Keynote Speaker
Angie Bastian Angie Bastian
Founder
BoomChickaPop
Angie Bastian, entrepreneur, co-founder, and namesake of Angie’s BOOMCHICKAPOP, took a kernel of an idea and popped it into one of the fastest growing brands of natural popcorn.
Email: hello@cuna.coop
Keynote Speaker
Gian Paul Gonzalez Gian Paul Gonzalez
Public Speaker & Motivator
Gian Paul is widely recognized for inspiring the New York Giants to their most recent Super Bowl victory with the phrase 'All In". He has been featured on ESPN as well as had notable appearances on Fox News and CNN.
Email: hello@cuna.coop
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Antonio Neves Antonio Neves
Internationally Recognized Speaker, Author and Award-Winning Journalist
Antonio Neves is the author of four books including, Stop Living On Autopilot: Take Responsibility for Your Life and Rediscover a Bolder, Happier You (Rodale Books).
Email: hello@cuna.coop
Cory Albert Cory Albert
Account Manager
IntelliFi Powered by Faraday (in partnership with EMPOWERFi)
Cory has a strong background in strategic software and marketing technologies.
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Lee Allen Lee Allen
Director of Technology
Strum Agency
Lee Allen has 25 years of experience in SaaS software development, international marketing and lean operations. Allen was formerly the president of a multi-national reality engineering SaaS platform.
Email: hello@cuna.coop
Shaun Belongie Shaun Belongie
Vice President and Head of Marketing
New Belgium Brewing
Fort Collins, CO
Shaun Belongie is vice president and head of marketing at New Belgium Brewing, maker of Fat Tire and Voodoo Ranger and a leading Certified B Corp.
Email: hello@cuna.coop
Fabio Biasell Fabio Biasell
SVP/Chief Marketing Officer
Travis Credit Union
Fabio Biasella is an industry thought leader and codifier of best practices in retail banking, with a focus on credit unions. He has a proven ability to develop integrated marketing strategies that drive member engagement and brand growth.
Email: hello@cuna.coop
Steven Bugg Steven Bugg
CEO
Great Lakes Credit Union
Steve Bugg has been President/CEO of Great Lakes Credit Union since 2018. GLCU is a $1B Illinois State Chartered Credit Union, Federally Insured serving diverse communities in the greater Chicagoland market.
Email: hello@cuna.coop
Maricela Castillo Maricela Castillo
Research Specialist, Multicultural Business Strategy
CUNA Mutual Group
Maricela Castillo is a Research Specialist, Multicultural Business Strategy at CUNA Mutual Group. She is from Milwaukee WI and graduated from UW-Whitewater in December 2019.
Email: hello@cuna.coop
Mike Dinneen Mike Dinneen
Vice President, Marketing
American Heritage Credit Union
Philadelphi, PA
Mike is vice president of marketing for Philadelphia-based American Heritage Credit Union, a $3.5 billion institution serving more than 200,00 members across 800 sponsor companies and 35 branches.
Email: hello@cuna.coop
Nikki Doherty Nikki Doherty
Marketing Director
Explorers Credit Union
Yankton, South Dakota
Nikki Doherty is a credit union marketing professional with over 18 years in the industry. She is currently the Marketing Director of Explorers Credit Union based out of Yankton, South Dakota.
Email: hello@cuna.coop
Jennifer Donohue Jennifer Donohue
Vice President, Sales Strategy
Disney Ad Sales
Jennifer Donohue is the Vice President of Sales Strategy for the Disney Advertising Sales Local division. Under her leadership, she manages sales strategy across Disney’s expansive Linear and Addressable ad sales teams, focusing on multi-media opportunities for marketers.
Email: hello@cuna.coop
Amber Fielder Amber Fielder
Vice President, Marketing
USE Credit Union
Amber holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Marketing and a Master of Business Administration in Sustainability and has earned the designation of CUCME – Credit Union Certified Marketing Executive – through CUNA.
Email: hello@cuna.coop
Kelly Hellickson Kelly Hellickson
Co-founder
EmpowerFi
Kelly worked for a prominent marketing firm in the financial industry for more than a decade, growing them from a $2.3 million marketing firm to just over $6 million by the time she left in 2018.
Email: hello@cuna.coop
Nancy Hutchinson Nancy Hutchinson
LLC Consultant
Nancy C Hutchinson, MBA, PHD, CUBDP, 2016 Hall of Fame CUNA Marketing and Business Development, 2009 CUNA Business Development Professional of the Year, 6 years serving on the Executive Board of Directors for CUNA Marketing and Business Development Council.
