Compliance: Start from a place of ‘yes’

‘I challenge my fellow compliance officers to choose right over easy.’

Sherry Joseph, vice president of risk management and compliance for $3.8 billion asset SECU in Linthicum, Md., was named best-in-class winner (runner up) for CUNA’s 2019 Compliance Champion Award among credit unions with more than $500 million in assets.

She has spent her entire 30-year career in the financial services industry, starting as a contact center representative and moving through multiple disciplines, including lending.

In early 2007, Joseph began her tenure at SECU as home equity lending manager. She quickly made the leap to managing lending compliance, and then progressed to manage all regulatory compliance for the credit union.

The Compliance Champion Award recognizes credit union compliance professionals who best demonstrate achievement and excellence in compliance management, including leadership and contributions to the industry.

 

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