FREMONT, Mich.-Gerber Federal Credit Union's Lori Little, Vice President of Operations, recently graduated from the Southeast CUNA Management School (SRCUS). Over the course of this three-year program, Little received advanced academic instruction on a variety of topics including management, leadership, and financial analysis.
Successful completion of the program also required that she apply the knowledge she gained from the on-site sessions to projects that required strategic analysis of the credit union and research of relevant issues facing the credit union industry, the CU said. Following the first year, Little completed a two part strategic planning activity which analyzed Gerber FCU. The first part is a detailed description of the current status of Gerber FCU, the last five years financials, and an analysis of our major competitors. The second part uses the information obtained in the first part to develop specific short-term and long-term goals and action plans that describe how to reach those goals. During the third year Little participated in a group research project and developed a 20+ page whitepaper containing current research, analyses, and proposed solutions for an issue affecting the credit union industry or an opportunity/decision that many credit unions are currently facing or will face in the future.
“During my 27 years at the Credit Union I have grown and learned so much on so many different levels both professionally and personally. The expanded knowledge I obtained from CUNA Management School provided me with a much deeper foundational understanding of all aspects of credit unions and especially Gerber FCU, which I know will serve me well in the coming years,” said Little.