Email: hello@cuna.coop
Chase Lesher Chase Lesher
Co-Owner
Chronicles Distilling
Chronicles Distilling is a veteran-owned family distillery, run by Chase and Aaron Lesher, two Marine Corps veterans who also happen to be brothers.
Email: hello@cuna.coop
Jason Lindstrom Jason Lindstrom
President/CEO
Evergreen Credit Union
Jason Lindstrom has been working in credit unions for over 24 years. He started his career as a part-time teller in college and has worked as a Business Development Manager, Assistant Vice President of Business Development, Chief Political Officer and Chief Marketing Officer.
Email: hello@cuna.coop
Kristin Llewelyn Kristin Llewelyn
Affinity Partnership Manager
BECU
As Affinity Partnership Manager, Kristin works with key strategic partners such as the University of Washington and Washington State University to create an overall partner strategy that encompasses financial education, marketing, sponsorships, on-site activations, and collaborate on opportunities to align both brands.
Email: hello@cuna.coop
Howard Lowell Howard Lowell
VP, Marketing
Evergreen Credit Union
Portland, Maine
Howard is currently VP, Marketing with Evergreen Credit Union in Portland, Maine. He has been in that position for 20 years, helping to guide the credit union into one of the largest in the state.
Email: hello@cuna.coop
Michael Mattone Michael Mattone
VP of Community Impact
Mid-Hudson Valley FCU
Michael Mattone is the Vice President of Community Impact at Mid-Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union, a $1.2 billion Kingston, NY-based institution serving seven counties in New York State.
Email: hello@cuna.coop
Dave Mevoli Dave Mevoli
Lead National Account Manager
Bell’s Brewery
Dave Mevoli is the lead national account manager for the seventh largest craft brewer in the U.S., Bell’s Brewery.
Email: hello@cuna.coop
Royce Ngiam Royce Ngiam
The Walt Disney Company
With over 20 years of experience in banking/credit unions and an MBA with an emphasis in Marketing (although a closer look at his transcript would suggest an emphasis in Finance) from the University of California, Riverside in 2001, Royce has a desire to combine his proven business track record along with his passion for learning by working with likeminded credit union professionals.
Email: hello@cuna.coop
Jill Nowacki Jill Nowacki
Founder
Humanidei
Jill Nowacki started with credit unions in 2001. She has taken on leadership roles at credit unions and state and national trade associations, including serving as the President/CEO of the Credit Union League of Connecticut.
Email: hello@cuna.coop
Hilary Reed Hilary Reed
Founder
EmpowerFi
Hilary A. Reed is an industry thought leader, speaker, and expert in the fields of strategic marketing and data analytics and has been involved in the credit union movement for nearly two decades.
Email: hello@cuna.coop
Adam Sands Adam Sands
The Walt Disney Company
Adam Sands helps to lead the financial services vertical across Disney’s portfolio of brands including ABC, Disney Channels Worldwide, ESPN, Freeform, FX, National Geographic, Hulu and Disney Digital.
Email: hello@cuna.coop
Randy Schultz Randy Schultz
VP Marketing
Strum
A passion for listening, mentoring, coaching and teaching marketers to differentiate a unique promise of value in others’ lives and the work they are inspired to live out every day.
Email: hello@cuna.coop
Tansley Stearns Tansley Stearns
Chief People & Strategy Officer
Canvas Credit Union
Tansley is a dynamic force of nature, fiercely crusading on behalf of all credit unions while tirelessly driving forward the brand image and family spirit of Canvas.
Email: hello@cuna.coop
Opal Tomashevska Opal Tomashevska
Director, Multicultural Center of Expertise
CUNA Mutual Group
Madison, WI
Opal joined CUNA Mutual Group in 2014. She brings more than 18 years of professional experience in training, optimization, organizational development, and business leadership in roles at SITEL, Dean Health, and American Family Insurance.
Email: hello@cuna.coop
Paula Tompkins Paula Tompkins
CEO
ChannelNet
Paula Tompkins is a strategic visionary with a deep understanding of the application of marketing and sales enabled by technology.
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Faye Trapini Faye Trapini
The Walt Disney Company
Faye Trapani leads Disney’s Self-Service business with 15+ years’ experience in advertising. She began her career working with brands like Accor Hotels and Tumi in print and TV campaigns.
Email: hello@cuna.coop