Press

Hansen of Ascentra Credit Union Wins CUNA’s Branch Operations & Business Development School

Contacts:
Mark Wolff – CUNA Communications; (202) 508-6764; mwolff@cuna.coop
Amy Nigrelli – CUNA Marketing; (608) 231-4246; anigrelli@cuna.coop

MADISON, Wis. (July 28, 2011) – Credit Union National Association (CUNA) announces Becky Hansen of Ascentra Credit Union as the winner of its 2011 CUNA Branch Operations & Business Development School contest.  Ms. Hansen won a free registration to the school, which will be held August 15-18, 2011 in San Diego, California.

Contestants were asked to finish the sentence:  “Branch operations and business development go together like_______ and _______.”  Ms. Hansen’s winning entry, judged on creativity and originality, was “Branch operations and business development go together like Paula Deen and Butter.”

The integration of the two credit union disciplines is a central theme for the CUNA Branch Operations & Business Development School.  The event is designed to help credit union professionals enhance credit union membership, develop staff by building leadership skills, and discover exciting new ways to take credit union operations to the next level.

CUNA’s early-bird registration discount of $100 is available to credit unions that enroll through July 29, 2011.  To learn more about the conference, please visit training.cuna.org/fuse, call 800-356-9655, ext. 4249 or e-mail training@cuna.coop.

# # #

About CUNA:
With its network of affiliated state credit union leagues, Credit Union National Association (CUNA) serves 90 percent of America’s 7,400 state and federally chartered credit unions, which are owned by nearly 92 million consumer members. Credit unions are not-for-profit cooperatives providing affordable financial services to people from all walks of life.  For more information, visit www.cuna.org. For more information about credit unions, visit www.aSmarterChoice.org.

---