2023 Credit Union Hero of the Year
Amanda Merz
SAFE CU - Folsom, CA
3 pillars of philanthropy
The readers of Credit Union Magazine have selected Amanda Merz, community impact manager at $4.6 billion asset SAFE Credit Union in Folsom, Calif., as the 2023 Credit Union Hero of the Year.
Past Winners
2022: Mary Ann Pusateri - Partnership Financial CU - Morton Grove, IL
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
2022: Mary Ann Pusateri - Partnership Financial CU - Morton Grove, IL
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 2023 Nominees
Amanda Merz
SAFE CU - Folsom, CA
3 pillars of philanthropy
Michael Ray
PAHO/WHO FCU - Washington, D.C.
Fostering good decisions
Amanda Swan
Numerica CU - Spokane, WA
A passion for community building
Joanne Todd
Northeast Family FCU - Manchester, CT
Worldwide education