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WASHINGTON – The National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions (NAFCU) has named eight winners in its 2022 Annual Awards Competition, which honors member credit unions and credit union professionals and volunteers for excellence and achievement in the industry. Award winners will be recognized during NAFCU's Annual Congressional Caucus, Sept. 12-15, 2021.

“The 2022 award winners have shown their dedication to the credit union mission,” says NAFCU Awards Committee Chair Frank Mancini, president and CEO of Connex Credit Union. “Over the past year, they provided extreme service to not only their members, but also their communities at large. NAFCU is honored to recognize these winners for their exceptional representation of the credit union industry by providing unwavering support to their communities.”  

This year's Annual Awards Competition recognized the CEO of the Year, Professional of the Year, Volunteer of the Year and Credit Union of the Year in each of two asset-size categories: $250 million or less, and more than $250 million.

CEO of the Year

Steve Foley, Bragg Mutual Federal Credit Union ($250 million or less) 
Ron D. Collier, Indiana Members Credit Union (more than $250 million)   

Professional of the Year

Melissa Gehl, Chief Marketing Officer, Fulda Area Credit Union ($250 million or less) 
Berenice Villarreal, Senior VP & Chief Risk Officer, Randolph-Brooks Federal Credit Union (more than $250 million)   

Volunteer of the Year

Jamilee Jimenez, Public Relations Committee, Kaua'i Federal Credit Union ($250 million or less)  
Arland White, Jr., Board of Directors Chairman, Tower Federal Credit Union (more than $250 million)   

Credit Union of the Year

Labor Credit Union ($250 million or less)   
Abound Credit Union (more than $250 million)   

The winners will be featured in the upcoming September-October issue of The NAFCU Journal magazine.

For more information about the awards, visit https://www.nafcu.org/annualawards.

NAFCU’s Annual Awards competition is open to NAFCU member-credit unions, their staff, and volunteers. Winners are chosen by a committee of peers based on entries exemplifying above-and-beyond achievements, dedication, service in the community and leadership.

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The National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions is the only national trade association focusing exclusively on federal issues affecting the nation's federally-insured credit unions. NAFCU membership is direct and provides credit unions with the best in federal advocacy, education and compliance assistance. For more information on NAFCU, go to www.nafcu.org or @NAFCU on Twitter.