Shawn McConnell is a 30-year-old Senior Progammer/Analyst at Belvoir Federal Credit Union ($310 M) in Woodbridge, Virginia, United States. He is implementing electronic processes in the back office and in the branch environment to save the credit union time and money.

Jennifer Mravich is a 30-year-old Vice President of Marketing at Power Credit Union ($84 M) in Pueblo, Colorado, United States. She is leading a complete rebrand for her credit union which will help attract new members while retaining existing members and increasing market awareness.

Chris Bokovitz is a 35-year-old Vice President of Member Experience at Coors Credit Union ($175 M) in Golden, Colorado, United States. He is transforming the channel delivery at Coors Credit Union, taking it to a higher, personalized level.

Melissa Frey is a 33-year-old Marketing Specialist at Central Missouri Community Credit Union ($103 M) in Warrensburg, Missouri, United States. She is empowering credit union employees to commit random acts of kindness while measuring the quantitative and qualitative impact of this program.

Chris Boler is a 33-year-old AVP-Sales and Service at ORNL Federal Credit Union ($1.5 B) in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, United States. He is revolutionizing the Sales and Service Culture by standardizing the goal-setting process and developing a comprehensive ranking system to reward top performers.

Jen Laud is a 27-year-old Director of Marketing & Innovation at First Financial Credit Union ($67 M) in Chicago, Illinois, United States. She wants to boost collaboration at Illinois credit unions by creating an online community paired with a live event calendar to assist smaller credit unions to share the work that they do.

Polina Yakusheva is a 28-year-old Vice President Marketing & Business Development at Fitzsimons Credit Union ($160 M) in Aurora, Colorado, United States. She works towards making better connections between her credit union and the local community.

Alicia Kortus is a 26-year-old Accounting Analyst at Dover Federal Credit Union ($400 M) in Dover, Delaware, United States. She is inspired to connect new credit union employees with information about the credit union industry and ensure they share the same excitement and eagerness to learn about their credit union and the industry.

Lesia Klein is a 35-year-old Branch Manager at Carpathia Credit Union  ($384M) in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. She is spearheading an idea to have the Credit Union Young Leaders of Manitoba, partner with CU Central of Manitoba and Currency Marketing to attract and retain young members to the Manitoba credit union system.