
with on-base financial
institutions on Lackland
AFB, presented onehundred $50.00 ―Thank
You‖ cards to the Lackland Fisher House to distribute to military families
this past holiday season
on Nov. 24. The card is
the organization‘s way of
saying ―Thank You‖ for
the service and sacrifice
made by the men and
women in our military.
Air Force FCU (San
Antonio) president/CEO
Bob Glenn, and Anita
Espinoza, assistant
branch manager from
SSFCU, made the presentation to Maj. Gen. (Dr.)
Thomas W. Travis, Commander (59th Medical
Wing Commander), Chief
Master Sergeant (CMSgt)
David Green (59th Medical Wing Command
Chief), Jerry Hardy
(president of the board of
directors of Fisher
House), retired CMSgt
Dwayne Hopkins (Fisher
From left to right: Retired Colonel Jerry Hardy, Anita Espinoza, Bob
Glenn, Maj. Gen Tom Travis, CMSgt David Greene, retired CMSgt Dwayne
Hopkins and Julie Verschoyle.
House executive director), and Julie Verschoyle (Fisher House volunteer coordinator).
―Every year AFFN looks to distribute their earning back to the base, and this
year the amount went up from $4,000 to $5,000,‖ said Glenn. ―And all the financial
institutions on base all felt strongly that those earnings should be directed to the
Fisher House, a most worthy organization.‖
DPHS Scores with New Scoreboard
from Shell FCU
Deer Park High School-South Campus recently installed a new scoreboard in their basketball gym, thanks to the financial support of Shell FCU
(Deer Park). As sole sponsor, the Shell FCU name will be proudly displayed on the sign for years to come.
Theresa White (left), head coach of girls varsity basketball, and
Louie Means (center), head coach of boys varsity basketball, take to
the court with A‟Letha Peacock (right), Shell FCU Deer Park and
Sam Rayburn High School branch manager.
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Couple Gets Ready for Smooth Sailing Courtesy of DATCU
The winning spirit continued with DATCU CU
(Denton) last month. John
and Minnie Richards won
a cruise in the DATCU CU
Insurance contest, which
ran from Sept. 1 until Nov.
30. The Richards simply
requested an auto insurance quote, and the rest is
history! Congratulations to
the Richards, and have
fun!
Branch insurance
agent with DATCU
CU, Lacey Temples
(left), and branch
manager with
DATCU CU, Sonya
Thompson (right),
present John
Richards (center)
with his cruise
confirmation
certificate.
Seven Texas Leaders Named Certified CU Executives
Certified Credit Union Executive (CCUE) designations were
awarded to 34 individuals, including seven from Texas, bringing
the total nationwide to 2,615.
CCUE, instituted in 1975, is
the hallmark of professional
credit union achievement. Designed for managers and those
aspiring to credit union leadership, the program teaches advanced credit union management
and operations techniques.
CCUE designees from Texas
include:
Luis Arreola, CCUE, CFSP,
Neighborhood CU (Dallas)
Salvador Awe (high honors),
CCUE, CFSP, Credit Union
Acceptance Company, LLC
(Houston)
Denise Haskett,
CCUE, CUCE, Chemcel
FCU (Bishop)
Kenneth Walters, CCUE,
CUCE, El Paso Employees
FCU
In addition, 12 individuals
earned the Certified Financial
Services Professional (CFSP)
designation. This program began
in 1999 as a designation targeted
specifically at educating credit
union professionals specializing
in financial services. Robert C.
Peterson, CCUE, CFSP of One
Source FCU (El Paso) and Timothy S. Morse, CCUE, CFSP,
GECU (El Paso) were among the
12 individuals to earn the CFSP
designation.
The Certified Executive Pro-
gram (CEP) awarded specialty
certifications to 17 credit union
professionals. Sharon D. Palmor, CUCE, of GECU (El Paso)
was among the 17, and received
certification as a compliance specialist. These certifications require in-depth courses in a specialty area, including: compliance, lending, financial management, marketing, and human
resources.
The CEP is the overall name
for the self-study program allowing for the above designations. Recommended for college
credit by the American Council
on Education (ACE), the classes
and materials are tailored specifically to those working within the
credit union system. All new designations were awarded in November.
2008 ELLLy Award Winners Announced
Exceptional credit union trainers and training programs were honored
during an awards presentation at the recent 2008 Experience Learning
Live (ELL) conference. The ELLys are the only national awards presented
to credit union trainers who do outstanding things in the area of professional staff development.
