NASCUS/CUbroadcast Interviews

2025 60th Annual NASCUS State System Summit


Janet M. Powell, Chief of Regulation and Supervision—Credit Unions at the Oregon Department of Financial Regulation, joined us in the Studio Lounge to discuss her accolade of winning NASCUS’s prestigious 2025 Pierre Jay Award.
Theresa Mason, American Share Insurance (ASI) Chief Executive Officer & President, and Kurt Loose, CPA, Senior Vice President & Chief Operations Officer at ASI, stopped by the Studio Lounge to discuss the power of private share insurance for credit unions.

Folashade Abiola-Banjac, Principal-Leader of FLI at CliftonLarsonAllen (CLA), joined us in the Studio Lounge following her conference session on “Fraud, Waste and Abuse – How Can You Prepare Your Organization?”
Amanda Wick, Principal at Incite Consulting LLC, joined us in the Studio Lounge to highlight her Summit session on “Navigating the Intersection of Cryptocurrency and Banking: Implications for Credit Union Regulators.”

Chelsea Treboniak, Owner at Critical Ops and a 2006 graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, joined us for a chat on “Fraud Frontlines: Emerging Threats and Strategic Responses.”
Alex Sokoletsky, Consultant & Founder at SwipeSwipe, stopped by the Studio Lounge to highlight his conference session on “Economic Outlook & What It Means for Credit Unions.”

Cornerstone Credit Union League President/CEO Caroline Willard stopped by the Studio Lounge to open our 2025 NASCUS State System Summit coverage. Caroline also opened the conference with a short keynote discussing the dual charter, risk and compliance in the state system, and more.
State of Texas Credit Union Department Commissioner Michael Riepen shared his insights. He emphasized the need for collaboration between credit unions and regulators, especially regarding technology and fintech partnerships ⎯ of which NASCUS does very well at the State System Summit each year.

Robert Rutkowski, Deputy Superintendent, Division of Financial Institutions at the Ohio Department of Commerce, joined us in the Studio Lounge to discuss the 60th NASCUS State System Summit highlights and takeaways.
John Kolhoff, Senior Vice President of Policy and Supervision at NASCUS, joined us in the Studio Lounge to discuss NASCUS responsibilities, conference highlights, regulators and credit unions all working together for the good of the industry.

Dan LeFree, President and CEO at Community 1st Credit Union, stopped by the Studio Lounge following his conference session on “Green Lending: Exploring Opportunities and Addressing Risks” to share a few highlights.
Pam Easley, Executive Management Consultant, Assurance & Advisory; and Sheila Balzer Partner, Assurance & Advisory at SingerLewak; joined us in the Studio Lounge to discuss highlights from their session “Risk Management in an Evolving Economy.”

Cary Fortin, Co-founder at Goodbuy, joined us in the Studio Lounge to share highlights of her conference session, updating the audience on Goodbuy since its 2025 NACUSO Next Big Idea win.
Miriam Ackerman, Acting CEO at NACUSO ⎯ as well as Chief Strategy Officer at DNT BLNK and co-founder of NetGiver, joined us in the Studio Lounge to discuss a big chance at NACUSO: the organization’s new CEO Randy Salser.

​Brian Kaas, President and Managing Director at TruStage Ventures, joined us in the Studio Lounge to share highlights from his session “Evolving Your Credit Union – How Fintech and Stablecoin are Poised to Reshape The Industry…”
Donovan Crowley, Director of Security Strategy at Fortress SRM, joined us in the Studio Lounge to highlight his NASCUS Summit talk on “Intelligence Preparation of the Cyber Battlefield” — and how credit unions can incorporate this military style method to fend off fraudsters…

Amanda Tuckey, Vice President of Marketing and Communications at NASCUS, joined us in the Studio Lounge to recap the activities, sessions, and networking events of the last few days.
Craig Money. Chief Member Engagement Officer at NASCUS, stopped by the Studio Lounge for a quick visit to discuss stablecoin implications, regulatory changes, and the concept of fourth party in vendor management.