22 Receive Financial Counselor Designation

December 26, 2007

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Katye Long
CUNA Communications; (608) 231-4038
klong@cuna.coop

MADISON, Wis. – Certified Credit Union Financial Counselor (CCUFC) designations were awarded to 22 people by CUNA in December. This is the fourth class to receive this award since the inception of the program.

In order to be certified, participants must attend the two Certified Financial Counselor Schools and successfully complete the exams. The program is designed to teach credit union professionals to help members prevent financial difficulties with responsible money management techniques, as well as how to design and implement a counseling program within their credit unions.

The names and the credit unions of the new CCUFC are attached.

Certified Financial Counselor School: Part I and the new Advanced session will be offered beginning March 30 in Miami. A two-part self-study version of the program – the Credit Union Financial Counseling Certification Program (CU FiCEP) – is also available. For more information about these programs, go to training.cuna.org, or call (800) 356-9655, ext. 4249, or e-mail elearning@cuna.coop.

CCUFC Designees
Stacy Bognar, CCUFC, Clarence Community and Schools FCU in Clarence, N.Y.
Theresa Boos, CCUFC, Olympia CU in Olympia, Wash.
Linda Cappella, CCUFC, Credit Union One Inc. in North Jackson, Ohio
Victor Costa, CCUFC, National Credit Union Administration
Rebecca Cowan, CCUFC, Church Koinonia FCU in Chattanooga, Tenn.
Rosemarie Diaz, CCUFC, Tobyhanna Army Depot FCU in Scranton, Pa.
Mark Fitch, CCUFC, State Farm Great Western FCU in Tempe, Ariz.
Lisa Halboob, CCUFC, ITT Employees Fort Wayne Division FCU in Fort Wayne, Ind.
Carrie Hartmann, CCUFC, Olympia CU in Olympia, Wash.
Tiffany Lucas, CCUFC, Huntington Area Postal FCU in Huntington, W.V.
Lori McDonough, CCUFC, New England FCU in Williston, Vt.
Cynthia Meza, CCUFC, GECU in El Paso, Texas
Betsy Newman, CCUFC, Shell New Orleans FCU in New Orleans
Brent Pelfrey, CCUFC, Huntington Area Postal FCU in Huntington, W.V.
Megan Perry, CCUFC, Members First CU in Brigham City, Utah
Cles Roberts, CCUFC, Community First CU of Florida in Jacksonville, Fla.
Sharon Saulters, CCUFC, The Triumph Baptist FCU in Philadelphia
Catharine Schmidt, CCUFC, Heinz-Del Monte FCU in Pittsburg, Pa.
Jessica Seals, CCUFC, Land of Lincoln CU in Decatur, Ill.
Jane Spears, CCUFC, Huntington Area Postal FCU in Huntington, W.V.
Paul Wagner, CCUFC, Hershey FCU in Hershey, Pa.
Carl Windom, CCUFC, National Credit Union Administration

###

About CUNA

With its network of affiliated state credit union leagues, Credit Union National Association (CUNA) serves 90 percent of America's 8,500 credit unions, which are owned by more than 90 million consumer members. Credit unions are not-for-profit cooperatives providing affordable financial services to people from all walks of life. For more information, visit www.cuna.org.

Copyright © 2008 - Credit Union National Association, Inc.