Several Texas credit unions received a WOW! Award, which recognizes a credit union with the best overall training curriculum or event that
energizes, empowers and excites participants. Texas winners included:
First Place: A+ FCU (Austin) Training Department
Award of Merit (small CU):
Neches FCU (Port Neches) Human Resources
Award of Merit: Texas Dow Employees CU (Lake Jackson) Training Department
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Austin Couple Walks Away with 10K
A+ FCU Savings Challenge Puts Them on Solid Financial Path
A+ FCU in conjunction with
KTBS (Austin Fox 7), recently
announced the winner of the Savings Challenge ‘08, in which three
families competed for the $10,000
grand prize. Chris and Amy Meyer
of Austin ended up winning by
making the most progress towards
achieving their financial goals
which included increasing their
savings and eliminating debt.
The other family finalists who
received $2,500 for competing
are:
The de Alcala Family: Jeremy,
Melissa and son Jerin of Buda, TX
The Schievelbein Family: Steve,
Angela and daughters Addison &
Kaitlyn of Austin, TX
Each family was paired with an
A+FCU financial coach who, over
the past nine months provided
financial plans and strategies to
assist each family in achieving
their financial goals. While each
family made great strides in improving their financial situation,
the Meyer family came out on top.
―The Savings Challenge pro-
Chris and Amy Meyer discuss their grand-prize win in A+
FCU‟s Savings Challenge „08 with a local Austin Fox 7
reporter.
vided us with a new lifestyle,‖ Amy
said. ―Not only have we learned the
importance of having clean credit,
saving for the future, and making
healthy financial choices, we‘ve
committed to a new and better
way of living life! We are grateful for the opportunity. It feels
Wickersham Joins Cy-Fair FCU
Debbie Blackshear, president
of Cy-Fair FCU (Houston) has
announced that Tracey Wickersham has been hired as vice
president of human resources and
training for the northwest Houston
credit union. Guiding the human
resources and training of Cy-Fair
FCU, Wickersham is responsible
for the recruitment and development of the credit union staff, ensuring they are living out the vision, mission and service promises of the credit union.
Wickersham brings over 10
years of human resource experi-
ence including recruiting and employee relations and compliance
to the position. Before joining the
credit union, she was a senior
human resource consultant for the
Wealth Management division of
BOK Financial Corporation in
Tulsa, Oklahoma.
―We are very excited to have
Tracey join our team,‖ Blackshear
said. ―Her experience and background will be an asset in leading
our staff in our vision of enriching
each of our member‘s life.‖
Tracey Wickersham,
newly hired vice
president of human
resources and training
for Cy-Fair FCU.
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SSFCU-Sponsored Food Drive Raises More than One
Million Pounds of Food for San Antonio Food Bank
The month-long food drive, sponsored by
SSFCU along with media partners Y-100 FM,
News 4 TV and the San Antonio Express-News,
raised 1.1 million pounds of food-- more than
enough food to make nearly a million meals for
thousands this holiday season and on into the
new year!
Jessica Leal (left), communications specialist for
SSFCU, joins Sharrich (center) and Sean Scott
(right) with the youth group from Calvary Hills
Baptist Church for a 24-hour sort-athon at the San Antonio Food Bank.
Once donations were collected and finalized,
a 24-hour sort-a-thon was organized at the San
Antonio Food Bank, with joint efforts between
SSFCU and a local youth group from Calvary
Hills Baptist Church.
In all, the Food Bank collected enough to
make 859,375 meals or feed 44,000 people three
meals a day for six months.
SACU Presents Gift Cards to Fort Sam Houston Troops
San Antonio FCU (SACU) helped
make the holidays more festive for soldiers‘ families during the holiday season
by presenting $25 HEB Grocery gift
cards to 40 soldiers at Fort Sam Houston.
Major Werner Barden and 1SG Leo
Gregoire hosted Sharon Allen, branch
lead at the SACU Fort Sam Houston
branch, who presented 16 gift cards to
soldiers in the training support company
of the 3rd medical brigade. Additional
presentations took place at other unit
holiday parties.
SACU president and CEO Jeff Farver
said, ―SACU is pleased to provide some
holiday assistance to our fighting men
and women. We appreciate all our soldiers do to help keep our country safe,
and we thank each one of them for their
service.‖
ISG Leo Gregoire (right), training support company
of the 3rd medical brigade, thanks SACU Fort Sam
Houston branch lead Sharon Allen (left), for donated gift cards.
