NAFCU's 48th Annual Conference & Solutions Expo ended with a bang as attendees connected with their peers at Thursday evening's roundtable and forums and gained new knowledge at Friday's general and breakout sessions. The event concluded with food and mingling at the Taste of Nashville festival.

Here, keynote speaker Carey Lohrenz delivers a powerful message in her presentation, Lessons in Leadership from the Flight Deck, to conference attendees Friday. Click through the slideshow for more highlights (all photos are credited to Harrison McClary). NAFCU Vice President of Marketing Alicia Hosmer leads a discussion during the Senior Management Forum Thursday. Conference attendees take notes during the Chair Caucus, led by Deedee Myers of DDJ Myers, Ltd.

A conference attendee reviews materials during the Driving New Income with Member Business Lending breakout session Friday. The breakout session was led by Christopher J. Pippett, partner for Fox Rothschild LLP. Led by Jennifer A. Kuhn, the Building a Competitive Advantage: Recruiting, Managing and Retaining the Right People breakout session taught attendees how to lead a multi-generational credit union staff Friday. Conference attendees listen during the 5 Key Ingredients to Spice Up Your Lending Program breakout session Friday. Deedee and Peter Myers of DDJ Myers, Ltd. lead a discussion on board succession planning during the breakout session Board Succession Planning: Where and How to Find New Talent.

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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.