Christine Ruzzi
Christine Ruzzi is the AVP, Enterprise Engagement for the GoWest Credit Union Association. She ensures that member credit unions take full advantage of the resources available to them through the Association, matching their needs with everything the Association has to offer.
Before coming to the Association, Ruzzi spent 16 years in the accounting industry, serving the members of North America’s largest association of business valuation and litigation services firms. Ruzzi holds a bachelor’s degree in economics and business with a minor in communication studies from Westmont College in Santa Barbara, CA.
Ruzzi is a longtime credit union member. She appreciates the member-focused and local nature of the industry, and is excited to work in an association that seeks to strengthen this cooperative culture in the northwest. Through the Association, she seeks to serve member credit unions so they can better serve their members and communities.
ADDITIONAL MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS TEAM MEMBERS

Lynn Heider
VP, Communications & Public Affairs
Phone: 503.350.2225
Toll-free: 800.995.9064 x225
Lynn Heider, GoWest Credit Union Association’s Vice President of Communications & Public Affairs, leads the Association’s internal and external public […]

Andrew Kobialka
Manager, Communications
NWCUA
Phone: 206.651.1828
Toll-free: 800.995.9064
Andrew Kobialka is the Communications Manager for the Northwest Credit Union Association. In this role, he is responsible for being […]

Melissa Lovejoy
VP, Enterprise Engagement Resources
Phone: 206.340.4830
Toll-free: 800.995.9064 x108
Melissa Lovejoy is the Vice President of Enterprise Engagement Resources at the GoWest Credit Union Association. In this role, she […]

Ben Shuey
Digital Marketing & Analytics Specialist
Phone: 208.297.5421
Toll-free: 800.995.9064 x307
Ben Shuey is the GoWest Credit Union Association’s Digital Marketing and Analytics Specialist. In this role, he is in charge […]