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CUES recognizes 2015 CUES Governance Leadership Institute graduates
MADISON, WI (June 30, 2015) — CUES is pleased to recognize 39 credit union board members and executives who recently completed CUES Governance Leadership Institute. All have earned the distinguished Certified Credit Union Director (CCD) designation, bringing the number of credit union directors who have their CCD to 153.
Attendees of this graduate-level program learn from distinguished faculty at the Joseph L. Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto. They leave the institute knowing how to balance healthy debate and diversity with consensus building. Key issues of study include strategy in the boardroom, risk management, negotiations, duty and liability, influencing change, succession planning, and communications.
“My experience at CUES Governance Leadership Institute far exceeded my expectations. The content was rigorous, the instruction was highly interactive, and the networking among colleagues combined for a superior learning opportunity,” said attendee David Ostash, CCD, board chair, AltaOne Federal Credit Union, Ridgecrest, Calif. “The faculty and staff at Rotman are professionally and personally invested in this very successful partnership with CUES.”
Highly-respected Rotman was ranked the number one business school in Canada by the Financial Times in 2015.
To learn more about CUES or CUES Governance Leadership Institute, visit cues.org/gli ( http://www.cues.org/professional-development/training-education/institutes/governance-leadership-insitute/overview ), or contact Kristin Ryan, CUES’ executive education and meetings manager, at 800.252.2664 or 608.271.2664, ext. 308; or email kristin@cues.org.
CUES ( http://www.cues.org ) is a Madison, Wisconsin-based, independent, not-for-profit, international membership association for credit union executives. CUES’ mission is to educate and develop credit union CEOs, directors and future leaders.
Photo caption: The 2015 CUES Governance Leadership Institute graduating class.