Summit Credit Union awarded Top Workplaces in Madison, Milwaukee and the USA
Three employee-nominated designations for company during first 6 months of 2023
MADISON, WI (June 6, 2023) — Summit Credit Union, a member-owned financial cooperative, has been named Top Workplaces in Madison, Milwaukee and the USA. These honors are judged using company-wide surveys.
“We have a strong purpose that drives our culture and engagement,” said Summit CEO & President Kim Sponem. “We hire people who work hard and care about people. Those employees work to improve our members’ lives through financial education and advice based on their needs. That’s something we are all very passionate about.”
Summit Credit Union was named one of the Top Workplaces in the USA in January. In March, Summit was named in the Top Workplaces in Greater Madison. And in May the credit union was awarded Top Workplaces in the Milwaukee area.
Nominated organizations were judged using company-wide surveys measuring employee engagement. Survey categories include communication and cooperation, development opportunities, leadership and more.
Highlighted benefits of working at Summit Credit Union include staff tuition assistance, student loan repayment assistance and helping employees pay their children’s college tuition by offering them $1,000 per semester in aid for four years.
Offerings also include a paid Diversity Day each year that allows employees to spend a day learning about culture or race, plus birthdays off. There’s also a wellness program that includes a 24/7 wellness center, a yoga studio, a sand volleyball court and bikes at its headquarters.
Summit is committed to creating a working environment that offers professional development opportunities while promoting diversity, equity and inclusion.
About Summit Credit Union (WI)
Established in 1935, Summit Credit Union is a member-owned financial cooperative. Summit holds $6.8 billion in assets and has more than 252,000 members and 967 employees across 57 locations throughout Wisconsin. Since 2002, Kim Sponem has been CEO & President of Summit Credit Union, formerly known as CUNA Credit Union/Great Wisconsin Credit Union.
Recognized for its excellence in employee engagement, in 2021, 2022 and 2023 Summit was named both a Top Workplace in the USA by Top Workplaces USA and a Top Workplace in the Madison area by the Wisconsin State Journal. In 2023 it has added a Top Workplace award in Milwaukee by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
For more information, visit www.summitcreditunion.com or call 608-243-5000 or 800-236-5560.
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