Zachary Churchill named 2022 CUES Emerging Leader

Zachary Churchill, 2022 CUES Emerging Leader

Zachary Churchill, VP of Finance, USF FCU, Tampa, FL, has been named the 2022 CUES Emerge winner.

As one of five Finalists, Churchill’s route to the podium began when he was selected into the CUES Emerge program early in 2022. From there, participants completed business cases and worked toward their project idea while a team of judges reviewed their proposals. On October 5, it culminated in Churchill and the four other finalists presenting their projects live during an online pitch show, hosted by Tim McAlpine of Currency.

Churchill’s winning business case was The Case for a Data Analytics Team.

Zachary will receive an education and coaching package which includes registration to CUES Advanced Management Program from Cornell University and executive coaching from Envision Excellence.

Two runners-up

Two other finalists, Angela Harden, Facilities Assistant Manager, Bay FCU, Capitola, CA, and Jose Raya, Security Operations Engineer, Magnifi Financial CU, Melrose, MN, were named as runners-up. Each of the runners-up will receive an educational and coaching package to support continued development and growth within the industry and executive coaching from Envision Excellence.

We would like to also recognize the two other individuals rounding out the Top 5. Marilyn Mims, Learning & Organization Development Manager, Northeast CU, Portsmouth, NH, and Randi Timonere, Risk and Compliance Manager, WeStreet CU, Tulsa, OK.

Angela Harden, 1st Runner Up

Jose Raya, 2nd Runner Up

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OUR FANTASTIC FINALISTS

After a rigorous business case judging process, the five finalists for the 2022 CUES Emerge Live Pitch Show were named. 

Our 2022 Cohort

In the Spring of 2022, 30 talented young credit union executives from around the world were selected to take part in the CUES Emerge Education Phase.

Masterminds

The 2022 CUES Emerge Masterminds offered guidance and support to program participants by leveraging their industry expertise and past program experience.