MADISON, Wis.–Twenty-one credit union executives have been accepted to Filene i3, which is designed to foster the development of new ideas and innovations for credit unions.
Each Filene i3 member serves a two-year term that kicks off at Filene’s annual big.bright.minds conference, which is set for December in San Diego.
“Tasked with solving issues credit union members face today, participants leverage Filene’s research and develop solutions that address the trends of tomorrow,” Filene said.
Fourteen prototype concepts surfaced from the past years’ work within the Filene i3 community, from addressing artificial intelligence and virtual reality, to aiding credit unions’ understanding of their communities with a futurist mindset, to supporting credit unions’ role and engagement in their communities, the organization added.
“The methodology and hands-on experiences I’ll gain from Filene i3 will provide opportunities for me to positively influence Suncoast Credit Union’s culture of innovation,” said Dohnia Dorman, Suncoast’s VP of account relationship operations and 2018 Filene i3 community member. “Adopting this mindset will transform my way of thinking and problem-solving abilities, making me a more effective credit union leader and more impactful volunteer in my local nonprofit community.”
The New Members
Filene said the new members of i3 include:
- Ben Bauer, Simplicity Credit Union, VP of Awesomeness (Marketing)
- Colleen Boccia, Columbia Community Credit Union, SVP Chief Marketing Officer
- Katherine Chicas, Farmers Insurance Federal Credit Union, Chief Operating Officer
- Nicole DeAngelis, Seasons Federal Credit Union, AVP Retail Banking
- Dohnia Dorman, Suncoast Credit Union, VP of Account Relationship Operations
- Aoife Dowling, Vancity, Manager - Digital Strategy Programs
- Lesia Gojan Klein, Carpathia Credit Union, Branch Manager
- Brad Hickey, American Airlines Federal Credit Union, Manager - Application Development
- Paul Jockisch, Stanford Federal Credit Union, VP of Finance/Interim Chief Financial Officer
- Chad Knott, Credit Union ONE, VP Market Intelligence, Product Design and Growth
- Andrew Martin, Canvas Credit Union, Mortgage Sales Manager
- Jorge Ortiz, North Side Community Federal Credit Union, Business Development Manager
- Elizabeth Seelbach, Resource One Credit Union, Marketing and Website Manager
- Brian Sharapata, Alliant Credit Union, Consumer Lending Product Manager
- James Shore, Connect First Credit Union, Director - Commercial Credit and Special Loans
- Josh Smith, SchoolsFirst FCU, Executive Director of Legislative Advocacy
- Mallory Snader, Chartway Federal Credit Union, Director of Consumer Lending
- Diane Sokolik, TwinStar Credit Union, AVP Consumer Lending
- Aubrey Ward, TMG Financial Services, Senior Credit and Risk Analyst
- Tobi Weingart, Educators Credit Union, Manager - Organizational Development
- Wilson Wizalamu, Cent Cent Savings and Credit Cooperative Society Limited, Head of Secretariat
Filene said its i3 members commit to ideating, building, and testing several innovation concepts, prototyping ideas at their credit unions, attending two national meetings per year, and participating in regular group work. This year’s class will finalize their tenure in December 2020.