HOLLYWOOD, Calif. – Workplace wellness programs lead to better employee engagement and lower healthcare costs for credit unions, Brian Berchtold, vice president of sales and marketing for Portland, Ore.-based corporate wellness solutions provider hubbub health said at the CUNA HR and Training & Development (HR/TD) Council Conference Friday.
Berchtold shared the benefits of wellness programs during a conference breakout session, "How Better Employee Health Means Better Business." Nicole Colgan, director of human resources/employee development for the $961 million TwinStar Credit Union in Olympia, Wash. and Barbara Cecil, director of human resources for the $498 million Maps Credit Union in Salem, Ore. backed up his claims by offering wellness program examples from their cooperatives.
Healthier employees are happier and more energetic, and therefore more productive at work, Berchtold said. He added that a healthy staff means lower overall medical costs for organizations.
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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.
