WCMS students draw on their powerful WCMS experiences when they go back to their credit unions. They are fired up: motivated and committed. The careers of many take off: they get promoted; some are ready to become CEO’s. Equally important, many become deeply involved in credit unions service.

Here are just a few examples.

  • Diana Dykstra held a position in middle management when she graduated from WCMS in 1992. Today she is CEO of San Francisco Fire Credit Union, she holds the patent for CUDL, a program to support credit union indirect auto lending, and she is the former chair of the California Credit Union League. Other WCMS graduates who have held the position of Chair of the CCUL include: Frank Michael and Pat Wagner. John Annaloro, Chair of the Washington Credit Union League is also a graduate of WCMS.

  • Larry Sharp and Monica Lopez serve on the Credit Union Advisory Committee of the California Department of Financial Institutions.

  • Three corporate credit union presidents attained their positions following graduation from WCMS: they are Richard Johnson, retired CEO of WesCorp, Wayne Barnes, now retired, who became the CEO fo the Utah Corporate, and David Brehmer, who is now CEO of the Carolina Corporate.

  • Ava Milosevich, retired CEO of SELCO Credit Union in Oregon and the recipent of the 2007 Dr. Likens Award, became CEO once she graduated from WCMS, and has held numerous national and state leadership positions; currently she is chair of NACUSO.

  • A number of CUNA national directors have been alumni of WCMS. Patsy Van Ouwerkerk was in middle management when she graduated. Today she is CEO of the $1.4 billion Travis Credit Union and is a past chair of the California League. She, Rick Craig and Wayne Bunker have chaired the Credit Union Executive Society.

  • Rick Craig became CEO of the $3 billion America First Credit Union in Utah following his graduation from WCMS, and today he is leading the fight in Utah against the banker attacks in that state.

  • David Maus, a recent chairman of CUNA, graduated from WCMS in 1978. Twenty of twenty-two Chapter Presidents in California are graduates of WCMS.

These are just a few examples. One could go on and on.