Soltex FCU Rings in New Year with New Name
Soltex FCU (La Porte) is welcoming the new year with a new name and address: Independence Parkway
FCU (La Porte) at 1030 Independence Parkway South. The change was made on Jan. 1 and is keeping with
the localized theme of Texas celebrating the winning of its independence. As changes come to the community
and the state park, Independence Parkway FCU will continue to adapt and provide its services to its members
in the utmost way possible.
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Sabine FCU President, Lyndell H. Bray, Retires After 35
Years of Service
On Jan. 2, Lyndell H.
Bray retired from Sabine
FCU (Orange). His credit
union career spanned
over many, many
years. In April of 1973,
Bray was hired as the
assistant manager of the
credit union. Bray, a
graduate of Mauriceville
High School, came to the
credit union with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from
Beaumont‘s Lamar University. Before working at
the credit union, Bray was
a cost accountant for Levingston Shipbuilding.
In 1977, Bray became
president of Sabine
FCU. That same year, he
graduated from South-
west CUNA Management
School. There have been
many changes in the
credit union during Bray‘s
tenure. Sabine FCU has
grown from around $14
million in assets (1977) to
over $160 million in assets (2008) with many
new services added over
the years.
Bray stated that ―It has
been an honor to have
spent my working career
with our credit union. I
will always remember the
fine people that I had the
opportunity to work with
and being a part of our
credit union history. I
want to wish all our members, staff and credit union volunteers continued
success and best
wishes in the future.‖
Linda Cupit was
promoted to CEO in
June, 2007 and has
assumed the position
of president/CEO
upon Bray‘s retirement. Linda has 28
years of service with
the credit union and is
a 1989 graduate of
Southwest CUNA
Management
Recent retiree from
School. During her
Sabine FCU, Lyndell
career she has held
H. Bray.
the positions of vice
president of accounting, branch manager and CFO, prior to assuming her
current position of CEO. Linda is looking forward to
continuing Sabine FCU‘s history of serving the membership with quality financial service that our members expect and have received in the past.
Shell FCU Presents Five Checks for Local Charities
Shell FCU presented
five donation checks on
Dec. 19 totaling
$6,736.00 to several local
nonprofit organizations.
The credit union committed to donating $5 for
every new checking account opened after Hurricane Ike from Sept. 24
until Nov. 30 to the
Greater Houston American Red Cross. ―We felt it
was our civic duty to
make a donation to help
those in this area devastated by Hurricane Ike,‖
said Angela Head, vice
president of marketing/IT.
A check was presented to
the Greater Houston
American Red Cross for
$3,845.00.
Four other checks
were presented in part
with the credit union‘s
Holiday Raffle Fundraiser.
Each of the credit union
branches selected a local
charity and raised funds
through $1 raffle ticket
sales for prizes such as
an iPhone, GPS, portable
DVD player, maglite sets,
cooler bags, gift cards
and many other prizes.
The Holiday Raffle
Fundraiser raised
$2,891.00. Checks were
presented to each
branch‘s ―charity of
choice‖:
Deer Park and Deer
Park High School
branches - The Gift of
Christmas, Deer Park;
Fairmont branch – Project
Joy and Hope, Pasadena;
La Porte branch – Boys
and Girls Harbor, La
Porte; Southmore and
Sam Rayburn High
From left to right: Thomas Hoffman, Habitat for
Humanity board president; Janice Wheeler, Project Joy‟s founder and executive director;
James Johnson, DPVFD deputy chief; Jeannie
Greene, DPVFD The Gift of Christmas secretary; Bubba Coxie, DPVFD The Gift of Christmas chairman; Sylvia Lee, Boys and Girls Harbor Social Services director; Phoebe Conerly,
Red Cross branch director for the Central Bay
Area branch.
School branches - Pasadena Habitat for Humanity,
Pasadena.
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Bernanke’s Financial Address Inspires Sold-Out Crowd
Norma Garza (right), assistant vice president of credit
union relations and director of TCUL‟s small credit union
development department, greets Federal Reserve chairman
Ben Bernanke (left) at the Austin Chamber of Commerce‟s
annual Economic Forecast Event. Garza, along with Gary
Janacek of Scott & White Employee CU (Temple), attended
the Dec. 1 event as a guest of Texas DPS CU (Austin) CEO
Mike Riepen. Speaking to a sold-out crowd of 1,700,
Bernanke‟s speech primarily focused on three important
aspects of policy: interest rate policy, liquidity policy and
policies to stabilize the financial system. He mentioned that
although the Texas economy was a strong and diversified
one, the national outlook was being scrutinized by strong
economic and financial challenges. During his
presentation, Bernanke remarked that further interest-rate cuts are possible, but even that would
have a limited impact on reviving the economy.
