MADDOCK, N.D.—Cindy Hegland, CEO of the $166-million North Star Community CU, has announced she will retire in June after 35 years with the credit union.
Hegland started at NSCCU as a part-time member service representative in April 1981. By June of that year she was offered a full-time position. She advanced to accounting, VP of operations and in July of 2003 was promoted to CEO.
In Hegland’s 13 years leading the NSCCU she guided the credit union through many changes, including a merger with Ascentia Federal Credit Union of Minot. She told the Minot Daily News that she has taken great pride in making sure the CU has remained on the “leading edge with current services, keeping the credit union competitive.”
Hegland told the publication that her favorite part of being CEO was working with her staff and members. As for future plans, Hegland said she will take a few months off to help her husband, Greg, on the farm. “But, I can't work for my husband for very long" she said.