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Meet our People!

A network of passionate thinkers and doers is behind everything we create.

Staff

Fellows

Lamont Black Associate Professor of Finance at DePaul University
Amy Hillman Professor, W. P. Carey Management and Entrepreneurship at Arizona State University
Kimberly Lear Founder at Inlay Insights
Mai Nguyen Director, The Design Lab; Professor, Urban Studies and Planning at University of California San Diego
Quinetta Roberson Ph.D., John A. Hannah Distinguished Professor of Management and Psychology at Michigan State University
Jeffrey Robinson Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor at Rutgers University—Newark

Administrative Board

Chair
April Clobes President + CEO at Michigan State University FCU
Vice Chair
Ty Muse President + CEO at Visions Federal Credit Union
Treasurer
Kevin Johnson President + CEO at Suncoast Credit Union
Director
Patty Campbell President + CEO at Christian Financial Credit Union
Director
Bill Cheney CEO at SchoolsFirst FCU
Director
Lily Newfarmer President + CEO at Tarrant County's Credit Union
Director
Mike Schenk Deputy Chief Advocacy Officer for Policy Analysis & Chief Economist at America's Credit Unions
Director
Keith Sultemeier President + CEO at Kinecta FCU
Director
Tonita Webb CEO at Verity Credit Union
Advisory
Jim Hayes President + CEO at State Department FCU
Advisory
Tammy Schultz President, Preplanning Solutions + SVP, B2B Sales at TruStage

Our Membership

Unlock the future with Filene membership

With ideas, truth and cooperation at the core, Filene provides exclusive access to an innovative community, unbiased research and tools to put ideas into action.

What does membership include?

If we can fund the research that will benefit all credit unions, it will be beneficial for all members. Our relationship with Filene has helped us move our efforts forward as well as the movement.

Merry Pateuk

SVP, Industry Engagement
Velera