Last month, the Kansas Credit Union Association formed CUnext: Young Leaders of Kansas, a state-wide educational and networking group for 18- to 30-year-old credit union employees, and it isn't the first group of its kind.
Young, passionate credit union employees across the country are banding together with the goal of furthering their own careers as well as making a positive impact on the credit union industry. Groups such as the Portland, Ore.-based Young Credit Union Professionals, the Mid- America Credit Union Association's Young Credit Union Professional Network and the Credit Union Association of New York's Young Professionals Commission are allowing Gen Y credit union employees to enhance their professional lives through organized events focused on education, networking and advocacy.
CUnext members attended two kick-off meetings in April, the first in Topeka to talk to state legislators and learn about credit union advocacy, and the second at the KCUA annual meeting, where they took part in networking and educational sessions with other credit union professionals.
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Natasha Chilingerian
Natasha Chilingerian has been immersed in the credit union industry for over a decade. She first joined CU Times in 2011 as a freelance writer, and following a two-year hiatus from 2013-2015, during which time she served as a communications specialist for Xceed Financial Credit Union (now Kinecta Federal Credit Union), she re-joined the CU Times team full-time as managing editor. She was promoted to executive editor in 2019. In the earlier days of her career, Chilingerian focused on news and lifestyle journalism, serving as a writer and editor for numerous regional publications in Oregon, Louisiana, South Carolina and the San Francisco Bay Area. In addition, she holds experience in marketing copywriting for companies in the finance and technology space. At CU Times, she covers People and Community news, cybersecurity, fintech partnerships, marketing, workplace culture, leadership, DEI, branch strategies, digital banking and more. She currently works remotely and splits her time between Southern California and Portland, Ore.
