Military and veteran advocacy take center stage at DCUC’s MAC Meeting

WASHINGTON, DC (April 7, 2022) — DCUC hosted its second quarter Military Advocacy Committee (MAC) meeting on April 5. During the hour-long meeting, DCUC President/CEO Anthony Hernandez and Total Spectrum’s John McKechnie discussed important credit union issues pertaining to military and veteran communities ...

DCUC’s Annual Conference: A Can’t Miss Event

WASHINGTON, DC (April 1, 2022) — DCUC is heading to the beautiful foothills of San Antonio, TX August 2 – 5 for its 2022 Annual Conference. DCUC's Annual Conference is the only conference that brings the DoD/Military perspective to credit union issues in a place ...

DCUC gathers for Defense Matters Brunch ahead of CUNA’s GAC

WASHINGTON, DC (February 28, 2022) — DCUC hosted its 2022 Defense Matters Brunch, its in-person winter advocacy update, on Sunday morning prior to the start of CUNA’s GAC. This year’s event featured two guest speakers, Amy Walter and LTC Roy Ross, USA, Ret., ...

DCUC broadcasts Defense Matters 2022

WASHINGTON, DC (February 25, 2022) — For the second year in a row, DCUC broadcast Defense Matters from Big Whig Media studios in Downtown, DC. The broadcast was the first of two DCUC winter advocacy updates designed to provide members and partners across the country ...

DCUC awards $14,000 in scholarships

WASHINGTON, DC (February 25, 2022) — DCUC announced the recipients of the 2022 GEM Scholarship during its Defense Matters Broadcast: Steve Deere, R-G FCU; Aaron Force, Service CU; Danny Lanman, Fort Sill FCU; and Alexandra Romjue, Global CU.  Each of the recipients will receive a $...

DCUC to host virtual and in-person winter updates

WASHINGTON, DC (January 21, 2022) — DCUC’s Defense Matters 2022 will take place in two parts: an informative webinar on February 24, and a networking brunch with special guest speakers on February 27. Both events will focus on providing a comprehensive update on issues ...

DCUC’s Janet Sked to retire after 23 years of conferences

WASHINGTON, DC (January 18, 2022) — Janet Sked, DCUC’s long-time Conference Manager, has announced her retirement.  After 23 years of managing DCUC’s conferences and events, Sked will step down at the end of June 2022. As Conference Manager, Sked has been instrumental in ...

DCUC gives back to military and credit union organizations

WASHINGTON, DC (January 4, 2022) — To close out another successful year, DCUC donated an additional $98,000 to military and credit union organizations. “DCUC’s mission is to Serve Those Who Serve Our Country, and as the year ends, we are proud to be ...

DCUC releases special thank you video to honor veterans

WASHINGTON, DC (November 8, 2021) — This Veterans Day, DCUC is honoring our military’s sacrifices with the release of a special video honoring our nation’s service members and veterans. “This video is just a small way to say thank you to our veterans ...

DCUC continues commitment to financial education

WASHINGTON, DC (October 15, 2021) — DCUC has long tradition to financial education and providing resources to its members that help them serve their military communities. This is part of its commitment to improving the financial well-being of all military members past and present. This ...

DCUC plans for the year ahead

DCUC staff gathered at DCUC HQ last week to hold its annual staff strategic planning session. The meeting focused on topics including increased advocacy and member value, the continued modernization of DCUC’s conferences, and growing its communications outreach. Anthony Hernandez, DCUC President/CEO said, “...

DCUC wraps up another great conference

DCUC successfully concluded its in-person Annual Conference last week. Throughout the conference military leaders and experts in cyber security, innovation, and regulatory and legislative issues addressed a ballroom full of attendees. “This year’s conference was even better than we had hoped,” said Tony Hernandez, ...

DCUC conference: day two recap

NAPLES, FL (August 13, 2021) — DCUC’s 2021 Annual Conference continued into its second full day, which featured a series of phenomenal military speakers and NCUA Chairman Todd Harper. The first of three military speakers was Col. Mark Tillman (USAF, Ret.), who shared stories ...

DCUC Conference: day one recap

NAPLES, FL (August 12, 2021) — DCUC officially opened their conference on Wednesday morning with an opening ceremony featuring a presentation by the local VFW Honor Guard and welcome from League of Southeastern Credit Unions & Affiliates. This year’s DCUC Annual Conference celebrates the ...