Click on a state name below to see images of credit union staff visiting and discussing
issues during the 2004 Government Affairs Conference in Washington, DC.
California
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Darren Williams, CEO of Wescom CU, Pasadena, and Tom Orman, vice president, real estate
lending, Wescom CU, at the CCUL legislative briefing. |
| Maurice Calderon, vice president, marketing, Arrowhead CU, San Bernardino; Marie
Alonzo, chairman, Arrowhead CU; and David L. Chatfield, CCUL president/CEO, share a light moment during
the league's briefing. |
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Anthony Jones, CEO, Valley CU, San Jose, and Lori White, senior vice president, Valley CU, at
the CCUL legislative briefing. |
| Lynn Bowers, CEO, Energy First CU, Monterey Park, and chairman of the California CU League's
(CCUL) Government Relations Committee, with Energy First board member Mary Cornell at the league's legislative
briefing Sunday afternoon in Washington (Photos provide by CCUL). |
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Rep. Ed Royce (R-Calif.) discusses the CU Regulatory Improvements Act with Rudy Hanley,
CEO, Orange County Teachers FCU, Santa Ana, during a CCUL-hosted luncheon for Royce at the Capitol Hill Club
on Tuesday. |
| Rep. Ed Royce and Grace Mayo, CEO, Telesis Community CU, at the Tuesday CCUL luncheon. |
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Rep. Ed Royce and Mark Hawkins, CEO, Riverside County's CU, at the Tuesday CCUL luncheon. |
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From left: Kelly Purcell, CCUL federal legislative affairs manage; Rep. U.S. Rep. Ed Royce,
and Rudy Hanley, CEO, Orange County Teachers FCU, Santa Ana, at the Capitol Hill Club luncheon. |
Southern Nevada credit union leaders at a Tuesday afternoon reception with Laurie Porter, wife of Rep. Jon Porter, R-Las
Vegas, at Credit Union House. The credit unions presented a check for $3,500 to Kids 2 Kids, a program in which Porter is
active, which collects, refurbishes and distributes books to at-risk children in Clark County, Nevada, schools. From left:
Mitch Fox, director, Silver State Schools CU; Sue Longson, CEO, Sonepco FCU; Wayne Tew, CEO, Clark County CU; Dan Paulson,
CEO, Weststar CU; Porter; Tony Mook, CEO, Cumorah CU, and Nevada CU League chairman; Alan Pughes, CEO, Community One FCU;
and Eric Estes, EVP, Boulder Dam CU. |
| David L. Chatfield, CCUL president and CEO, accepts the league's third Desjardins Award
from CUNA Awards Committee chairman Diana Roberts. |
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| From left: Eric Estes, executive vice president, Boulder Dam CU; Bruce Rodela, CEO,
Washoe CU; Tony Mook, CEO, Cumorah CU and Nevada CU League chairman, discuss need for increased member business lending
with Rep. Jon Porter (R-Nevada) at breakfast. |
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From left: Pat Hall, director, United Local CU, Fresno; Gale Young, CEO, ULCU; Leon Scroggins,
ULCU member and Gale Young's husband, discuss CURIA with Don Porter, legislative assistant to Rep. George Radanovich,
R-Fresno. |
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Travis CU CEO Patsy Van Ouwerkerk and Chairman Jim Porter, and Dean Christensen, CEO, Coast
Central CU, meet with Rep. John Doolittle (left) and Kara Dougherty, Doolittle's legislative assistant (right),
on Capitol Hill to discuss CURIA. |
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Sheri Ledbetter, director of public affairs, WesCorp, thanks Lindsey Capps, legislative assistant
to Rep. Pete Stark (D-Calif.), for Congress's approving Check 21 legislation, and explains need for passage of CURIA.
