CUES Honors Six During Online Celebration
CU Management
Congratulations to these dedicated credit union award winners.
CUES announced the winners of its annual individual awards and the class of 2020 Hall of Fame inductees during a special online celebration on November 19, immediately after Knowledge & Networking November—CUES’ online conference experience—concluded.
Lindsey Walker, executive assistant with Tampa Bay Federal Credit Union in Tampa Bay, Florida, was honored as the 2020 CUES® Emerging Leader.
As one of five Finalists, Walker’s route to the podium began via her acceptance to the first CUES Emerge cohort. Upon completion of the education phase, her submitted business case was reviewed by a team of judges, placing her in the Top 5. On September 16, it culminated in Walker and the four other finalists presenting their business cases during an online pitch show, hosted by Tim McAlpine of Currency.
Walker’s business case addressed the need to reduce linguistic barriers through a Hispanic Outreach Program. Due to the large influx of immigrants from Spanish-speaking countries in her area, Walker outlined a program to provide marketing collateral and documentation in Spanish.
“It is both an honor and a privilege to represent the 2020 cohort as the CUES Emerging Leader. The group was comprised of such talented individuals that I genuinely believe that we all walked away better leaders in the industry,” she said during her acceptance. “This exposure will have a lasting impact in our community and I hope that by sharing Tampa Bay Federal’s Hispanic outreach program that others take advantage of the information and further reduce linguistic barriers in the industry.”