Director Profile - Liz Woodard

UFirst FCU Board Secretary Liz Woodard and I met this week in her office on the eighth floor of the Kehoe Administration building on the campus of Plattsburgh State University. Liz has made Plattsburgh her home for almost 30 years and has worked at Plattsburgh State since 1987. In 1990 she transfered to the Academic Affairs division of the college and now works as the Administrative Assistant to the  Academic Provost.

Liz mentioned that the products, services and benefits of credit unions have been a part of her life for many years. Her mother worked for a credit union when she was a child and Liz has been a credit union member from an early age. Becoming a member of SUNY Plattsburgh FCU was one of the first things she did when she began her career at the college. Liz recalled getting her first loan from the credit union when it was located in a small office in Kehoe. She has been a member of the board of directors for 11 years and served as board secretary for almost as long.

Liz has witnessed many changes at UFirst throughout the years. She has seen the credit union evolve over the years watching it grow from a one person operation housed on campus to a membership of over 3000 with a new operations center and a branch in the college bookstore. Liz is enthusiastic about the fact that UFirst now operates under a Community Charter. She believes that we need to balance our growth so that we maintain the personal, member-centered interactions that have distinguished us in the community.

Liz had an interesting perspective on the issues that will affect UFirst in the future. Listen while she reflects on these challenges:

At the close of our interview I asked Liz what message she would like to communicate to our membership. She said, 

 

Comments

[Morriss Partee]

It was great meeting Liz in DC. She's a real character and go-getter! The second audio clip is especially good - the credit union isn't a building, the credit union is you, our members! Nice, very nice!

[Ginny Brady]

Thanks for your comment, Morriss. You're right - Liz is a tremendous asset to our board.