CUNA Consumer Lending School: Foundations
Instructors

Instructors

  Woody Hodgdon, CUCE, BSACS

Woody is a Credit Union Compliance Expert (CUCE), Bank Secrecy Act Compliance Specialist (BSACS), and is the national compliance manager for Addison Avenue Federal Credit Union (formerly HP Employees FCU) in Palo Alto, California. Addison Avenue FCU serves employees of Hewlett Packard, Agilent Technologies, Philips Electronics, and several other related employers in the United States and Puerto Rico. Prior to accepting his current job, Woody spent 17 years at HP Rocky Mountain Federal Credit Union in Loveland, Colorado which eventually merged with the other HP credit unions to form Addison Avenue FCU. He spent three years as an agent for CUNA Mutual in northern Colorado prior to starting his management career with credit unions. Woody has been involved in credit union management, operations, marketing, and compliance issues for more than 30 years. He is a graduate of Western CUNA Management School in Pomona, California. He is a 1980's graduate of CUNA's Regulatory Compliance School and attends annual update sessions to stay current. Woody has lectured to many groups about bankruptcy, the Americans with Disabilities Act, financial counseling, home banking, and risk-based lending. Woody is a charter member of the National Credit Union Institute and earned the Dean's List with Highest Honors designation.

  Jeff McGuire, CCUE

Take several parts humor, motivation and education, mix in some patriotic zeal, and you have just participated in a credit union seminar given by Jeff McGuire. Whether the topic is geared toward credit union staff, management or volunteers, Jeff has the ability to present the information in a manner that is both educational and entertaining. Jeff speaks on topics such as lending, asset/liability management, robbery, supervisory management skills, and more.

Jeff is vice president of Ronald R. Hyde & Company, a financial management company that provides management consulting and training. Previously, Jeff was a consultant with the Texas Credit Union League for 15 years where he developed many of the supervisory committee and director training programs.

  Rory Rowland, CCUE

Rory served as president of two credit unions and is a Certified Credit Union Executive. He is a business consultant and dynamic seminar leader specializing in programs on lending, technology, leadership, and communications skills. Rory uses his communications skills and credit union knowledge to help others in the movement be more effective.

Rory has presented his high-energy, fun, and humorous programs in all 50 states over the past eight years, as well as in Canada and Mexico. He is continually one of the most highly-rated speakers at state and national associations throughout the country, including many of the credit union league conferences.

  Harry Strausser, III

Harry is president of the Remit Corporation and Interact Training and Development where he oversees the operation of a full-service collection agency and coordinates training programs for its educational subsidiary. Harry is active in the Pennsylvania Collectors Association and ACA International. In 1998 he received the Kurt Swersky Innovative Leadership Award at the Leadership Forum of the American Collectors Association.

For more program content information or to request a brochure call 800-356-9655, ext. 4249, or email elearning@cuna.coop. For registration questions, call 800-356-9655, ext.4400 or e-mail reginfo@cuna.coop.