Bill joined Community Financial in 1975 and has spent the last 45 years serving a variety of positions, including Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, before becoming CEO in 2004. Since 1985, along with his own growth as a leader, the credit union has grown from $75 million in assets to more than $1 billion.

Bill is also highly engaged in both the larger Michigan credit union community and the Plymouth community. He currently serves as a board member for CU Solutions Group, Plymouth Community Arts Council, Detroit Cristo Rey High School and Kiwanis, and has previously served on the board of the Community Foundation of Plymouth.

Brad became CEO of Financial Plus Credit Union in January, 2020.  Headquartered in Flint, Michigan, FPCU serves over 55,000 members through its branch network and digital banking channels.  Brad works with the credit union team and its Board of Directors to continue its mission of delivering trusted, technologically forward, and easily-accessible financial services to the communities it serves. Prior to returning home to Michigan, the Monroe native most recently served as Vice President and General Counsel of Illinois-based Baxter Credit Union.

Brad holds a Bachelor’s of Arts in Political Science from Western Michigan University, a Juris Doctor from the University of Toledo College of Law, and a Master’s of Business Administration from the University of Notre Dame.
 

Ms. Toensing got her start in the workforce in the fast-food industry at the age of 16. After five years of swing shifts, nights, weekends and a newborn son, she decided to look for a bookkeeping job. Connie truly grew with the business. Starting in 1984, the credit union was 1 million in assets and she worked in every area of the credit union. Today at 33 million in assets you still may see her shoveling snow from the sidewalk. In 1997, when her boss retired from the credit union, Connie was promoted to CEO and became active in the UP Chapter immediately and she has served on the UP-Executive committee ever since. For the past five years she has represented the UP Chapter on the MCUL Board of Directors.

Connie lives with her husband, Fred, on 20 acres of hardwood trees. With their combined families she have two sons, one stepdaughter and one stepson.  They have four grandsons and one granddaughter.

Ms. Fox practiced law in Washington DC and Michigan, managing complex litigation in federal and state courts and providing advice and counsel to individuals and businesses on a broad range of topics. She has lectured in the U.S. and abroad, in addition to teaching Insurance Law at Michigan State University College of Law. Ms. Fox was inducted into the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel and recognized by Lawyers’ Weekly as a 2014 Women in the Law honoree. She has also served in a staff advisory role on several U.S. Presidential campaigns and was appointed by Governor Jennifer Granholm to serve as board member and legal counsel for several charitable foundations.

In January 2019 Anita G. Fox was appointed to Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s Cabinet as the Director of the Department of Insurance and Financial Services.

In April 2003, financial operations executive Heidi Kassab, was promoted to president and chief executive officer of Cornerstone Community Financial (CCF), bringing to the leadership role a lifetime of experience that began when a former Girl Scout troop leader offered her a temporary summer job at a credit union. In her time as CEO, Heidi has helped grow CCF’s assets to $330 million, a more than 40 percent increase in the last five years, and membership figures to approximately 25,000 shareholders. 

A native Michigander, Heidi graduated from Oakland University with Bachelor of Arts degree in accounting and computer science. She currently resides in Shelby Township, Mich. with her husband and three children.

Hank Hubbard is the President/CEO of One Detroit Credit Union. Since becoming CEO in 1991, he has focused on expanding 1DCU’s presence in the community and growing the Credit Union’s product offerings, with an emphasis on financial empowerment and inclusion. Hank served on the board of the Eastside Community Network and is Treasurer of the board for the Detroit CDFI Coalition. He is also the Chair of the Metro West Chapter Community Involvement Committee for the Michigan Credit Union League (MCUL), the co-chair of the MCUL Awards Committee, and a member of the MCUL Metro West Chapter Executive Committee.

Heather Luciani is the CEO of Marshall Community Credit Union, a community credit union located in Marshall, Michigan, with a branch in Battle Creek. The $265 million credit union serves eight counties and 15,000 members. Heather became CEO in 2010, previously serving in the role of Chief Operating Officer, with a background in lending that began with a community bank. Under Heather’s leadership, Marshall Community Credit Union was a 2019 recipient of the MCUL Outstanding Credit Union of the Year and, for the ninth consecutive year in 2020, is a Raddon Crystal Performance Award recipient. Heather lives in Marshall with her husband, Dan, and twin sons, Jack and Jeremy, who are studying and playing basketball at Indiana Tech.

Dan is also a board member for Michigan Power Futbol, a nonprofit soccer club in the Wyoming area..  

This week Dave welcomes Cheryl DeBoer President & CEO of Advia Credit Union. Cheryl has worked in the credit union movement for over 40 years. She is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Advia Credit Union in Parchment, Michigan. Advia Credit Union holds $2.4 billion in member assets, has over 160,000 members and has offices in Michigan, Wisconsin and Illinois. She holds a B.S.B.A. from Lawrence Technological University, a M.S. from Madonna University and a J.D. from Thomas M. Cooley Law School. She is currently a Director on the Mortgage Center Board.