Dear Deborah!

by Ron Daly

Last week, The Senate Banking Committee voted on the nomination of Deborah Matz to the NCUA board [click here for the CU Journal article]. Expected to go to vote either this week or early next week, this got me wondering: If you had her ear, what would you tell Deborah before her first day back on the NCUA board? 

Yesterday I ran across this page, sponsored by CU Rising, where you can do just that.

Some of the List of Messages for Deborah Matz -

• Please be a passionate leader for the credit union movement and its' members. More than anything we need someone who will be open and honest, a good communicator.

• You come into this position at what I consider to be a major turning point for credit unions. We are faced with the opportunity to make huge differences for consumers at a time when they are in greatest need, but quite honestly, the recent actions of the NCUA and their lack of transparency stand in our way to realize the potential of this opportunity.

Post a message if you feel inclined. I have a strange feeling that they will get to her if she’s not on the site’s Twitter already.

To follow CU Rising on Twitter, go to http://twitter.com/CU_Rising. If you're already on Twitter and want to send a message to Deborah, use the hashtag #deardeborah.

Comments

[CreditUnionsRising]

Thanks, Ron! We believe facilitating communication about the most critical issues facing credit unions is the first step to enacting real change for the industry. Sites like CU Soapbox do a great job encouraging credit union thought leaders to present their own ideas and challenge the ideas of others. Onward!