CUES is pleased to announce Jimese Harkley has joined the team as Vice President of Membership.
Jimese previously served as Partner and Chief Operating Officer at DiverCity Solutions. She has also served as the Stewardship and Development Director at Filene, and in a variety of roles at America’s First Federal Credit Union. She brings over 10 years of credit union experience to her new role.
Jimese was also named winner of the 2015 CUES Next Top Credit Union Exec competition. Her project, “Community First Campaign,” was designed to increase contributions as a corporate citizen by engaging the employees in teamwork, fundraising, and community outreach activities. She has also attended CUES’ CEO Institute program.
Our members are at the core of everything we do, so it’s imperative we have a strong leader who can drive the growth and development of our membership programs,” said John Pembroke, CUES’ president/CEO. “We are very excited to welcome Jimese to the CUES team. Her wealth of credit union and CUSO knowledge, as well as her member experience, will help us to continue to serve our members with the quality they deserve. She has shown her commitment to the credit union movement and exemplifies the importance of strong professional development.”
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Jimese Harkley, CUES’ VP/Membership