Foundation Update

​Announcing our new board members Tyler Gross and Kylee Lemieux! Plus, Golf Scramble in Fargo on August 16; and multiple Foundation grants/scholarships available. 

The Dakota Credit Union Foundation (Foundation) Board of Directors held a virtual meeting on Wednesday, June 28th. Two nominations for open board seats were considered and approved by unanimous vote. The Foundation would like to welcome their newest members: Tyler Gross, Senior Loan Officer at Sioux Valley Co-op FCU, will be the new Director representing Central South Dakota. Kylee Lemieux, Marketing Manager at North Star Community CU will be the new Director representing Central North Dakota.
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Tyler has 13 years of experience in the credit union industry. He is currently serving on the Golden Pheasant Chapter Board of Directors, and also serves on the endowment fund board for his church. Tyler has been an attendee at many DakCU events and has also been active in the advocacy area, traveling to DC for Hike the Hill events and to Pierre for CU Legislative Day. 

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Kylee has several years of experience in marketing and fundraising within the credit union industry, and is ready to contribute her skills to further the mission and goals of the Foundation. She is a member of the North Central Chapter, the CUNA Marketing Council, is chair of the North Star Donation Committee, and a volunteer for the Pierce County Fair and many other community events.

Thank you to these two new volunteers and to their credit unions for supporting their service to our charitable foundation!
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Your Foundation Board of Directors:

• Keith Mantz – Chair, ND at Large – Chief Retail Officer, Capital CU
• April Tompkins – Vice Chair, Eastern SD – CEO Explorers CU
• Jim Schaefbauer – Secretary/Treasurer, Eastern ND – President/CEO United Savings CU
• Jeff Olson – Ex Officio Director, DakCU President/CEO
• Holly Steier – Director, Western ND – Marketing Rep, Western Cooperative CU
• Dorothy Voorhees – Director, Western SD – CFO Sentinel FCU
• Abby Murano – Director, SD at Large – Marketing Specialist, Dakotaland FCU
• Tyler Gross – Director, Central SD – Senior Loan Officer, Sioux Valley Co-op FCU
• Kylee Lemieux – Director, Central ND – Marketing Manager, North Star Community CU

 
In other news, the Foundation is gearing up for our 7th Annual Dakota Credit Union Foundation Golf Scramble, which will be held Wednesday, August 16th, at the Rose Creek Golf Course in Fargo, ND. Individual and team registration can be found here. Registration fee includes green fees and golf cart, lunch, and dinner after the event. We also have multiple sponsorship opportunities, which you can explore here.

Also worth mentioning, in the 2023 approved budget, there was money allocated for both financial counseling certification programs (two scholarships for $1,500 for FiCEP) and for professional development (five scholarships at $1,200) such as the iLead@11 DakCU Emerging Leader Program. This money is still available – if you are interested in applying for a grant/scholarship click here and follow the instructions on the fillable PDF application.  

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