As the saying goes, life is a marathon, not a sprint. The same holds true for the career of Mary Wood, president/CEO of the $91 million Florida West Coast Credit Union in Brandon, Fla.
The endurance she learned as a cross-country runner in her youth carried over to her professional career, she said.
She got her start in the credit union industry when she was just 18 years old – all while working another job and going to college. A customer at her then waitressing job encouraged her to apply for a part-time job at the $1.9 billion Fairwinds Credit Union (formerly Navy Orlando Credit Union) in Orlando, Fla. She applied, got the position and eventually became a full-time employee. Wood said she completed 11 years of night school and worked two jobs for part of the time to pay for her schooling.
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