Representatives with St. Cloud Financial Credit Union celebrate with Chase Larson (top right, in blue jacket and holding orange drink), a finalist in the Rising Star Category. 
Awards for LUMINARIES winners, including CUNA's Samira Salem, winner in the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion – Individual Executives category, on display pre-ceremony. 
Guests mingle at the event's cocktail reception. 
2022 LUMINARIES Awards judge Keena Pettijohn, who is CEO and Founder of Lifelogixs. 
CU Times Sales Director Stacy Barrett and Editor-in-Chief Michael Ogden present on stage at the November 2022 event. 
Fred Caprio, who represented Open Lending, platinum sponsor for the LUMINARIES Awards Gala and a finalist in the Innovation in Technology – Organization category. 
Chris Lorence, Executive Director for CUNA, accepts the organization's award in the Executive Leadership – Organization category. 
April M. Clobes, president/CEO for MSU Federal Credit Union, accepts her award in the Innovation in Technology – Individual Executives category. 
Kristi Kenworthy, Managing Director for Dora Financial, accepts her award in the Product Innovation – Individual Executives category. 
Doron Noyman, Vice President of Sales & Development for KeyPoint Credit Union, winner in the Product Innovation – Organization category. 
Kenia Calderon Ceron with GreenState Credit Union delivers a speech upon accepting her award in the Rising Star category. 
Dan Stoltz, President/CEO for SPIRE Credit Union and a finalist in the Executive Leadership – Individual Executives – East category (right), with MVP Community Outreach Bridget Petersen (second from left), CU Times Editor-in-Chief Michael Ogden and CU Times Sales Director Stacy Barrett.
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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.
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.
