Member News for Oct. 22, 2007

Retirement
Judy McCartney, president/CEO of $863 million/82,000-member Orange County's Credit Union, Santa Ana, Calif., will retire on Jan. 1, after 38 years in the credit union industry and 27 years at Orange County's Credit Union.

Succeeding McCartney will be Shruti Miyashiro. Her appointment marks a return to Orange County's CU for Miyashiro who, from 1999 to 2002, was a member of the credit union's executive team. While at Orange County's CU, she held the position of VP/administration and prior to leaving was president of the credit union's CUSO, Orange County Group, Inc.

Merger
$30 million Eaton Family Credit Union, with 9,000 members, Euclid, Ohio, has merged with $6 million All Employees Credit Union, Willoughby Hills, Ohio.

CEO Michael Losneck is a CUES member.

Name Change
$134 million EMSBLA Credit Union, with 5,800 members, Milwaukee, has unveiled a new name: Empower Credit Union. The decision was spurred by a desire to "reflect who we really are and those that we serve," said Jennifer Schilling, president/CEO and a CUES member. "We wanted to honor our relationship and history with our employer group, Wisconsin Energy Corp., and its main subsidiary, We Energies." Today, about 55 percent of all Wisconsin Energy employees are members of the credit union.

People Helping People
CUES Supplier member The Members Group and 11 credit unions from around central Iowa are the premier sponsors for a Habitat for Humanity house in Des Moines. Credit union partners include: Capitol View Credit Union (with one CUES member), Community Choice Credit Union (one member), Des Moines Police Officers Credit Union, EdCo Community Credit Union (one member), Financial Plus Credit Union (one member), First Class Credit Union, Guide One Credit Union, Midland Credit Union, Premier Credit Union (two members), United Service Credit Union and Veridian Credit Union (three members).

Staffers from $897 million Altura Credit Union, with 111,000 members, Riverside, Calif., recently donated 43 pints of blood during its annual blood drive. Fifty-four employees, including 11 first-timers, contributed blood that may eventually help save more than 100 lives.

CUES members at the credit union include Chief Executive Officer Mark Hawkins; President/COO Gerald Agnes; AVP/Branch Operations Cherry Benjamin; VP/Technology Glen Chrzas; VP/Internal Audit Robert Duffy; Director/Call Center Tom Farquhar; SVP/Human Resources Erin Fuller; SVP/Operations/Lending Suzie Kisslan; SVP/Corporate Communications Richonette N. McManuis, CCE; SVP/Quality Ann Riley; VP/Human Resources Valerie Spiro; SVP/Corporate CFO Diana Wilcox;  EVP/Chief Information and Administrative Officer Ronald J. Woodbury, CCE.