A Day in the Life of a Vice President Education and Social Impact at California Nevada and Utah Credit Union League and Association
A VP of Education and Social Impact's day is varied, ranging from internal staff management to external engagements such as vetting speakers for conferences by "reviewing their own onstage presence" and lobbying legislators regarding credit union-related bills. Work also involves directly supporting credit unions through webinars on social impact topics like CDFI components and green energy lending, all with the overarching goal of helping credit unions "build better striving, thriving communities."
Leadership, Social Impact, Community Development, Financial Services, Legislative Advocacy
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Amanda Garcia-Merz
Vice President, Education & Social Impact
California Credit Union League, Nevada's Credit Unions and the Utah Credit Union Association
Sacramento State
English, Writing & Education
Finance (Banking, Fintech, Investing)
Education
Worked 20+ Hours in School, Transfer Student
Video Highlights
1. Manages a team while also sourcing speakers for conferences, including reviewing their presentations and meeting with them to tailor content.
2. Communicates with legislators to advocate for or against bills that impact credit union members.
3. Provides webinars to credit unions on social impact topics, such as CDFI components and green energy lending.
Transcript
What does a day in the life of a VP of education and social impact look like?
On a normal day, my job can involve anything from the managerial side of working with and empowering my staff to looking at speakers for a conference. This can mean reviewing their onstage presence through platforms like YouTube or TEDx. It can also involve meeting with them in person to discuss the content and the needs we have for our conferences or other speaking engagements.
I could also be on a call with legislators to discuss the work credit unions do within the community. This is to propose a bill or ask them not to support something that might be harmful to our members, who are also our customers in the credit union industry.
Additionally, I work very closely with our credit unions and provide them with direct webinars on their social impact work. This can range from bringing in someone from the CDFI component to explaining what our green gas and energy lending products look like.
It varies widely on a daily basis, which is what I love most because the work is so varied. The main component of every day, I believe, is figuring out how I can support our credit unions to be the best supporters they can be. This is to build better, striving, thriving communities in which they have their offices.