New York State Governmental Affairs Conference

Ufirst CEO Linda Bourgeois, Board Member Ginny Brady and Supervisory Committee Member Jaimie Trautman attended the New York State Credit Union League Governmental Affairs conference and lobbying day in Albany on Monday, May 19th. The Flickr link on the sidebar features some pictures from the conference.

The day began with a briefing by Amy Kramer, Vice President of Governmental Affairs for the New York State Credit Union League. UFirst participants then joined representatives from  Dannemora Federal Credit Union, GP Community Federal Credit Union and Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union in visits to Senator Betty Little and Assemblywomen Teresa Sayward and Janet Duprey. Listen to the short interview by clicking the right arrow on the player at the end of this post for an explanation of why it is important for credit union members to be represented at this yearly event.