BOULDER, Colo.–The first-ever winner of the Global Women’s Leadership Network “Emerging Leader” award has been named.
Nicole Brusewitz, vice president of Education and Events at the Mountain West Credit Union Association was named winner of the award, which recognizes an “an up-and-coming female leader working in the U.S. credit union movement.”
Since joining the credit union community in 2007 Brusewitz has aligned her daily activities to strengthen the associations’ employees and members, and through her leadership, established a Global Women’s Sister Society in the Mountain West region, the World Council of Credit Unions said. WOCCU said the Sister Society has “equipped hundreds of credit union women with actionable steps for navigating their professional journeys and making the credit union industry stronger.”
The inaugural award is sponsored by CO-OP Financial Services in recognition of recently retired CEO, Stan Hollen, who made a lasting impact on the credit union movement by personally promoting, mentoring, and inspiring dozens of young women and men, WOCCU said in announcing the award.
WOCCU said the Global Women’s Network has become the premier international platform for advancing women in leadership positions and increasing women’s access to credit union services. “Nicole’s accomplishments are impressive and have a ‘pay it forward’ quality that we at CO-OP Financial Services try to emulate in our efforts. To have her as the first winner of this prestigious award sets the tone for all future recipients,” said Sarah Canepa Bang, executive vice president, industry relations at CO-OP Financial Services.