This year’s CUNA Compliance Awards winners were honored for their achievement and industry contributions at CUNA Regulatory Compliance Certification School in Dallas.

The Compliance Champion of the Year award recognizes outstanding credit union compliance professionals who excel in compliance management through their leadership and innovation.

This year’s recipients include:

CUNA Compliance Champion of the Year Award recipients:

• Melanie Riedl, vice president of development & strategic initiatives at University of Louisiana FCU (assets ≤ $100M);
• Tracy Thornburg, assistant vice president of compliance at Rocky Mountain CU (> $100M-$500M); and 
• Steve Dedene, vice president-compliance risk at Credit Union ONE (> $500M).

CUNA Compliance Champion of the Year - Best in Class recipients:

• Rosalie Kaylor, collections manager at FiCARE (assets ≤ $100M);
• Ann Marie Brown, compliance officer at Cardinal CU (assets > $100M-$500M); and 
• Sherry Joesph, vice president of risk management and compliance at SECU (assets > $500M).

Learn more about CUNA Regulatory Compliance Certification School at cuna.org/rcs.