There are very few industries as helpful, thoughtful and loving as credit unions. The cooperative way we work and support each other is an amazing thing to watch each day.
This year, CU Times was incredibly fortunate to have five incredible credit union-focused professionals help us select the winners of the 2024 Luminaries Awards. We are very thankful and appreciative of the time and thoughtfulness our judges gave to us to select the individuals and organizations that stood out from hundreds of entries – this was no easy task and they delivered!
Our enormous gratitude goes to these five wonderful people:
Henry Meier, Esq. – Attorney at the Law Office of Henry C. Meier, Esq.
Henry Meier, Esq. Juli Lewis – Vice President of Community Engagement at USF Federal Credit Union
Juli Lewis Jean Theis – Vice President Branches in Illinois at MSUFCU
Jean Theis Derek Rudolph – Chief Technology Officer at Great River Federal Credit Union
Derek Rudolph Mishel Kaufman – Chief Operating & Risk Officer at Redwood Credit Union
Mishel Kaufman The winners of the 2024 CU Times Luminaries Awards will be announced on Thursday in Orlando, Fla.
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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.
