Mission, Vision, Values: Making an Impact with a Credit Union Career
Release Date: 07/26/2021
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Welcome back to Financial Tea in the Morning brought to you by Del Norte Credit Union. Grab your favorite cup and join your new host Josh Stringer, and co-host Andrea Klunder, as we spill the tea with trusted insights and honest advice for real life situations. We know you're balancing a lot these days. So we're here to help we'll guide you through your financial challenges, whether it be finishing that next home improvement project or keeping friends and families safe from scammers. You'll up your financial game for your whole family. Get your tea ready! Visit us at *** Financial...
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info_outlineCredit unions aren’t just great places to bank; they’re great places to work, too! Because they cater to the specific needs of their community, every credit union offers its members and staff a chance to truly belong. “Credit unions do great things for the communities, do great things for their customers, their employees,” says Deb, who began her credit union career in 2006. “I went to work for a credit union in Albuquerque, and it was like coming out of the dark into the light.” She’s excited to watch as the next generation of employees define Del Norteño pride for themselves and advance DNCU’s mission, vision, and values in their own unique ways.
Like Deb, once Juan started working for a credit union, he never looked back. While his primary focus is on creating more awareness around what credit unions can do for their members, Juan’s also looking at opportunities to recruit young talent into leadership roles, especially among Latinos and people of color. “As we work toward creating a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive credit union movement, we need to invest in the leadership, coaching, and mentoring programs that are needed to help build up our staff and our members.”
There’s no better expression of wholehearted belonging than a credit union career. “We give so much of ourselves for our members, communities, and each other, especially in challenging times,” agrees Chris, adding that the culture has more in common with a family business than an imposing institution. “It just makes you feel like you're part of something,” he says.
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Featured Guests
Deb Salazar
Chief Experience Officer
Juan Fernández Ceballos
President and CEO
Credit Union Association of New Mexico
Chris Murrin
Sales Experience Support Manager
GTE Financial
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Financial Tea in the Morning is brought to you by Del Norte Credit Union.
Produced and Edited by Andrea Klunder at The Creative Impostor Studios and mixed by Edwin R. Ruiz
Recording Engineer: Kabby at Kabby Sound Studios in Santa Fe
Hosted by Diego Muñoz
Theme music by Ricardo Lambert
Cover art by Leonard Cummings
Logo design by Charlie Gonzalez at Axess Multimedia