RCU Services Group Welcomes New Board Member

Lisa Wittke Schaffner Named to Redwood Credit Union’s CUSO Board

Santa Rosa, CA – RCU Services Group (RCUSG)—the wholly-owned subsidiary and CUSO of Redwood Credit Union (RCU)—has named Lisa Wittke Schaffner as a Board member for a one-year term. The RCUSG Board sets strategy and policies for RCU Services Group, which offers consumer and business insurance through RCU Insurance Services, and vehicle locating and purchasing through RCU Auto Services.

“We are thrilled to welcome Lisa Schaffner to the RCUSG Board of Directors, and we are confident her extensive professional experience and leadership in the community will be an asset in helping us grow RCUSG’s brands to be the leading local resources for insurance and auto-buying services,” said Bobbi Beehler, Executive Director of RCUSG.

Lisa Wittke Schaffner is President of the John Jordan Foundation, a non-profit which supports youth programs with special emphasis on providing the disadvantaged with tools to succeed educationally and professionally. Previously, she was CEO of the Sonoma County Alliance for 7 years, and has held several local government offices, including two non-consecutive terms as Mayor of Healdsburg. Ms. Schaffner has degrees in Government and Journalism from California State University at Sacramento, and is currently running for a seat on the Sonoma County Board of Education. She is a mother of two, daughter McKenzie and son Malloy.

RCU Insurance Services offers a full line of consumer and business insurance policies from top-rated carriers, including life, home, auto, renters, pet insurance, and more. RCU Auto Services is full-service auto sales center located at 3219 Santa Rosa Avenue in Santa Rosa, featuring an inventory of pre-owned vehicles, as well as auto locating services to assist drivers with their specific new or used auto needs. RCU Insurance Services and RCU Auto Services are available to anyone in the North Bay and San Francisco; membership in the Credit Union is not required.

Founded in 1950, Redwood Credit Union is a full-service financial cooperative with 18 branch locations throughout the North Bay and San Francisco. RCU offers a full array of financial services for consumers and small businesses, including checking, savings and investment products, consumer and real estate loans, free home banking, financial management services, retirement planning, free online banking, youth accounts and more. The Credit Union serves 220,000 Members and has more than $2 billion in assets. Anyone who lives, works or owns a business in the North Bay or San Francisco is eligible to bank with Redwood Credit Union. To learn more, please call (707) 545-4000 or 1 (800) 479-7928, or visit www.redwoodcu.org.

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