COVERSTORY
JANE
VERRET
PRESIDENT AND CEO, CAMPUS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
BIO
Hometown: Petal, Mississippi Age: 51 Family: Spouse, Ted Verret, and daughters, Rachel and Helen Grace Years with company: 24 years
MILESTONES
1992: Graduates from the University of Southern Mississippi and moves to Baton Rouge, working as an internal auditor for Premier Bank. 1997: Joins Campus Federal Credit Union as internal auditor. 2005: Is promoted to vice president of internal audit at Campus Federal. 2008: Creates a risk management department to ensure the financial stability of the credit union and protect member data. 2014: Becomes chief administrative officer and member of the credit union’s executive team. 2019: Is named president and CEO by the credit union’s board of directors. 2020-’22: Continues the credit union’s digital transformation, including investments in digital banking, opening the Interaction Center at Long Farm Village and breaking ground on the Siegen Lane Mortgage and Business Center.
Q&A
Life-changing experience While a senior in college, my dad had a massive stroke at age 45. He was a successful, type-A business owner who was active in our community. At that time, my mom had not worked outside the home since my younger brother was born. They lived in a large home, drove nice cars, and lived a great life of travel and social involvement. All of that changed quickly as my mom got a job and became the sole caregiver. Watching my mom’s resiliency and faith through such a drastic lifestyle change instilled in me the importance of the things that money cannot buy. Needed workplace changes for women I love what Yolanda Dixon said last year when honored as an Influential Woman in Business: “The day when gender is not a factor in who serves in the highest levels of office or in companies.” Hardest lesson learned How to balance accountability and standards with grace and flexibility.
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