BANKING & FINANCE
{ CREDIT UNIONS } MARGARET HUNNICUTT President and CEO Landings Credit Union landingscu.org
DAVID DOSS
President and CEO OneAZ Credit Union oneazcu.com Doss has 35 years of executive leadership experience in financial services and became the third president and CEO of OneAZ Credit Union, formerly know as Arizona State Credit Union. Since joining the team in early 2005, he has overseen the growth of the credit union’s assets to more than $1.7 billion and the growth of membership to 135,000 members. Business advice: “My advice is simple: Listen more than you speak, have an insatiable appetite to learn, don’t underestimate the importance of networking and always have an open mind. All of these tools are necessary to further your personal and professional development and will serve you well in any industry.”
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Hunnicutt’s leadership helped Landings Credit Unionearn a spot as one of the 2015 Best Credit Unions to Work for Nationally. Every quarter, Hunnicutt holds an off-site breakfast meeting. Approximately 10 non-management staff members are selected at random to attend each breakfast. Hunnicutt addresses any questions or concerns an employee may have and listens to any ideas or feedback. For more than 60 years, Landings, based in Tempe, has served a wide range of members including students, faculty, staff and family for all schools in Maricopa County along with over 400 select employee groups. The current asset size is $138 million dollars with more than 14,000 members.
JEFF MESHEY
CEO Desert Schools Federal Credit Union desertschools.org Meshey assumed the chief executive role following the retirement of former CEO Susan Frank in January 2017. Meshey has more than 22 years of experience with Desert Schools, and has acted as president since 2014. He has worked to grow the organization’s service area from school employees to include the community. Professional goal: “In this next year, I intend to focus on the message and mission of shared prosperity. When Desert Schools does well, our member-owners prosper, and as an organization, we have an increased opportunity and obligation to make sure that our community prospers, as well.”
TODD PEARSON
President and CEO Arizona Central Credit Union azcentralcu.org Pearson has been with Arizona Central Credit Union since 2002 and promoted into the role of president and CEO in 2009. He has enjoyed an 20-year history in the credit union industry. Trend to watch: “The federal government mandates that we have exceptionally high levels of cybersecurity tools in place — which we all do. The ultimate problem is that the fraudsters have an unending desire to look for ways to hack these systems. So in the end, the amount of money that financial institutions will continue to need to spend on cybersecurity will continue to climb, which in turn hurts the return that we, as financial institutions, can provide to our customers.”
ALAN ALTHOUSE President and CEO TruWest Credit Union truwest.org
Althouse has been the CEO and president of TruWest Credit Union for two years. He holds an MBA from Arizona State University and undergraduate degree in accounting from San Diego State University. Away from work: “I just returned from a trip to Norway – my first time there. I knew little about the country, which is why I picked it. ”
INDUSTRY OUTLOOK: “The Great Recession left consumers very skeptical of big banks and has created a great opportunity for member-owned cooperatives, such as TruWest Credit Union, to gain market share. This trend will continue, as the American consumer really needs to stretch their dollar like never before, looking for the best possible deal when they get a loan, open a checking account or build their savings. Financial services are rapidly moving online and to mobile, creating far greater convenience and improved opportunities for the consumers to perform price comparisons. This has created yet another impetus for the growth of the credit union industry.”