CU Strategic Planning
Stacy Augustine is an accomplished professional with extensive experience in the financial services and community development sectors. As the Chair of the Board of Directors for the National Council for Economic Opportunities since December 2016, Stacy leads initiatives aimed at improving the financial success of low-income families. Stacy has also served as President of CU Strategic Planning since November 2012, providing strategic guidance to credit unions. Prior roles include serving as a Board Member for the Washington Jump$tart Coalition, Senior Vice President and General Counsel at the Northwest Credit Union Association, and Commissioner for the Financial Education Public Private Partnership. Stacy holds a Juris Doctor from Notre Dame Law School, an Executive Leadership Certificate from Cornell University, and a Bachelor of Arts from Pacific Lutheran University.
CU Strategic Planning
CU Strategic Planning is the top-performing consulting firm working with credit unions in the field of community development. Collectively, its staff has over 300 years of experience. Through collaboration with its clients, the firm has authored and implemented more than 330 award-winning applications for CDFI credit unions resulting in $800,000,000 in US Treasury CDFI Awards. As part of its community development consulting, CU Strategic Planning unlocks opportunities for credit unions to change their communities by strategically managing credit unions' transition to the community development business model. This includes DEI strategy, executive recruiting, product and policy enhancement to increase the yield on assets and impacts to the community, and developing pipelines of loans from new community partners.