Highlight: Opportunities' Fatnassi on Board of Inclusiv Posted by Association of Vermont Credit Unions on 2:16 PM

A number of Vermont credit union leaders serve in one or more national capacities. One such leader is Cheryl Fatnassi, chief executive officer of Opportunities Credit Union. Cheryl is a member of the board of directors of the newly re-branded Inclusiv, formerly the National Federation of Community Development Credit Unions (NFCDCU). 

Cheryl Fatnassi, CEO
Opportunities Credit Union

Now CEO and President of Opportunities Credit Union since 2008, Cheryl was formerly chief operating officer of the credit union. She assumed the credit union's leadership role upon the retirement of Opportunities’ founder, Caryl Stewart. The credit union, headquartered in Winooski, Vermont, is approximately $40 million in assets and serves 6,500 members. 

Cheryl has working in financial services for over 38 years. In her role on the 17-member board of Inclusiv, she serves on the Executive Committee as Corresponding Secretary.  Cheryl is also a member of the organization's Technology Committee and chair of its Mortgage Advisory Committee.

Inclusiv is a certified community development financial institution (CDFI) intermediary that provides capital, makes connections, builds capacity, develops innovative products and services and advocates for its member community development credit unions (CDCUs). CDCUs belongilng to Inclusiv serve over 8 million residents of low-income urban, rural and reservation-based communities across the United States and hold over $80 billion in community-controlled assets. Founded as NFCDCU in 1974, Inclusiv is headquartered in New York city, with offices in Madison, WI and Atlanta, GA.