WASHINGTON, DC (September 12, 2019) — The National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions (NAFCU) recognized Visions Federal Credit Union’s Director of Government Affairs Patricia F. Shermot with the association’s 2019 Paul Revere Award. The award is presented to the credit union grassroots advocate of the year.
“Patricia’s advocacy has been invaluable to the credit union industry and its 118 million members, and has helped ensure credit unions continue to have a strong voice in Washington,” said NAFCU President and CEO Dan Berger. “It is with my great pleasure to honor Patricia with the 2019 Paul Revere Award for her commitment to our industry’s cooperative, not-for-profit mission.”
“It is an honor to be recognized with NAFCU’s Paul Revere Award,” said Patricia Shermot, Visions Federal Credit Union’s Director of Government Affairs. “Credit unions provide tremendous value to their members and local communities, and I am proud to advocate on our industry’s behalf. With the ongoing support of our President/CEO and leadership team, I look forward to continuing to be a strong, reliable grassroots advocate.”
The award is only given to an individual of a NAFCU-member credit union and recognizes a credit union supporter who goes to great lengths in their grassroots and political efforts.
Shermot actively participates and brings the credit union voice to various congressional offices across New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. In the past year alone, Shermot met with more than 20 separate congressional offices. During those discussions, she ensured lawmakers were well informed and educated on the benefits credit unions provide to their members and local communities.
Visions Federal Credit Union is headquartered in Endwell, N.Y., and it was founded in 1966.
The National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions is the only national trade association focusing exclusively on federal issues affecting the nation’s federally-insured credit unions. NAFCU membership is direct and provides credit unions with the best in federal advocacy, education and compliance assistance. For more information on NAFCU, go to www.nafcu.org or @NAFCU on Twitter.