American Airlines FCU Announces Record Bonus
Dividend to its Member-Owners
American Airlines FCU is
proud to announce that a record
bonus dividend was paid to
member-owners on Dec. 31.
The board of directors approved
the dividend payout at a board
meeting held on Dec. 1.
The active participation of
both borrowers and savers contributed to a successful 2008.
The bonus dividend is based
upon dividends earned on qualifying share accounts and/or interest paid on applicable loans in
2008. The savings portion of the
dividend was calculated on 2008
share dividends earned; and was
paid at an annual rate of 3 percent. If loan interest was paid in
2008, the additional portion of the
bonus dividend amount was calculated at an annual rate of 3
percent on those applicable
loans.
―While other financial institutions are tightening their belts,
American Airlines FCU is able to
offer this bonus because we
made sound lending decisions,
operated efficiently and remain
financially secure, strong and
solid,‖ said Angie Owens, American Airlines FCU president/CEO.
―As a result, we can give back
this unprecedented bonus dividend to our members based on
their active participation in the
credit union.‖
This year, to recognize the
most active and loyal members,
an additional $80 bonus was
distributed to members who
maintained three or more account categories. The product
categories include:
Savings (Regular or IRA),
Checking Account, Certificate
(Regular or IRA), Auto Loan,
Credit Card, Other Loan, Mortgage/Home Equity Loan and
Financial Services.
Security Service Charitable Foundation Makes First
Donation
Linda O‟Brien (left), vice president and chief
development officer for CHRISTUS Santa Rosa
Children‟s Hospital, accepts a check from Jim
Laffoon (right), Security Service Charitable Foundation president and executive vice president/
COO for the credit union. The donation was the
first contribution made by the Charitable Foundation, which aims to “to further SSFCU‟s core
value of community service by providing support
to deserving organizations and causes in the
credit union‟s market areas.”
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Smith Set to Serve on U.S. Federal Reserve Board
The U.S. Federal Reserve
Board has tapped Randy Smith,
CEO of Randolph-Brooks FCU
(Universal City) to serve on its
Thrift Institutions Advisory Council (TIAC). Smith, whose term
continues through 2010, is one of
two credit union representatives
on the 12-member panel. He
was one of six new members
announced by the Fed Dec. 31.
This group meets three times a
year and advises the Fed on
issues relating to thrift institutions, the housing industry, mortgage finance and regulatory concerns.
Smith has served as president
and CEO of the $3 billion in assets credit union since 1987.
The credit union serves over
275,000 members concentrated in
the San Antonio-Austin corridor.
For many years, Randolph-Brooks
FCU has been awarded top ratings by financial rating organizations. In 1996, the National Association of Federal Credit Unions
(NAFCU) selected RandolphBrooks FCU as the ―Credit Union
of the Year.‖ The credit union has
also been recognized by the National Credit Union Administration
(NCUA) for service to smaller
credit unions and by the United
States Air Force for service to
military members.
Smith is a Certified Public Ac-
countant with a master‘s degree in
business administration. He has
served on various committees of
state and national credit union
organizations including NAFCU,
the Credit Union National Association (CUNA), Credit Union Executive Society (CUES) and the Defense Credit Union Council. He
was selected by NAFCU to be one
of two credit union CEOs to serve
on the Credit Union Oversight
Task Force of the Campaign for
Consumer Choice, which guided
the writing and passage of HR
1151 to restore the field of membership options for federal credit
unions after these had been limited by a Supreme Court ruling in
favor of a banking industry lawsuit.
He also served NAFCU as a
member of the Regulatory Committee and Accounting Standards
Committee. He served as the
Treasurer of the PULSE EFT Association from 1993 to 2004. And
in 2008, he was elected to the
CUNA Mutual Board of Directors
and NAFCU Board of Directors.
