Oregon Community Credit Union Employee Honored for Human Rights Project

MEDIA CONTACT:  Cherie Kistner, 541.681.6016
ckistner@OregonCommunityCU.org

Eugene, OR – Toni Gyatso was honored during a special awards ceremony at the 2012 State of the City Address event January 5, 2012. She was recognized for her work on the Human Rights Listening Project, a seven-month intensive project to identify the views of community members on the current status of human rights – in an effort to improve and redefine Eugene’s human rights practices. Gyatso is currently serving as the Chair of Eugene’s Human Rights Commission. She has been with the credit union since 2001 and was recently promoted to Process Improvement Coordinator.

Oregon Community Credit Union, founded in 1956, provides a full range of investment services; mortgages, auto and home equity loans; and checking, savings, certificates and money market accounts. Oregon Community Credit Union operates 10 branches in Eugene, Springfield and Salem. Membership is open to anyone who lives or works in Benton, Clackamas, Columbia, Lane, Linn, Marion, Multnomah, Polk, Washington and Yamhill counties. Oregon Community Credit Union is an Equal Housing Lender and is Federally Insured by NCUA.

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