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Credit Unions: Dependable Friends in a Phony World

As CU professionals continue to tell their stories this year, drive this point home: You can trust us.

By Natasha Chilingerian | Updated on February 22, 2018

If you’re like many in the credit union industry, you’re probably reading this as you (or some of your colleagues) are preparing to leave for Washington for CUNA’s GAC. GAC gives credit union professionals nationwide the chance to build relationships, share knowledge and tell their stories to lawmakers on Capitol Hill, so I – as I’m sure many of you do – look upon the week with excitement.

This will be my sixth GAC; I attended my first as a CU Times freelancer in 2012, my second as a Crasher from the state of California, and my third, fourth, fifth and now sixth as CU Times’ managing editor. This year will be a little different for our staff, as we won’t be holding our usual Trailblazer Awards reception at the Renaissance Washington, but the Trailblazer Awards themselves are still alive and well. You can learn about the six 2018 winners and how they’re making an impact in their credit unions and communities in the Feb. 28 print issue of CU Times, like CEO of the Year Richard Romero, a Peruvian immigrant who made it part of his credit union’s mission to serve the immigrant and Hispanic populations in the Seattle area. Other winners include Outstanding Service to the Underserved honoree Kathy Chartier, whose credit union helps financially-struggling members in a wealthy part of Connecticut, and Volunteer of the Year Joan Nelson, who took two children in need into her own home and facilitated a home-building charity project in North Carolina. All of our Trailblazers have personally demonstrated something all credit unions stand for – putting the needs of others over their own personal gain.

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Natasha Chilingerian

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.

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