Got The 500 Signatures Yet To Get These Good Folks On The Ballot?

   

                  ... not quite!

    

    We need just one more sig...yours!!

 ✅ The petition drive is underway. 

    If you would like a set of candidate petitions to sign:

          👉email: secu4in24@gmail.com

 😎 Here are the member-nominated candidates:

Jean Blaine 

 

 

Grew up in Southport, N.C  Graduated from UNC-CH and was a teacher in the Johnston, Wake, Orange and Granville County public school systems. In her spare time she reared 5 children and was a community activist. Highly familiar with the purpose of SECU. Has appeared at the Legislature, before the N.C. Credit Union Commission and at the SECU Annual Meeting to publicly question current policies and procedures. Enjoys her church group, book club, and fast friends. Lives in Granville County, writes her own speeches.

Susie Ford 

 

Native of Wilmington, educator, entrepreneur with BA and Masters from ECU. Former 13-year SECU employee who served as branch VP in Wilson, High Point and Williamston. Created and led the SECU Member Education department at SECU, before leaving to own and operate multiple Sylvan Learning centers in eastern N.C. Has advocated for SECU before the Legislature, CU Commission and at the Annual Meeting. Active in her church, married with adult children, lives in Cary, N.C. Her grandfather held SECU account #7 out of 2.8 million members! Also writes her own speeches.

Julian Hawes

 

Brought up in Warsaw, N.C., man of his word, suffers from a rural N.C. work ethic. Graduated from N.C.State, as an ardent Wolfpack loyalist. Retired after a 30+ year career at SECU, serving as the SVP for eastern N.C. in Goldsboro. SECU's premier lender and loan officer mentor. About lending: "Listen first, decide second; put yourself in the other fellow's shoes; and, the best collateral for a loan is the borrower's character." Expert in finance, but understands the member-value of the $500 salary advance loan program, which he created. Married, now lives in the Winston-Salem area. Still knows how to "prime" tobacco.

Kirby Parrish

Born in Raleigh and hasn't strayed far. Educated in the Wake County Public Schools and a graduate of NCSU. Veteran employee of SECU, now retired. Led offices in Garner and Raleigh as an SVP. Instrumental in developing the member investment and financial advisory services at the credit union. Certified Financial Planner (CFP) and Member Loan  Review Committee Advocate - "Members need to be heard"! Always trusted, top choice of SECU employees to represent their interests on internal committees. 5k runner, follows the 'Canes, likes touring North Carolina vineyards and been known to taste a bourbon flight. Married with dogs, lives in Johnston County.

 

... step up, this is not the time to duck!

 

 

 

 

The Circular Logic Of An Infinite Loop of Incumbent Only SECU Board Nominations...

   The Infinite Loop!

... always gives you the "same old, same old"!

😎 The attempt to perpetuate one’s time on the Board and then referring to one’s experience as the basis for continuation is a bit silly and at some point becomes worrisome.  

This is the common justification for renominating current board members to fill annual vacancies in credit union elections.

✅ The State Employees Credit Union board’s nominating committee recommended the four incumbent directors be re-elected, The committee nominateded only these four current Board members, although 11 qualified members applied:

❋ Incumbent McKinley Wooten, an assistant secretary of the N.C. Department of Revenue, who has been a director since 2000.

❋ Incumbent Bob Brinson, a retired state information technology employee and a director since 2007.

❋ Incumbent Mark Fleming, a retired former vice president of government relations at Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina. He’s been a director since 2019.

 ❋ Incumbent Stelfanie Williams, a Duke University administrator who has been a director since 2017.

😎 Knowing when it’s time to leave is as important a skill as serving in the position in the first place.

If you would like a set of candidate petitions to sign:

          👉email: secu4in24@gmail.com

       Let the SECU members choose!

 ... haven't we seen this same problem recently in national politics... sometimes you just need to help them find the door!