Wesson focused on uniting credit unions after merger Nov 19, 2008
Koenig, 50, who has been with Prime 15 years, will remain on staff as president of merger and credit union service organization (CUSO) development. Although Wesson, 41, is younger than Koenig and has been in the Milwaukee area for a shorter period of time, he will become CEO of the merged entity because Guardian is the larger of the two credit unions and because the Guardian name has been known in the area longer, Wesson said. (Milwaukee Business Journal, WI)
Stratford Festival to export dramatic ‘dream' Oct 18, 2008
In February 2007, members of the Canadian volunteer foreign-assistance agency CUSO and long-time Stratford actress Lally Cadeau visited Suchitoto. A month later, she and CUSO resource-development manager Peter Jones met with Cimolino to get the Stratford festival involved ... CUSO (now known as CUSO-VSO after its merger last July with the organization Volunteer Service Overseas Canada) is now in the process of securing $1. (Globe and Mail)
Movers & Shakers (Oct. 6) Oct 6, 2008
OSU Federal Investment Services Barbara Koontz was recognized with a 2007 Gold Pacesetter Award at the 2008 annual Focus, Commit, Evolve conference of CUSO Financial Services, LP, held recently in San Diego. The award honors the top performers among the registered representatives among CFS 100-plus credit union programs. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Mortgage door open: Opportunity knocks for some Oct 3, 2008
Thursday, October 02, 2008. We've got everything in our. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Credit union to open downtown branch Dec 13, 2007
CUSO of Hawaii, which offers mortgage, real estate and loan services, will also be located in the branch. The Fort Street branch is the credit union's fourth location. (Pacific Business News, HI)
Volunteer Day brings together all walks of life Dec 6, 2007
Other NGOs involved in the event were the Foundation of Indonesia's New Step, YAPPIKA, Pacivis, the National Democratic Institute, Habitat for Humanity, Canada-based CUSO and UN Volunteers. (tif). (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- City)
40 years of Anansi Press Oct 21, 2007
"Anansi, today, is a far cry from the quixotic vanity project hatched in 1967 when Dennis Lee then a young, unknown poet enlisted the support of his equally idealistic pal, Dave Godfrey, in helping to publish a collection of Lee's poems, Kingdom of Absence. Godfrey had just returned from a stint in Ghana with CUSO (Canadian University Students Overseas), where he had encountered fables about the mythical African spider god Anansi, providing the one-book publisher with its name.Never mind... (Toronto Star)
Binny Bintarti Buchori: Empowering NGOs through research Jul 8, 2007
In Ottawa, she had a meeting with colleagues from CUSO, a Canadian organization for international cooperation, while in Washington, she spoke at a seminar on reform within the International Monetary Fund. "I'm not as busy as I was. When I chaired Infid (International NGO Forum on Indonesia Development), I traveled a lot more," Binny said at the office of Perkumpulan Prakarsa, where she is the executive director. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Inside Alaska business Jan 31, 2007
Denali Alaskan Federal Credit Union's Investment Services Department was selected as a gold winner of the CUSO Financial Services Pacesetter award, a San Diego-based credit union-owned investment platform model. Denali program manager Tim Dombrowsky will receive an award for "Most Dollars Invested as a Percentage of Credit Union Assets" at the annual Pacesetter conference in Hawaii this February. (Anchorage Daily News)
Most popular cat names in La Crosse Jan 14, 2007
La Crosse Tribune - 6. Western Technical College. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Canadian shopkeeper takes on chief's mantle in Ghana Jan 5, 2007
McLaren headed for Ghana in 1971 to teach English literature on a two-year contract with the Canadian development organization CUSO.. During that time he met his future wife, Comfort. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
