FOLSOM, California – (October 25, 2019) – SAFE Credit Union President and CEO Dave Roughton
received the California Advocate of the Year Award for 2019 from the California
and Nevada Credit Union Leagues at an awards ceremony in Monterey, California,
this week.
“I
am very pleased to receive this honor,” Roughton said. “It’s essential that
credit union leaders make advocacy a focus of what they do. Providing our
members with exceptional service includes ensuring that we actively work to
reduce unnecessary and expensive regulations while promoting policies that
benefit the cooperative credit union mission.”
In
announcing the award, Heather
deNecochea, manager of political advocacy manager at the California and Nevada
Credit Union League, said: “Dave Roughton has been instrumental in nurturing
local relationships with elected officials in the Greater Sacramento area. He
has made community and engagement a top priority and has yielded a positive and
open brand for the credit union movement. Dave has hosted multiple fundraisers
at his credit union and routinely makes donations to our PAC and candidates.
Dave prioritizes advocacy events by always ensuring SAFE Credit Union’s
representation is at all levels. We appreciate his dedication and commitment to
our advocacy efforts.”
As
a credit union industry leader, Roughton advocates for policies that benefit
SAFE’s 235,000 members by working directly with local and state elected
officials. He leads delegations to Washington, D.C, for the annual Credit Union
National Association Governmental Affairs Conference at which credit union
executives connect directly with members of Congress. He also champions the
credit union cooperative movement with state lawmakers during the annual
California Government Relations Rally.
Roughton
serves on the California Credit Union League Board of Directors and is a member
of the Regulatory Advocacy Committee. In the past he has served on the
California Credit Union League Legislative Advocacy Committee; the CO-OP Financial
Services Board of Directors; and as chair of the MBL, LLC Board of Directors.
About SAFE
SAFE
Credit Union has made members an integral part of its vision since 1940. Over
the years the credit union has kept the focus on what really matters, putting
members first, a formula that has seen SAFE grow into a leading financial
institution in Northern California with nearly $3 billion in assets and about 235,000
members. SAFE crafts every cutting-edge product and sterling service with
members’ needs foremost in mind. In addition to banking services conveniently available
through online, chat, mobile, or phone options, SAFE offers in-person care for
members and small businesses at service centers across the Greater Sacramento
region and a mortgage lending office serving Contra Costa and Alameda counties.
SAFE is a not-for-profit, cooperative state-chartered credit union with
membership open to businesses and individuals living or working in Sacramento,
Placer, Yolo, El Dorado, Sutter, Butte, Nevada, Solano, San Joaquin, Contra
Costa, Yuba, Amador, and Alameda counties. Insured by NCUA. www.safecu.org