Small Credit Unions

Supporting the policies that help small credit unions and their members thrive

Small credit union resource center

Advocacy

Small credit unions play a vital role in their communities, and your voice matters. Explore advocacy tools, data, and programs that help you engage members, inform policymakers, and strengthen the credit union movement.

Member Activation Program

Turn your members into advocates for the credit union movement. The Member Activation Program provides ready-to-use communications that make it easy to engage members and staff on key legislative issues affecting credit unions.

Grassroots Action Center

Make your voice heard on the issues that matter most. The Grassroots Action Center makes it easy to contact lawmakers with pre-written messages supporting policies that benefit credit unions and the members they serve.

Project Zip Code

Strengthen advocacy with data. Project Zip Code securely maps your membership by legislative district, helping demonstrate the impact of credit unions while providing valuable geographic insights for your own strategic planning.

Small Credit Union Advocacy Advisory Panel

This panel plays an important role in helping shape policy positions America’s Credit Unions takes, with the goal of providing relief to small credit unions facing growing competitive pressures and increasing regulatory burdens.

Selected Members of the Small Credit Union Advocacy Advisory Panel:

  1. Michael J. Augustine, president/CEO, Frontier Community Credit Union (KS)
  2. Linda Bodie, CEO, Element Federal Credit Union (WV)
  3. Eric A. Bruen, CEO, Desert Valleys FCU (CA)
  4. Faye Crocker, CEO, HOPESOUTH Credit Union (SC)
  5. Jody Dabrowski, CEO, Illinois Educators Credit Union (IL)
  6. Aaron DeJong, president/CEO, Red Wing Credit Union (MN)
  7. David Dodd, CEO, Madison County Federal Credit Union (IN)
  8. Roland Draper, CEO, Somerville Municipal Federal Credit Union (MA)
  9. Thomas Flowers, CEO, Calhoun Liberty Credit Union (FL)
  10. Charles (Charlie) H. Frederickson Jr., CEO, Stanwood Area FCU (PA)
  11. Rob Greaff, CEO, Delta Schools Federal Credit Union (CA)
  12. Karen Griffo, president/CEO, Roswell Community FCU (NM)
  13. Jennifer Grinder, president/CEO, RIPCO Credit Union (WI)
  14. Mark Hudzik, president/CEO, InFirst FCU (FL)
  15. John Linzey, president/CEO, Generations United Federal Credit Union (NY)
  16. Chad Miller, president/CEO, Southwest Louisiana Credit Union (LA)
  17. Christopher Moss, president/CEO, Volt Credit Union (MO)
  18. Nina Myers, president/CEO, TruPartner Credit Union (OH)
  19. Lily Newfarmer, president/CEO, Tarrant County’s Credit Union (TX)
  20. Cassie Pannone, chief financial officer, Northern Hills Federal Credit Union (SD)
  21. Rina Pantano, president/CEO, NJ Gateway Federal Credit Union (NJ)
  22. Tammy Passafiume, Diamond Lakes FCU (AR)
  23. Nicole Peatrowsky, president/CEO, Omaha Public Power District Employees FCU (NE)
  24. Ashton Person, CEO, Port City Federal Credit Union (MI)
  25. Jonathan Rhodes, president/CEO, FedFinancial Federal Credit Union (MD)
  26. Jeremy Smith, CEO, Affinity Credit Union (IA)
  27. Ron Smith, president/CEO/CSO, Enbright Credit Union (TN)
  28. Tyler Valentine, president/CEO, StagePoint Federal Credit Union (UT)
  29. Karen Viets, CEO, Metropolitan District Employees’ Credit Union (CT)
  30. Doug Wadsworth, president, Tri-CU Credit Union (WA)