Community First Credit Union
Jennifer Lower is an experienced Application Developer at Community First Credit Union since February 2018, with a strong background in software development and quality assurance. Jennifer worked as a Senior QA Analyst at Vertafore from July 2015 to December 2017, testing API products for insurance rating and assisting in data migration verification. Prior to that, Jennifer served as a Technical Lead at Vertafore from November 2006 to December 2014, acting as the primary liaison between development and QA teams. Early in Jennifer's career, roles included Company Developer at Fiserv FSC, where solutions for insurance rating systems were researched and developed, and Automation Engineer at Niku Corporation, responsible for automating build processes. Educational credentials include a BS in Computer Science from Sonoma State University and an A.S. in General Studies from Santa Rosa Junior College.
Community First Credit Union
We put people before profits. For 60 years we have chosen to not behave like a Wall Street bank. A bank is owned by stockholders. They are rarely customers, but bought stock in hopes that its value would increase. The primary role of a bank CEO is to raise stock price. The result? Customers get squeezed, shortcuts get taken, and fees become a profit center. The role of the CEO at a not-for-profit financial cooperative is to create wealth for its Members and the communities it serves. Any would-be profits are pushed back to Members and the cooperative –– like next-gen ATMs, new online conveniences, and additional branches. Community First Credit Union was founded in 1961 by seven LOCAL teachers who were denied home loans by banks. In 2017, Community First merged with Mendo Lake Credit Union, also founded by LOCAL teachers back in 1959. The Mendo Lake Credit Union charter was retained, and because the service area of the not-for-profit financial cooperative expanded to include five Northern California counties (Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, and Sonoma), the Community First name was adopted for the combined credit union. Big banks take local deposits and lend them wherever they get the best return - L.A., Houston, Dubai. A financial cooperative is a better way to bank. At Community First Credit Union, your locally earned dollars must stay in the LOCAL economy. This helps your neighbors, police, parks, paramedics, schools –– in your back yard. What's more, we've been specially designated as a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) and a Juntos Avanzamos credit union - which means we go above and beyond to serve our LOCAL communities. Check it out!