From left: Capps; Ledbetter; Rick Heldebrant, CEO, Star One CU, Sunnyvale; and Jeb Burbott, vice president and general
counsel, WesCorp. |
| Chris Kerecman, CCUL vice president, federal governmental affairs; David L. Chatfield, CCUL
president/CEO; Jason Smosna, legislative assistant to U.S. Rep. Bill Thomas (R-Calif.); and Vince Rojas Jr., CEO,
Kern Schools FCU, Bakersfield, meet in Thomas' office on Capitol Hill. |
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Members of the Nevada delegation with Rep. Jon Porter at the Capitol Hill Club breakfast. |
| Officers and directors of Valley CU, San Jose, with their Dora Maxwell Award, the second the
credit union has won in its asset category in two years. From left: Harold Williams, chairman; Lori White, senior vice
president; Anthony Jones, CEO; and Clark Woodward, director. |
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Illinois
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| Illinois credit unions visited the Hill during CUNA's GAC. From left are David Mooney, president/CEO,
and Valerie Silverman, senior vice president/ chief financial officer, both of Alliant CU (formerly United Airlines
Employees CU); U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.); and Kenneth Robinson, vice chairman of Consumers Cooperative CU. (Photos
provided by the Illinois CU League) |
| From left: Patricia Huffman, political action coordinator of the Illinois CU League; U.S. Rep.
Henry Hyde (R-Ill.), and Steve O'Mara, assistant vice president of business development and training for U.S.
Employees CU. |
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Sen. Richard Durban (D-Ill.), center, poses with Illinois credit union supporters, from
left: Terry Shuff, manager/CEO, New Century FCU; Dominic Randazzo, director, Armour Kankankee CU; Debbie Eilts,
vice president of lending, Armour Kankakee CU; and Don Edwards, senior vice president of federal government affairs,
Illinois CU League. |
| U.S. Rep. Gerald Weller (R-Ill.), center, poses with members of the Illinois credit union
delegation visiting Capitol Hill. From left are: Dominic Randazzo, Don Edwards, Weller, Debbie Eilts, and Terry
Shuff. |
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Louisiana
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Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.), in red, meets with volunteers and professionals from La Capitol
FCU, Feliciana FCU, and CSE FCU. (Photos provided by the Louisiana CU League) |
| U.S. Rep. Chris John (D-La.) addressed Louisiana credit union professionals and volunteers
at a breakfast hosted by the Louisiana CU League Feb. 25 at The Willard Intercontinental. |
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U.S. Rep. Chris John (D-La.) joins women from St. Landry Parish Education Association FCU for breakfast.
From left: Ethel Johnson, Supervisory Committee member; John; Sharon Davis-Henry, president/CEO; and Norma Reed, administrative
assistant. |
| U.S. Rep. William Jefferson (D) meets Baton Rouge credit unions during Hike the Hill Feb. 25. From left
are: John Milazzo, president/CEO, Campus FCU; Jefferson; Mike Hooper, executive vice president and chief financial officer
of La Capitol FCU; and Eldridge Etienne, assistant manager, Southern Teachers & Parents FCU. |
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Clarice and Roy Spence, board chairman of Carter FCU, pose with Rep. David Vitter (R-La.) following
Vitter's remarks to the Louisiana group at a breakfast hosted by the league in Washington, D.C. Feb. 25. |
| Louisiana State Sen. Paulette Irons, who received the National Desjardins Youth Financial Education
Award during the GAC, greets Edith and Jim Moore, league Legislative Committee chairman and board member of E FCU, during
a reception held in her honor Feb. 22. |
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Louisiana State Sen. Paulette Irons receives the National Desjardins Youth Financial Education Award
for her effort to pass legislation last year that requires every Louisiana high school student to receive personal finance
education as a prerequisite to graduation. The legislation goes into effect during the 2004-05 school year. |
| Board members and staff of Felician FCU celebrate Mardi Gras on the set of Crossfire. |
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Michigan
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| From left, representatives from the Lansing Chapter meeting with U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers
