ONTARIO, Calif.–The California and Nevada Credit Union Leagues have announced their 2023 award recipients, including the winners of the highest honors bestowed by the leagues.
The award winners will be honored during a special ceremony at the REACH Conference Oct. 23-26 in Las Vegas.
The winners are:
- Leo H. Shapiro Lifetime Achievement Award: Lucy Ito, interim president/CEO, Orange County’s CU
- Distinguished Service Award: Eric Estes, president/CEO, Boulder Dam CU
- J. Alvin George Outstanding Volunteer Award: Howard Welinsky, First Entertainment CU; Mary Yasui-Yamabe, Kinecta FCU
- Tomorrow’s Star Award: Vanessa Torquato, VP of Administration, Mocse CU; Megan Pieper, VP of marketing & eCommerce, WestStar CU
- Social Impact Award: Erica Taylor, VP of communications and community relations, Golden 1 CU (individual); Comunidad Latina FCU (organization); SAFE CU (organization); Valley Strong CU (organization)
- Kim Bannan Eternal Flame Award: Heri Garcia, president/CEO, Thinkwise CU (individual); American Share Insurance/Excess Share Insurance (organization)
Network Award ofExcellence Winners
- Noreen Guevara, Silicon Valley Network (individual)
- Orange County Network (network)
2023 Advocacy Award Winners
- Political Professional of the Year: Flora Nafei, executive director, credit union affairs, Patelco CU
- California Advocate Credit Union of the Year: SAFE CU
- Nevada Advocate Credit Union of the Year: Clark County CU
- California Advocate of the Year: Brett Martinez, president/CEO, Redwood CU
- Nevada Advocate of the Year: Jennifer Denoo, president/CEO, Great Basin FCU
- Shapiro Advocate of the Year: Sara Klein, president/CEO, Organized Labor CU
- Volunteer of the Year: Terrance Tremelling, chairperson, SAFE CU
- Nevada PAC Advocate of the Year: Sue Longson, advocacy specialist, Boulder Dam CU
- California PAC Advocate of the Year: Jenna Lampson, president/CEO, Pacific Service CU
Supplier of the Year: TruStage
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