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Top 10 DESERT SCHOOLS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION 148 N. 48th St., Phoenix, 85034 // 602-433-7000 // desertschools.org ASSETS $3.8 billion AZ EMPLOYEES 1175 PRINCIPAL AND HIGHESTRANKING WOMAN Susan C. Frank, president and CEO ARIZONA STATE CREDIT UNION 2355 W. Pinnacle Peak Road, Phoenix, 85027 // 602452-4800 // azstcu.org ASSETS $1.7 billion AZ EMPLOYEES 428 PRINCIPAL David E. Doss, president and CEO HIGHEST-RANKING WOMAN Deborah Pearson, senior vice president, strategy and brand ARIZONA FEDERAL CREDIT UNION 333 N. 44th St., Phoenix, 85008 // 602-683-1000 // arizonafederal.org ASSETS $1.3 billion AZ EMPLOYEES 455 PRINCIPAL Ronald L. Westad, president and CEO HIGHEST-RANKING WOMAN Amy Hysell, senior vice president and chief information officer VANTAGE WEST CREDIT UNION 2480 N. Arcadia Ave., Tucson, 85712 // 520-298-7882 // vwestcu. org ASSETS $1.4 billion AZ EMPLOYEES 454 PRINCIPAL Robert D. Ramirez, president and CEO HIGHEST-RANKING WOMAN Brenda Gordon, vice president, legal counsel TRUWEST CREDIT UNION 1667 N. Priest Drive, Tempe, 85281 // 480-441-5900 // truwest. org ASSETS $853 million AZ EMPLOYEES 210 PRINCIPAL Daniel F. Desmond, president and CEO HIGHEST-RANKING WOMAN Karen Bejarano, vice president of Arizona branch operations HUGHES FEDERAL CREDIT UNION P.O. Box 11900 , Tucson, 85734 // 520-794-8341 // hughesfcu.org ASSETS $774 million AZ EMPLOYEES 180 PRINCIPAL Robert J. Swick, president and general manager HIGHESTRANKING WOMAN Kellie Terhune Neely, vice president, marketing CREDIT UNION WEST 5811 W. Talavi Blvd., Glendale, 85306 // 602-631-3200 // cuwest. org ASSETS $552 million AZ EMPLOYEES 186 PRINCIPAL Robert W. MacGregor, president and CEO HIGHEST-RANKING WOMAN Karen Roch, executive vice president PIMA FEDERAL CREDIT UNION 6850 N. Oracle Road, Tucson, 85704 // 520-887-5010 // pimafederal.org ASSETS $450 million AZ EMPLOYEES 155 PRINCIPAL Nathanael Tarwasokono, president and CEO HIGHESTRANKING WOMAN Cindy Campano, chief lending officer ARIZONA CENTRAL CREDIT UNION 2020 N. Central Ave., Suite 300, Phoenix, 85004 // 602264-6421 // azcentralcu.org ASSETS $440 million AZ EMPLOYEES 196 PRINCIPAL Todd Pearson, president and CEO HIGHEST-RANKING WOMAN Janet Moodie, vice president and chief operating officer FIRST CREDIT UNION 25 S. Arizona Place, Chandler, 85225 // 480-831-2645 // firstcu. net ASSETS $398 million AZ EMPLOYEES 139 PRINCIPAL Jay E. Curtis, CEO HIGHESTRANKING WOMAN Lori Gallegos, chief operations officer
FINDING THE RIGHT BALANCE Much of Janet Moodie’s job requires finding solutions. But the vice president and chief operating officer of Arizona Central Credit Union developed those problem-solving skills long before rising to her current position. More than 20 years ago, Moodie was newly divorced and a single mother to a first-grader and a 2-year-old. Instead of throwing in the towel on her career or her family, she worked to achieve a balance that would allow both to thrive. Working long days, Moodie needed a reliable and constructive after-school program. She inquired with the YMCA and, after getting other parents involved, got a program started at their elementary school. “In life, you have to work, give back to the community and be creative,” says Moodie, who credits her employer with giving her and her colleagues a supportive environment. “Arizona Central has always supported their employees with finding that healthy life-to-work balance.” Moodie’s children are now 27 and 23. “I have great kids,” she says. “‘We’ve been through a lot together.’” A native of Birmingham, Mich., a Detroit suburb, Moodie was working in Texas when a friend announced she was moving back to Arizona, her home state. Craving a change, Moodie took her friend up on her offer to be roommates and moved to the Valley in 1983. She got a job with the Corporate Credit Union of Arizona, where she
worked for 12 years serving other credit unions. Then she heard of an opportunity with Arizona Central. In 1995, she joined the team. This year, Moodie celebrates 20 years with the organization. After high school, Moodie pursued a degree in business administration at Michigan State University and was one semester shy of graduating before she took to the workforce. While she has spent her entire career in a male-dominated industry, Moodie has never felt being a women or lacking a college degree has been an obstacle. “I remember when women weren’t seated at the table,” she says. “But the credit union movement is about democracy and that all members are treated equally regardless of the dollars they deposit into their accounts. That foundation crosses over into the operations of the organization. Anyone who puts forth the effort can be successful.” Moodie’s volunteer work involves Ryan House, a nonprofit that provides care for children with life-threatening conditions while addressing the emotional and social needs of their families. She works a lot with single mothers and is grateful that her career also gives her the opportunity to give back. “My job does that every day because the credit union mission is built on the foundation of helping people,” she says. “And making their lives better really means something to me. That’s the reason I stay.”
JANET MOODIE VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER BY GEORGANN YARA
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