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Credit Union Hero of the Year

 

2022 Credit Union Hero of the Year

Mary Ann Pusateri
Mary Ann Pusateri

Partnership Financial CU - Morton Grove, IL
Powerful partnerships

Mary Ann Pusateri, CEO of Partnership Financial Credit Union in Morton Grove, Ill., has been named the 2022 Credit Union Hero of the Year, sponsored by Symitar. The award recognizes Pusateri for her commitment to community service, financial education, and career mentoring programs.

 

Past Winners

  • Cheryl Deborde

    2021: Cheryl Deborde - Members Choice CU - Ashland, KY

  • Margaret Delmonico

    2020: Margaret Delmonico - PSECU - Harrisburg, PA

  • Harlene Johnson

    2019: Harlene Johnson - Light Commerce Credit Union, Houston, TX

  • Tom McWilliams

    2018: Tom McWilliams - Mississippi Credit Union Association

  • James Schenck

    2017: James Schenck - Pentagon Federal CU, Tysons, VA

  • Steven Post

    2016: Steven Post - VSECU - Montpelier, VT

  • Gail Lewis

    2015: Gail Lewis - 121 Financial CU, Jacksonville, FL

  • Joni Senkpeil

    2014: Joni Senkpeil - Director of Small CU Development, Illinois CU League

  • Warren Morrow

    2013: Warren Morrow - Founder & CEO, Coopera Consulting

2021: Cheryl Deborde - Members Choice CU - Ashland, KY

2020: Margaret Delmonico - PSECU - Harrisburg, PA

2019: Harlene Johnson - Light Commerce Credit Union, Houston, TX

2018: Tom McWilliams - Mississippi Credit Union Association

2017: James Schenck - Pentagon Federal CU, Tysons, VA

2016: Steven Post - VSECU, Montpelier, VT

2015: Gail Lewis - 121 Financial CU, Jacksonville, FL

2014: Joni Senkpeil - Director of Small CU Development, Illinois CU League

2013: Warren Morrow - Founder & CEO, Coopera Consulting

2012: Ron Kase - Landmark CU, New Berlin, WI

2011: Maurice Smith - Local Government Federal CU, Raleigh, NC

2010: Vic Thate - FAA CU, Oklahoma City, OK

2009: Cathie Tierney - Community First CU, Appleton, WI

2008: Lynda Milton - Houston Teamsters FCU, Houston, TX

 

The 2022 Nominees

Marshall Boutwell
Marshall Boutwell

Peach State FCU - Lawrenceville, GA
‘If it makes sense, we do it’
 

Robyn Cousin
Robyn Cousin

Affinity Plus FCU - St. Paul, MN
The power of a voice
 

Cheryl DeBoer
Cheryl DeBoer

Advia CU - Kalamazoo, MI
Dedicated to the credit union ideal
 

Mary Ann Pusateri
Mary Ann Pusateri

Partnership Financial CU - Morton Grove, IL
Powerful partnerships
 

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Credit Union Magazine: Spring 2022

Spring 2022

Credit Union Magazine’s Spring 2022 edition profiles four Credit Union Heroes and examines CUNA's advocacy priorities, the advocacy army, and financial well-being for all.
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