Plenary & Workshop Presentations
7th Faith-based Credit Union Conference
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Plenaries
OPENING CEREMONIES
Rev. Dr. DeForest B. Soaries, Jr. - First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens (Somerset, NJ) D-Free Presentation
Jeffrey Dekro - Jewish Funds for Justice (New York, NY)
Ronnie S. Lacabe - Claver FCU (New Orleans, LA)
Winston Brumsfield - A.M.E. Church FCU (Baton Rouge, LA)
Helen Godfrey-Smith - Shreveport FCU (Shreveport,LA)
WE'VE COME THIS FAR BY FAITH
Gregg Brown - South Side Community FCU (Chicago, IL)
Henry B. Edwards - Bethel A.M.E. Church (Baton Rouge, LA)
Joyce Taylor - CY-CO FCU (Westwego, LA)
THE FAITH TO REBUILD
Rev. David Morton, Inspire CDCU Organizing Group (Battle Creek, MI)
Pastor Fred Luter, Jr. - Franklin Avenue Baptist Church (New Orleans, LA)
Workshops
PROFITABLE LENDING TO CHURCHES & OTHER FAITH BASED ORGANIZATIONS
Sally Edwards - Zion United Community CU (Denver, CO)
Robert L. Coleman, Jr. - Northwest Baptist FCU (Seattle, WA)
FAITH-BASED CREDIT UNIONS: THE NEXT GENERATION
Susie Fair - Lousiana Credit Union League (Harahan, LA)
John Dupree, Jr. - Shiloh of Alexandria FCU (Alexandria, WA)
THE FAITH CONNECTION: TIPS, TECHNIQUES AND MIRACLES TO MEET THE DEMANDS OF OPERATING A FAITH-BASED CU
Roscoe Samuel - East End Baptist Tabernacle FCU (Bridgeport, CT)
Gregg Brown - South Side Community CU (Chicago,IL)
CREATING AN EFFECTIVE STAFF & VOLUNTEER TEAM
Diane Rector - NCUA Office of Small CU Initiatives
Urla Abrigo - Episcopal Community FCU (Los Angels, CA)
IS FAITH ENOUGH?
Rita L. Haynes - Faith Community United CU (Cleveland, OH)
THE FAITH CONNECTION: SURVIVING REGULATORY RESTRAINTS, CONSTRAINTS, AND MANDATES FAITHFULLY
John Flagg - National Credit Union Administration
Regina Martin & Winston Brumsfield - A.M.E. Church FCU (Baton Rouge, LA)
33rd Annual Conference on Serving the Underserved
Plenaries
A NEW ERA FOR CDFI
Kimberly Reed, director, CDFI Fund (Washington, DC)
REVITALIZING AMERICA'S COMMUNITIES
William E. Strickland, Jr. - Founder, Manchester Craftsmen's Guild and Bidwell Training Center (Pittsburgh, PA)
John W. Milazzo - President, Campus FCU and Chairman of the Board, NAFCU (Baton Rouge, LA)
Workshops
CREDIT UNIONS TO THE POWER OF TWO: EXPANDING SERVICES THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS
Luis Valerio - Comunidad Latina FCU (Orange County, CA)
Gianfranco Picollo - Orange County Teachers' FCU
THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF ALL
Tawana James - NCUA Office of Small Credit Union Initiatives (Alexandria, VA)
Alonzo Swann, III - Regional Director, NCUA (Atlanta, GA)
SURVIVING KATRINA AND HER POWERFUL IMPACT ON PEOPLE LIVING WITH DISABILITIES
Kathy Martinez, World Institute on Disabilities (Oakland, CA)
Brenda Singlemann - American Red Cross (New Orleans, LA)
COMING TO TELEVISION IN YOUR COMMUNITY: BIZKID$
Jamie Hammond, Executive Producer, BizKid$
Vicki Axarlis, Junior Achievement
CREDIT UNIONS: THE BEST KEPT SECRET IN MORTGAGE LENDING
Beth Millstein - Fannie Mae Single-Family Mortgage Division (Washington, DC)
Bob Dorsa - American Credit Union Mortgage Association (Las Vegas, NV)
Donald Phoenix-NeighborWorks America (Washington, DC)
FINANCIAL INNOVATIONS FOR CREDIT UNIONS
Franscisco Abate - Center For Financial Innovations (Chicago, IL)
Fred Fernandez - Bethex FCU (Bronx, NY)
Sandell McLaughlin - Community Trust CU (Modesto, CA)
MARKETING AND OUTREACH TO IMMIGRANT COMMUNITITES
Lang Le - ASI FCU (Harahan, LA)
Martin Gutierrez - Hispanic Apostolate (New Orleans, LA)
ACT LOCALLY: INNOVATION AT THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVEL
Cathie Mahon - NYC Office of Financial Empowerment(New York, NY)
Leigh Phillips - Office of the Treasurer, City & County of San Fransisco (San Fransisco, CA)
MOBILIZING RESOURCES FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Bob Harvey, Seattle Metropolitan CU (Seattle, WA)
Sonia Klukas - U.S. Department of Justice (Washington, DC)
APPLES TO APPLES: ANTIDOTES TO PREDATORY LENDING
Melissa Reyes - West Texas CU (El Paso, TX)
Shannon Cian - ASI FCU (Harahan, LA)
THE NEXT GENERATION OF CDCU LEADERS: STARTING A YCUP
Youth YCUP Leaders
