Download the Credit Union Times 2023 Luminaries Awards Program


Credit Unions

Executive Leadership - Individual

Heather Andrade-Neumann, Golden 1 Credit Union 
Amanda Habansky, Peoples Advantage Federal Credit Union
Chad Meadows, VyStar Credit Union
Erin Mendez, Patelco Credit Union
Greg Mitchell, First Tech Federal Credit Union
Debra Schwartz, Mission Fed Credit Union
Toni-Ann Sforza, Municipal Credit Union
Mike Shockley, True Sky Federal Credit Union
Dan Stoltz, SPIRE Credit Union
Mike Valentine, BCU — WINNER
Tonita Webb, Verity Credit Union
Corlinda Wooden, Unitus Community Credit Union


Community Impact - Individual

Brandon Ewing, BCU
Frank Giannelli, Affinity Federal Credit Union
Cara Houck, Patelco Credit Union
Kristin E. Kauffman, Cedar Point Federal Credit Union
Andrea McDermott, Westerra Credit Union — WINNER
Doron Noyman, KeyPoint Credit Union
Meredith Ritchie, Alliant Credit Union
Tina M. Thornton, AmeriCU Credit Union
Prisca Walters, Associated Credit Union
Patricia Wayrynen, Workers Credit Union


Rising Star - Individual

Jose Alvarez, Redwood Credit Union
Ziquora Banks, Verity Credit Union — WINNER
Kiona Bell, Credit Union West
Kelsy Colwell, Northrop Grumman Federal Credit Union
Zobeida Duarte, Merrimack Valley Credit Union
Gregg Edwards, Market USA FCU
Jobana R. Semones, Piedmont Advantage Credit Union
Lauren A. Stronach, Delta Community Credit Union
Kevin W. Whitman, Heritage South Credit Union
Kyle Wyne, Consumers Credit Union


Community Impact - Credit Union

North
Affinity Credit Union
Astera Credit Union
Credit Union 1
Golden 1 Credit Union
Jovia Financial Credit Union — WINNER
Prime Financial Credit Union
Visions Federal Credit Union
Westerra Credit Union
Workers Credit Union

South
Amplify Credit Union
Associated Credit Union
Coastal Credit Union
Delta Community Credit Union
Freedom First Credit Union — WINNER
Mission Fed Credit Union
Pentagon Federal Credit Union
True Sky Federal Credit Union
USF Federal Credit Union
VyStar Credit Union


Innovation in Technology - Credit Union

Associated Credit Union
California Credit Union
CapEd Credit Union
Consumers Credit Union
FedChoice Federal Credit Union
Jolt Credit Union
Teachers Federal Credit Union
Tech CU
True Sky Federal Credit Union
WECU — WINNER


Service & Technology Organizations

Executive Leadership - Individual

Dan Berger, NAFCU
Seth Brickman, QCash Financial, LLC
Todd Dauchy, SMA Technologies
Ashish Garg, Eltropy
Bill Handel, Raddon
John Janclaes, Nymbus — WINNER
Cyndie Martini, Member Access Processing
Griffin McGahey, HC3
Greg Mesack, NAFCU
Ryan Millman, Modern Capital
Andres Pasantes, Engage fi
Robert N. Trunzo, TruStage


Product Innovation - Company

Backbase
Curql Collective, LLC — WINNER
CUSO Financial Services
Mahalo Banking
MeridianLink, Inc.
Method Financial
Narmi
Neural Payments
Open Lending
Posh AI
QCash Financial, LLC
SMA Technologies
Think|Stack
Total Expert
Xchange of America


Rising Star - Individual

James Akin, NAFCU
Anish Dhanjee, AVANA Companies
Eli Krahn, Olden Lane
Ted Leary, TruStage
John Moose, LendKey
Bhavana Perla, LendKey
Lindsay Russi, CarSaver — WINNER
Jim Ryan, Curql Collective, LLC
Nick St. John, NAFCU
Lindsey Tipton, TruStage