[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 38 (Thursday, March 8, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E356]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  HONORING MS. DEBRA SCHWARTZ ON HER RECENT SELECTION TO THE BOARD OF 
     DIRECTORS AT THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FEDERAL CREDIT UNIONS

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                         HON. BRIAN P. BILBRAY

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 8, 2012

  Mr. BILBRAY. Mr. Speaker, today, I rise to congratulate Debra 
Schwartz on her recent selection to the Board of Directors at the 
National Association of Federal Credit Unions (NAFCU).
  With more than 25 years of financial services leadership, Ms. 
Schwartz will be a great addition to NAFCU. She has been president and 
CEO of Mission Federal Credit Union in San Diego since 2009. Prior to 
joining Mission Federal, she served as Chief Financial Officer at First 
Future Credit Union and as Executive Vice President at San Diego County 
Credit Union.
  Debra Schwartz graduated magna cum laude in Economics and Marketing 
from the State University of New York, and obtained a Master's degree 
in Business Administration from the University of Southern California 
Marshall School of Business. Throughout her 25 years of leadership in 
the financial services industry, Ms. Schwartz has also dedicated time 
and energy to a variety of non-profit organizations focused on youth 
and financial literacy. In fact, she currently serves on the governing 
board of Junior Achievement in San Diego and Imperial counties.
  With more than 163,000 credit union members in San Diego community, 
Ms. Schwartz is a welcomed addition to the NAFCU Board of Directors and 
will undoubtedly make an immediate impact in her role. She has been 
both a leader and an innovator in the community and the NAFCU will be 
well served by her representation. Ms. Schwartz's experience will be a 
strong asset to the NAFCU as the credit union industry negotiates the 
recent financial regulatory reforms that will make lasting changes in 
the way credit unions operate.
  I wish Ms. Schwartz the best of luck in her new role on the NAFCU 
board and look forward to working with her in this capacity. I ask my 
colleagues to join me today in congratulating Debra on this achievement 
and wishing her luck in her future endeavors.

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