Member Spotlight: Janet M. Walters

CUNA Councils
February 2, 2007

Janet Walters has worked in the financial industry for over 33 years—twenty of those with a credit union. Her area of expertise is domestic and international credit union operations. She currently is vice president of branch support for USA Federal Credit Union in San Diego, and lives in nearby Spring Valley, California.

Biggest challenge

New membership growth and account retention.

Best advice

Take time to dream your visions into reality. Then execute them into existence.

Greatest benefit of Council membership

Meeting new friends and learning from others. It’s beneficial to learn what others are doing to make a difference. I love meeting, sharing, and hearing what innovative and creative ideas other credit unions are doing.

Best part of my job

The people I work with.

Hardest part of my job

Balancing the needs of the organization with the expectations of the membership.

Success story

Taking time out of my day just to visualize what ispossible and planning strategies to achieve the desired results.

Hobbies/interests

Sewing, computers, watching classic movies, and of course watching All My Children for the past 30 years.

People would be most surprised to learn that . . .

I once dated an actor on CHIPS! Yes, officer Fritz was my man.

Recent book

GOD Is My CEO: Following God's Principle in a Bottom-Line World

Life goal not yet achieved

Retirement.

Something that always makes me laugh

A friend singing his version of the munchkins song from the Wizard of Oz. It’s the visual.

If you had an extra hour in the day. . .

I would give it to someone who only thought they had a minute to live.