(R-Mich.), second from left, are: Michael Loucks, Lansing Automakers FCU; JoAnne Fillwock, Financial Health
CU; Rich Gifford, Lansing Automakers FCU; and Michigan CU League's Drew Egan and Todd Mason. (Photos provided
by the Michigan CU League) |
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From left, Sally Cluthe, scheduler for Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) chats with Lansing
Automakers FCU's Rich Gifford and Michael Loucks. |
| From left, U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) chats with Bob Kudla, Co-op Services CU; Susan
Muccino, wife of Co-op Services CU Board member Emil Muccino; and Kudla's wife, Debbie. |
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Algene Sajery, center, scheduler for U.S. Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.), and this year's winner
of concert tickets, talks with credit union folks during the Michigan CU League's Legislative Reception. |
| Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) takes time out for a photo op with the Michigan
CU League's Todd Stabenow. |
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House Ways and Means Committee Member Rep. Dave Camp (R-Mich.), second from right, discusses credit
union issues with: (from left) Pete Dzuris, Members First CU; Lisa Gray, Dow Chemical Employees CU; and Eric Brubaker,
Members First CU. (CUNA photo) |
| Roger Ballard, Community Financial Members FCU, kicked off the discussion of credit union issues
before U.S. Rep. Thaddeus McCotter (R-Mich.) (CUNA photo) |
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Minnesota
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CUNA's Richard Gose speaks at the Minnesota CU Network's breakfast. |
| Several members of Minnesota's credit union delegation met Feb. 25 with Sen. Mark Dayton (seated,
at head of table) during their Hill visits. |
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Sen. Norm Coleman, right, visits with Minnesota CU Network Board Chairman Del Prevost of Members
Cooperative CU, Cloquet during the network's annual breakfast. (Photos provided by the Minnesota CU Network) |
New Jersey
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Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (fourth from right) signed on as a co-sponsor of CU Regulatory
Improvement Act (CURIA) after meeting with members of the New Jersey CU League Feb. 25. (Photo provided
by New Jersey CU League) |
| Rep. Steven Rothman (fourth from right) meets with members of the New Jersey CU League during
their Hill visit Feb. 25. (Photo provided by New Jersey CU League) |
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| Members of New Jersey's Hike the Hill delegation pose for a picture with Rep. E. Scott Garrett
(seated) after their meeting with him. |
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At the Tuesday evening Legislator of the Year Award Reception, winner Rep. E. Scott Garrett
(R-N.J.) (second from left) poses with the New Jersey CU League officials, from left: Evan C. Childs, league director
of governmental affairs; Garrett; NJCUL Board Chairman John C. DiNofrio; and NJCUL President/CEO, Tom Shaughnessy. |
| New Jersey CU League President/CEO Tom Shaughnessy and Mary A. Moulds, league vice president
of education and training, smile proudly with the Desjardins Award the league received on Tuesday evening. |
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New York
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U.S. Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-N.Y.), at left, welcomes Alan Kaufman, CEO/treasurer of Melrose CU,
and Anne Marie Garfield, director of Municipal CU. |
| From left: John Gibardi, president/CEO of Entertainment Industries FCU, thanks U.S.
Rep. Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.) for his time and support. |
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From right: U.S. Rep. Maurice Hinchey (D-N.Y.) listens to CURIA legislation highlights presented by Stephen Gardner,
president/CEO of GHS FCU. Also attending are James Doig, president/CEO, Sidney FCU; Pricilla Gerham, business development
director, Mid-Hudson Valley FCU; and Kathy Ferussi, community relations coordinator, and Paul Stull, vice president of
marketing, Hudson Valley FCU.
| Forrest Kimball, far right, CEO of SeaComm FCU, talks credit unions with, from left, Ed
Winkworth, board treasurer, Oswego County FCU; U.S. Rep. John McHugh (R-N.Y.); and Keith Edwards, board vice president
of SeaComm FCU. |
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