SAFE’s Carrie Young a finalist in Carolinas League CUaware competition
September 7, 2016
Carrie Young, Executive Assistant at SAFE Federal Credit Union, has claimed the CUaware Protégé competition title for the Columbia Chapter of the Carolinas Credit Union League.
She has advanced to the final evaluation, which will be October 6 in Asheville, North Carolina, with chapter winners from across the two states. The competition is aimed at under-35 professionals who are rising in their careers.
Young has been Executive Assistant at SAFE, one of the largest credit unions based in South Carolina, for one year, and has worked in the credit union industry for four years.
Communication skills are a key element of CUaware competition, and Young says her work at SAFE has prepared her well. As part of the competition, Young spoke on the subject of how credit unions can adapt to the ever-changing climate in which they do business, through means such as adopting an innovative culture and investing in their employees.
Young lives in Lexington, South Carolina, and is married with three children. She serves on the CUaware leadership council for the Columbia Chapter. The prize in the October competition is a scholarship, and if Young wins she plans to apply it to CUNA (Credit Union National Association) Management School.
About SAFE Federal Credit Union
SAFE Federal Credit Union, founded in 1955, is the largest credit union based in the Midlands, with nearly $1 billion in total assets, 112,000 members, and 19 branches. Membership is open to anyone who lives, works, worships, or goes to school in Sumter, Lee, Clarendon, Florence, and Orangeburg counties, as well as parts of Kershaw, Richland, and Lexington counties. Membership is also open to employees of more than 500 companies located throughout the Midlands and relatives of those eligible to join.
