Below is our final conference schedule listing all speakers and events. Any speaker names or session titles in green font indicate a presentation is available for download. If you were a speaker at our conference and do not see your presentation linked, please email info@cdcu.coop with the file and we will upload it.
Wednesday, June 13
Pre-Conference Sessions Begin
9am Credit Union Organizing Symposium: Chartering Low-Income Credit Unions
Paola Diaz, Federation CUBreakthrough™ Consultant (Atlanta, GA)
Earnest Johnson, Credit Union Organizer & Former Director, Federation of Southern Cooperatives (Salem, AL)
Thursday, June 14
9am Mortgage Lending Workshop: Mortgage Lending, Your Credit Union Lifeline
Speakers: LeWana Britt, Manager, Mt. Zion Indianapolis Federal Credit Union (Indianapolis, IN)
Susan Hamilton, Mortgage Officer & Housing Counselor, Cooperative Federal Credit Union (Syracuse, NY)
Lorraine Lachapelle, Vice President, CU Members Mortgage (Fort Worth, TX)
9am NCUA Training: Duties of FCU Board of Directors + Financial Literacy, Part II
Speaker: Vanessa Lowe, NCUA Economic Development Specialist (Alexandria, VA)
9am Social Media Brings Credit Unions to the World’s Front Door
Speaker: Sandra Diaz, Consultant, Diaz & Co. (New York, NY)
11am Your Access to Capital: The Federation’s Community Development Investment Program
Speaker: Terri J. Fowlkes, Federation Director, Community Development Investments (New York, NY)
12pm Atlanta City Tour & Credit Union Site Visit
1pm CDFI Certification, Application & Compliance Track: Tap Into Resources to Expand Your Impact
1pm Certification Process & Benefits
2:15pm CDFI Technical Assistance & Grant Writing
3:30pm Leveraging the Power of Partnerships: A Look at Loan Fund/Credit Union Collaboration
Speakers: Donna Fabiani, Executive Vice President, Knowledge Sharing, Opportunity Finance Network (Washington, DC)
Robin Romano, CEO, MariSol Federal Credit Union (Phoenix, AZ)
Susan Hamilton, Mortgage Officer & Housing Counselor, Cooperative Federal Credit Union (Syracuse, NY)
38th Annual Conference Sessions Begin
6pm 38th Annual Conference Opening Ceremonies
Pamela Owens, Federation Interim CEO, Welcoming Remarks posted by Rafael O. Morales on Vimeo.
Plenary: The International Year of Cooperatives: A New Dawn for Cooperative Finance
Tom Decker, Director of Cooperative Development, NCBA (Washington, DC)
8pm 38th Annual Conference Opening Reception
Friday, June 15
Deborah Matz, NCUA Board Chairman posted by Rafael O. Morales on Vimeo.
9am Plenary: Economic Outlook, How CDCUs Can Prosper in a Rapidly Changing World
Facilitator: Frank Diekmann, Publisher, Credit Union Journal/Source Media (New York, NY)
10am Credit Union Regional Caucuses
11am Breakout Sessions A
A1 Prize-linked Savings: Playing, Saving and Winning with Credit Unions
A2 Cooperatives and Cooperation: Building a New Economy Through Productive Partnerships
Speakers: Cristina Graber Neufeld, Controller, Parkview Federal Credit Union (Harrisonburg, VA)
Paul Woodruff, Community Development Manager, St. Louis Community Federal Credit Union (St. Louis, MO)
A3 Compliance: What Every CEO Should Know Before the Regulators Knock On Your Door
Herbert Singleton, President/CEO, Union Baptist Church Federal Credit Union (Fort Wayne, IN)
A4 Healthy Foods Financing
Speakers: Mark Kudlowitz, Associate Program Manager, U.S. Treasury Department CDFI Fund (Washington, DC)
12:15pm 2012 Annie Vamper Awards Luncheon: Impact, the Credit Union Difference!
Introductions: Mignhon Tourné, President/CEO, ASI Federal Credit Union (Harahan, LA)
Awardees:
Phillip Conner, Board Member, Mt. Zion Indianapolis FCU | Annie Vamper "Helping Hands" Awards posted by Rafael O. Morales on Vimeo.
Helen Godfrey-Smith, CEO, Shreveport FCU | Annie Vamper "Helping Hands" Awards posted by Rafael O. Morales on Vimeo.
Friend of the Federation Award:
Michael Morris, CEO, National Disability Institute | Friend of the Federation posted by Rafael O. Morales on Vimeo.
Guest Speaker:
Donna G. Gambrell, CDFI Fund Director posted by Rafael O. Morales on Vimeo.
2pm Plenary Panel: Resources & Products for Credit Unions
Facilitator: Gregg Stockdale, President/CEO 1st Valley Credit Union (San Bernardino, CA)
3:15pm Breakout Sessions B
B1 Small Business Lending: Portfolios, Products and Partnerships
B2 The Impact of Occupy Wall Street: How Your Credit Union Can Benefit
Linda Levy, CEO, Lower East Side People’s Federal Credit Union (New York, NY)
B3 Looking for Alternative Revenue Streams in a Low Interest Rate Environment
Kevin Rowland, Account Leader, Strategic Partnerships, MasterCard Worldwide (Atlanta, GA)
B4 Payday Loans and Credit Union Alternatives
4:30pm Peer-to-Peer Forums: Similar Size; Similar Issues; Common Solutions?
4:30pm Young Credit Union Professionals Meet & Greet: The Next Generation of CDCU Leaders
5:30pm Emerging Market Review: An Exciting Opportunity to Grow Your Membership
Speaker: Pablo DeFilippi, Federation Director of Membership (Madison, WI)
Ginger McNally, Federation CUBreakthrough™ Consultant (Santa Cruz, CA)
6pm Reception & Farewell to Former Federation President/CEO Clifford N. Rosenthal
Saturday, June 16
8am Breakfast & Federation Business Meeting
9:30am Farewell Remarks from Former Federation President/CEO Clifford N. Rosenthal
11:30am 38th Annual Conference Closing
