Professional Highlights: Representing BECU in the greater Spokane community for more than 400 hours in 2018. I have also coordinated more than 100 volunteer hours with BECU and the KXLY Extreme Team’s work to renovate the Greenbluff Grange #300.
Previous Awards/ Recognition: I helped BECU
earn the bronze award for “Best Credit Union” in Bozzi Media’s “Best of the City” awards this year.
Amanda Swan-Roadruck
What is Your Next Big Thing? My next “big” thing
Numerica Credit Union, Community Relations Manager
“What if you woke up today with only the things you thanked God for yesterday?”
Professional Highlight: When I came into my role at Numerica in 2013, I was proud to oversee around $450,000 in annual giving. Since then, with Numerica’s support, I have proudly grown our community relations program to more than $1.3 million in annual donations.
What is Your Next Big Thing? I am excited about
the potential the Numerica Charitable Fund offers to our community. This program— born out of my advocacy to make more meaningful gifts—means so much for the nonprofits it will serve, and to me as a young professional. To think that a program I advocated for and developed may make more than $1 million worth of impact in the next three to five years excites me insurmountably.
How do You Make our Region a Better Place? My
genuine passion for the Spokane community and commitment 86
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to making it the best it can be is my greatest contribution. I believe one’s compassion for those around them stems from community involvement and the awareness of key issues and opportunities. I am able to advocate for organizations serving those needs, connect them with funders like Numerica and other corporate partners, identify ways to engage volunteers and personally support their efforts.
What are the Traits That Make You a Role Model?
We all have the ability to make a positive impact on our community and on others. I challenge those around me to do so by celebrating their individual strengths. If you act as a safety net for those around you, you give them permission to fail and, in turn, grow.
is to continue my efforts to build BECU and credit union awareness in the greater Spokane market, by supporting and advocating for great causes, interacting with community members, and helping INBA Outreach offer scholarships to LGBTQ+ students and youth.
Erick Peck
BECU, retail market development specialist “If your actions inspire others to do more, dream more, learn more, you are a Leader.” —Simon Sinek
How do You Make the Region a Better Place?
My commitment to being out in the Spokane community via volunteering, community events, partnerships and advocating for great causes to help bring awareness to our fantastic community.
What are the Traits That Make You a Role Model? Perseverance, humility,
humor, open-mindedness and friendship. I grew up in poverty, with very few advantages, and have risen to become an influential member of the community. I understand and have compassion for people from all walks of life, and I am driven to become a champion of change.