Two rising leaders at Evansville Teachers Federal Credit Union earned spots in the coveted 20 Under 40 competition sponsored by Tri-State Business Journal, a publication of USA Today Network media in Evansville, Indiana.
Tami Tenbarge, Director of Sales and Employee Development, and Lance Kollker, Business Development Officer, comprised 10 percent of the 2018 Class that was honored at a program on September 13 at the Tropicana Hotel and Casino.
Independent judges determine the winners in the competition by considering work accomplishments, support of non-profit efforts, and community leadership. Nominees must be under the age of 40.
Tenbarge began her career as a part-time teller at ETFCU and worked her way up to her current position, where she is responsible for making sure that 500-plus employees receive essential training, including leadership development. She also creates sales contests and incentives for all of our branches and sales people.
Even with a busy family life with her daughters, 11-year-old Madison and 4-year-old Taylor, Tenbarge volunteers with the Dream Center and Uncharted, served as ETFCU’s champion in a United Way campaign that this year increased employee giving from $12,000 to $45,000, and led an effort that resulted in $78,000 of employee pledges to completely fund an upcoming Habitat House build. She is a member of Habitat’s 500th Build committee, and an inspirational song she wrote, “Build Your Dreams,” will be performed by a 500-voice choir as part of the community celebration of the milestone. She is a worship leader at One Life East, helps organize the Women’s Conference, and works with children in the church.
Kollker joined ETFCU seven years ago, while still a student at the University of Southern Indiana. He currently is an Ignite participant and the Vice President of the Southwestern Chapter of the Indiana Credit Union League. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Youth First, and past co-chair of the Youth First Passport to Adventure auction raising over $300,000 for at-risk youth in just 2 years’ time. He leads the Hard Hats & High Heels event each year that raises money for the Millennial Build for Habitat for Humanity. As a Cluster host with JobSpark Evansville, he directs part of a 2-day event in which 7,000 students explore future career possibilities. The Business, Communication, and Sales cluster unites 12 partners from across a plethora of industries to show the students that business careers have a wide variety of options.
Kollker also worked with Junior Achievement, Big Brothers Big Sisters, the Public Education Foundation of Evansville and Gilda’s Club, while serving as President of the Rotaract Club of Evansville.