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Since 2014, the National Association of State Credit Union Supervisors (NASCUS) has been led by Lucy Ito. She quietly entered the credit union universe 32 years ago fresh out of grad school at the University of Wisconsin – Madison when she answered an ad in the local newspaper for a research assistant at WOCCU just a few miles from campus.
As she put it, once she absorbed the knowledge of what credit unions were all about and what they stood for, she was in. And now, more than three decades later, she's retiring at the end of this year. Ito made the announcement in May after giving the decision a lot of thought during months of quarantine at her California home with her husband Rob. After years of splitting her time between California and her work in Washington, D.C., in what she called the "bi-coastal cha-cha-cha," she's ready to enjoy her time with her husband and continue perfecting her homemade granola recipe.
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Michael Ogden
Editor-in-Chief at CU Times. To connect, email at [email protected]. As Editor-in-Chief of CU Times since 2016, Michael Ogden has led the editorial team in all aspects of content strategy and execution, including the creation of the publication’s exclusive and proprietary research database of the credit union industry’s economic landscape. Under Michael’s leadership, CU Times has successfully shifted to an all-digital editorial product with new focuses on the payments, fraud, lending and regulatory beats. Most recently, he introduced a data-focused editorial product for subscribers that breaks down credit union issues into hard data, allowing for a deeper and more factual narrative for readers. In 2024, he launched the "Shared Accounts With CU Times" podcast, which offers a fresh, inside-the-newsroom perspective through interviews with leaders from the credit union industry and the regulatory world. He dives into pressing credit union issues, while revealing the personalities working behind-the-scenes to push the credit union world forward. His background includes years as a radio and TV anchor/reporter and a public relations and digital/social media manager, where he covered the food and music industries, as well as cooperatives and credit unions. Over the years, he has launched numerous exclusive video and podcast series, including a successful series of interactive backstage interviews with musicians at music festivals, showcasing his social media and live streaming production skills.
