April 27th, 20231446Fort Walton Beach, Fla. (April 27, 2023) - The Okaloosa Public Schools Foundation and Eglin Federal Credit Union have teamed up to bring a financial education experience called Reality Check to Okaloosa County for the first time. Approximately 60 high school students from the 9th to 12th grades participated in lessons facilitated by EFCU Financial Education Specialist Courtney Dollson at Laurel Hill School April 12 and 19 with the final Reality Check simulation at the Crestview Community Center April 26. The Okaloosa Public Schools Foundation provided breakfast and lunch through a grant for the students the day of the simulation.
“In...
April 27th, 2023150Fort Walton Beach, Fla. (April 27, 2023) - Eglin Federal Credit Union is pleased to announce HR Training and Development Coordinator Kelsey Mitchell has been selected as the 5-Star Performer for the first quarter of 2023. Kelsey has been employed with the Credit Union since July 2012 and currently resides in Fort Walton Beach.
"Kelsey has consistently proven to be a valuable team member within the HR Department and EFCU as a whole,” said HR Manager Daniel Anderson. “She practices patience when assisting her EFCU team members, displays the core values of the Credit Union, and her interactions with fellow employees are always with an...
April 19th, 2023354Fort Walton Beach, Fla. (April 19, 2023) - Eglin Federal Credit Union is proud to once again support the United Way Emerald Coast’s 29th Annual Day of Caring. Twenty-eight Eglin Federal Credit Union employees participated by painting and landscaping in Fort Walton Beach and Crestview Monday, April 17.
“Eglin Federal Credit Union has a long tradition of supporting our annual Day of Caring and this year was no different!” said United Way Emerald Coast’s President and CEO Kelly Jasen. “Their team split up to cover two projects, providing our Crestview location with some much-needed TLC as well as supporting the City of Fort...
April 12th, 20233131TAMPA, Fla. (April 12, 2023) – The University of South Florida today announced a more than $1 million gift, through a combination of scholarship endowments and title sponsorships of signature events from USF Federal Credit Union.
Part of this gift includes the establishment of four endowments to provide scholarships for students in the Latino Scholarship Program, Black Leadership Network and College of Nursing, as well as a first-of-its-kind scholarship for student veterans. In addition, USF FCU has committed to serve as Title or Presenting Sponsor of 10 of USF’s signature events.
“The university is deeply grateful for USF...
April 7th, 202331149Fort Walton Beach, Fla. (April 7, 2023) - Eglin Federal Credit Union is pleased to recognize Mary Esther Head Teller Kimberly Stovall for 25 years of service. Kimberly currently resides in Fort Walton Beach.
“We congratulate Kimberly on becoming a member of the National Association of Federal Credit Union’s Quarter Century Club in recognition of her 25 years of service to the credit union industry,” said SVP/COO Kim Nauta. “She does a great job building trusted relationships with our members, and we appreciate her five-star service and commitment to EFCU.”
Kimberly joined the Credit Union in 1998 as a Teller in at the Fort...
April 3rd, 20231147Brandon, FL (March 10, 2023) – Florida West Coast Credit Union, a full-service cooperative financial institution, announced the retirement of longtime President/CEO, Mary Ott Wood effective October 27, 2023, after 24 years of service.
Serving others has been the guiding principle throughout Mary Ott Wood’s entire career. She began her dedication to credit unions at the age of 19 while working at Navy Orlando FCU (now Fairwinds CU).
True to her philosophy of ongoing learning, while Mary worked full time at the credit union, her second job waitressing helped her enroll in night college classes at the University of Central Florida...
March 14th, 20232773Fort Walton Beach, Fla. (March 13, 2023) - Eglin Federal Credit Union is pleased to recognize Mastercard Specialist Gail Evans for 45 years of service. She currently resides in Ft. Walton Beach.
“We would like to thank Gail for her 45 years of service to Eglin Federal Credit Union,” said President/CEO Jerry Williams. “She plans to retire from EFCU this year, and we recognize and appreciate her loyalty and dedication to the Credit Union and in turn, our members.”
Gail started her career at the Credit Union in 1978 as a Loan Typist. She was promoted to Senior Loan Typist then to Loan Counselor before moving to the Mastercard...
March 10th, 20232495West Palm Beach, FL (March 10, 2023) -- Guardians Credit Union, a full-service financial institution, is proud to announce Steve Bosack as its new President and Chief Executive Officer, effective April 3, 2023. Bosack succeeds John Deese, who retired on December 31, 2022, after 44 years with the credit union.
Of Bosack, Deese says, “I am pleased to welcome Steve Bosack to the Guardians Credit Union family. I have watched his career blossom over the years. He is a perfect leader to carry on the Guardians tradition of ‘people helping people’ mantra.”
Bosack’s long-standing history with the credit union industry dates back 33...
March 9th, 2023077Pensacola, Fla. (March 9, 2023) – Pen Air® Credit Union (Pen Air) congratulates Veronica and John as the 2022 NOW Program winners! Over the seven-month program, the couple successfully reduced their debt by $22,368 and increased savings by $8,922. NOW is a financial advising competition that transforms financial futures and rewards winners with a $5,000 cash prize.
“The Pen Air NOW program was the tool we needed to hold our entire family accountable for our finances. Meeting with Kate month after month and looking at the data was so helpful! Our goal was to embrace the process, set goals and meet them, and revamp our financial habits....
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