Welcome to Season 2 of Credit Union Nation! The podcast that brings you amazing stories and growth ideas from credit unions across the country. Our season kicks off with Dana Caragine, President/CEO of Princeton FCU, who talks about leveraging community partners, local social media influencers, and a focus on underbanked individuals as key pieces of the credit union's success story. Enjoy this fantastic episode and keep an eye out for more to come!

The Wegner Awards, CUFinHealth, the Development Educator program, CUAid, some of the most important and impactful programs that exist within the credit union movement are run by the National Credit Union Foundation. So I was absolutely thrilled to sit down with the new(ish) head of that organization, none other than the incomparable Lauren Culp to learn about her first 9 months leading the organization. During this conversation we touch on Culp's future plans for the Foundation, her emphasis on increasing the Foundation's roster of talent, the weight of finding the next leader of the DE program, and what it means to her to see the next generation of leaders taking their places atop the industry. It's a great conversation and Lauren always has insightful wisdom to impart! Enjoy!

Helen Mickel is one of the biggest believers in the credit union movement that I know. And under her leadership, Tongass Federal Credit Union in Ketchikan Alaska has grown by leaps and bounds, not only providing traditional financial services to "typical" communities, but also bringing her credit union's services to remote places in her state where they have no other options in banking. Helen truly understands the importance of finding communities and segments of people who have been shut out of traditional financial services, because it's both a surefire way to grow as a financial institution, but it's also something that can make a meaningful impact on the underserved. I greatly enjoyed this conversation with a long-time credit union friend. Please take a listen!