PHOENIX--Credit Union West top executives were recognized as outstanding women in business and leadership in Arizona.
President and CEO, Karen Roch, and Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Ning Duong, have been named among ‘Arizona’s Most Influential Women’ and the ‘Top 50 Women Leaders in Arizona’ this year, respectively.
In August, Roch joined other honorees for the “Arizona’s Most Influential Women’s” celebration dinner at the Chateau Luxe in Phoenix, AZ. Hosted by AZ Business Magazine, the awards recognize women like Roch, in real estate, business, nonprofits and other leadership or influential roles. “Being able to listen to different points of view not only helps me make the best decisions for the credit union, but it creates that engagement where people really feel like they have a say and a voice in our organization,” Roch said. Duong was named one of the ‘Top 50 Women Leaders of Arizona for 2022’ by Women We Admire in late August. Awardees are selected based on an individual's professional track record and current leadership position. Women We Admire strives to identify women leaders of the highest caliber coming from a wide variety of industries and backgrounds. “My biggest philosophy on leadership is being kind and having empathy,” Duong said. “I think sometimes we forget that our employees’ entire world is not about work. They give us a part of them while they’re here and they need to be able to also give their full selves when they’re away, so being kind and having empathy helps contribute to people being the best version of themselves while they’re at work.”