Mary Vasquez
Mary Vasquez
Community Advocate
Point West CU
Mary Vasquez has been with Point West Credit Union for over 14 years and currently serves as its Community Advocate. She began as a teller, and through hard work and dedication, climbed the ranks to become a Loan Officer before taking her current position.
Mary graduated from Clark College in 2015 with an Associate Degree and is a Certified Credit Union Financial Counselor. She was the sole representative of the Northwest region to participate in the credit union exchange program through WOCCU in the Dominican Republic. She has received multiple certificates of achievement from Mt. Hood Community College including Financial Management, Consumer Lending, Professional Development and Credit Union Management. Mary received the 2019 Young Credit Union Leader Award at MAXX through the Northwest Credit Union Association.
Mary serves as a board member for Bienestar and her mission in life is to continue helping the underserved by delivering financial stability and education.
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