In the community, Smith is involved in the Children‘s Miracle
Network Credit Unions for Kids
program and the Randolph Metrocom Rotary Club‘s Partners In
Education Foundation, which
helps children in local school districts. He is an active supporter of
the Brooks City Base‘s Challenger
Learning Center, which helps in-
Randy Smith, CEO of
Randolph-Brooks FCU, and
recent U.S. Federal Reserve
Board appointee.
spire middle school students to
pursue careers in math and science. He has served as Treasurer
of the Board of Directors of Centro
Alameda, Inc. (a Smithsonian affiliated museum); Chairman of the
Design Committee for the new
Northeast Lakeview College in
northeast Bexar County; and as a
member of the Citizen‘s Bond
Oversight Committee for the
Alamo Community College District
(ACCD). In 2008, he was selected
to serve on the ACCD Foundation
Board of Directors. He was appointed to the Board of Trustees,
United Way of San Antonio and
Bexar County in 2007.
Smart Financial CU Completes Key FCU Merger
Smart Financial CU (Houston)
and Key FCU (Houston) have put
the finishing touches on their
merger that took effect on June
30, 2008. Since the merger announcement, made in 2008, the
two institutions have worked diligently to integrate account offerings, processes and data.
Smart Financial CU now
serves more than 80,000 members and has over $392 million in
assets. The merger also in-
creases the number of Smart
Financial CU locations to 17,
most of which are located within
the Greater Houston area.
―I feel we are nearing the final
phase of our merger journey,
which I call ‗our period of adjustment‘…not only for the staff of
both organizations but there is
also an adjustment period for our
members,‖ says Jenny Smith,
former president and CEO of Key
FCU and now senior vice presi-
dent of medical operations for
Smart Financial CU.
―Regardless of asset size,
both institutions face significant
challenges in getting the multiple
stages of a successful conversion completed,‖ adds Smart
Financial CU president and CEO,
Gary Tuma. ―At the end of the
day, I think we are both going to
benefit greatly from the merger.‖
Credit Unions in their Communities
River City FCU Prepares for Changing of the Guard
After almost 23 years of service, Watt Prichard has decided
to step down as president and
CEO of River City FCU (San
Antonio). Prichard, 67, says it‘s
time for him to hand over the
reins.
―It‘s just part of the process.
I‘ve had a longer-than-most relationship with this credit union and
it‘s been good,‖ Prichard says.
Prichard will continue leading
the credit union until March 31.
Kim Heinze will take over the
post on April 1.
Heinze, a 30-year industry
veteran, comes to San Antonio
from Beaumont, where she
served as interim president and
CEO of Mobiloil FCU
(Beaumont).
Prichard says he‘s pleased
with Heinze‘s level of experience
and believes she will be a capable leader in moving the credit
union into the future.
In a prepared statement,
Heinze said she appreciates the
opportunity that has been presented to her.
―I am honored and humbled to
take the reins of River City FCU.
Watt has provided invaluable
leadership over the past 23
years, and I look forward to working with him during the transition,‖ Heinze said.
During his tenure with the
credit union, Prichard says River
City FCU has undergone some
major changes and growth.
Prichard was hired as president and CEO for the credit union in 1986. When he first arrived, Prichard says, the credit
union had about $20 million in
assets and was serving a single
employee group. Today, it has
almost $148 million in assets and
serves anyone who lives, works,
worships or attends school in
Bexar County.
―That‘s reasonable growth for
the period, I think. We are more
Watt Prichard, president and
CEO of River City FCU, prepares to step down from his
position at the end of March
this year.
solvent now than we were then.
And I like to think that we have a
stronger base to stand on for the
future than we did then,‖ he says.
(Information from “River City CU
Prepares for Changing of the
Guard,” by Tamarind Phinissee
in the San Antonio Business
Journal on Jan. 2, 2009)
UNITED SA FCU Members MasterCard “Roots of Rock”
Promotion Winner
Lisa Marin, a UNITED SA
FCU (San Antonio) member
since 2006, was selected as a
winner in the MasterCard®
―Roots of Rock‖ sweepstakes
held over the summer. Simply by
using her MasterCard during the
contest period, Marin and three
guests will get to enjoy the following prizes:
A 5-day/4-night trip to London, England;
Promotion winner Lisa
Marin and her family.
Guided tour of London; and
$4,000 spending money.
Winners were chosen by random drawing from among qualifying MasterCard credit card and
debit card transactions performed between July 1 and Aug.
31. Five U.S. winners had three
options for their prize: Bon Jovi in
New Jersey, Kenny Chesney in
Tennessee or Eric Clapton in
London.
Meet and greet with Eric
Clapton at his concert;
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