ST. LOUIS, MO (March 19, 2014) – At Neighbors, we have many dedicated employees and members to the credit union. One in particular is Neighbors employee Bridgett Elliott. Bridgett started working at Neighbors Credit Union in 1979 at only 20 years old as a floating Teller. Bridgett has been with the credit union for 35 years and has loved every second of it.
Bridgett may have started out as teller, but she had bigger plans in store for Neighbors. She quickly worked her way up from a teller to a members services representative to an administrative assistant to a branch manager. Bridgett managed four branches during her time with Neighbors, currently overseeing the Jennings location.
Over the years, Bridgett has built up a long list of accomplishments at Neighbors. One of her most gratifying moments was when she created the Postal Select Employee Group in 1989, which consisted of visiting all the postal credit unions and educating employees and members about credit unions in general. She was very thankful for Larry Giesing, former CEO of Neighbors Credit Union, for allowing her to grow and really shine in her positions. In addition, Bridgett has worked consistently with the charity St. Vincent Home for Children and has raised $8,000 with the credit union over the years she has been manager. She even held a “Christmas Candy Land Dinner” event for some of the members on behalf of St. Vincent’s. Becky Buehl, vice president of marketing stated, “Bridgett puts her heart and soul into everything she does, and it really shows through her work. She has loyal members who come into the credit union just to see her. We are lucky to have her at Neighbors.” Her latest award that she received in January, 2013 was the “Outstanding Community Service” award presented to her by the North County Community Development Corporation. Out of three people picked, and with Neighbors being the only financial institution up for the award, Bridgett was more than excited to have won. She has the plaque hanging proudly in her office.
Bridgett spent two years as Co-Chairman for the St. Vincent Home for Children; she was Program Chair for the Chapter Meeting and Program Co-Chairman for the Annual Meeting Chapter with Neighbors. She takes pride in winning Best Credit Union/Customer Service award in 2001 from the North County Chamber. She enjoys attending the events that Neighbors participates in regularly and setting up presentations at local churches and schools, teaching finance literacy.
“I love how each member walks out of our branch feeling good, knowing that they received excellent service from me and my staff.” She says. Bridgett wants to thank everyone she has crossed paths with at Neighbors especially John Servos, CEO, Roseanne Gramling, senior vice president of operations, Becky Buehl, vice president of marketing, and Denise Brady, vice president of sales and service. “Great mentors make great employees and I feel that these people have helped me become who I am today and I have them to thank for many of my accomplishments,” Elliott said.