MADISON, Wis.—CUES reported that 42 credit union industry leaders have completed its transformational new program, the Strategic Innovation Institute.
This is the first group to earn the Certified Innovation Executive (CIE) designation.
“The Strategic Innovation Institute launched in 2014, with the goal of broadening strategic thinking and building capacity for innovation throughout the industry,” said CUES President/CEO John Pembroke. “We are proud to recognize this group for their accomplishments, and look forward to seeing how they continue to impact the industry.”
Attendees learn from distinguished faculty at MIT Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford Graduate School of Business, and Stanford University.
CUES reported that a few seats are still available for Strategic Innovation Institute I, hosted by MIT ( http://www.cues.org/professional-development/training-education/institutes/strategic-innovation-institute-i/overview ), Sept. 20-25, 2015—visit cues.org/sii for details.
The inaugural graduates include: Gerry Agnes of Elevations CU; William Allender of BMI FCU; William Anderson of Mid Oregon FCU; Christine Blake of Cardinal Community CU; Miguel Boluda, Jr. of PAHO/WHO FCU; Tony Boutelle of CU Direct; David Brock of Community CU; Lisa Burroughs of the League of Southeastern CUs; Sander Casino of Local Government FCU; Mitchell Chilcott of North Peace Savings and CU; John De Ieso of Nassau Educators FCU; Tony Dunham of Northern CU; Bruce Fafard of 121 Financial CU; Jim Hayes of Andrews FCU; Amber Hughes of Lakeland CU; Tayona Johnas of SunRise CU; Amanda Jones of Oregon Community CU; Navneet Khanna of Travis CU; Kristopher Kovacs of Coastal FCU; Kevin Landel of Patelco CU; Lisa Landt of First Entertainment CU; Jay Lassiter of Vons CU; Cindy Leaver of Numerica CU; Eric Leighow of PSECU; Mark Meyer of the Filene Research Institute; Carey Price of Baxter CU; Robert D. Ramirez of Vantage West CU; Brent Richins of Seattle Metropolitan CU; Timothy Rowe of Member One FCU; Karin Sand of CUES; Christopher Saneda of Virginia CU; Purdeep Sangha of FirstOntario CU; Pamela Stephens of Texas Trust CU; Christopher Stevenson of CUES; Sherri Stumpf of Blackhawk Community CU; Heather Summers of LBS Financial CU; Craig Tabor of BluCurrent CU; Sarah Thorrens of Baxter CU; Kris VanBeek of US Alliance CU; Bryan Wallace of SchoolsFirst FCU; Steve Williams of Cornerstone Advisors, and John Wintermeier of Achieva CU.