[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 80 (Thursday, May 31, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E942]
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                   IN RECOGNITION OF MICHAEL LUSSIER

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                        HON. WILLIAM R. KEATING

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 31, 2012

  Mr. KEATING. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Michael Lussier, 
President and CEO of Webster First Federal Credit Union, as he 
completes his tenure as Chairman of the Board at the National 
Association of Federal Credit Unions (NAFCU). Elected to the NAFCU 
Board in 2005, Mike has been a devoted and effective leader in the 
credit union industry.
  Given the challenges the country faces in recovering from the 
financial crisis, Mike's responsibilities as chair have been 
particularly strenuous. Nonetheless, he has done a masterful job 
balancing his time as Chairman of the NAFCU Board and his 
responsibilities at Webster First Federal Credit Union where he first 
became President/CEO in 1990 at the age of 29. Originally founded as a 
Polish-ethnic credit union in the 1920's, Webster First currently 
serves over 47,000 member-owners in Massachusetts' Worcester, Essex, 
Middlesex, and Suffolk counties.
  Throughout his tenure as Chairman of the NAFCU Board of Directors, 
Mike has been a tireless advocate for credit unions and the members 
they proudly serve. He has testified before both chambers of Congress 
on regulatory relief issues for credit unions ranging from member 
business lending to those stemming from the Dodd-Frank financial reform 
legislation signed into law in 2010. Mike is also currently a board 
member of Mass Share Insurance Corp (MSIC) and on the board of Pentegra 
Retirement Services. Over the years, he has been a trustee of Becker 
College, on the boards of the Better Business Bureau, Rotary Club, 
local hospitals, and the American Red Cross. Mike is also a licensed 
General Aviation Pilot.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to join me today in congratulating 
Michael Lussier as he reaches the end of his tenure as the NAFCU Board 
Chairman. It is my understanding that Mike will remain on the NAFCU 
Board in another capacity and I am sure his experience in credit union 
management will continue to be an asset to the NAFCU and the larger 
credit union community.

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