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Sage Advice, Strategic/Tactical Planning and Implementation
of Operational Enhancement Projects
for Midsize and Small Credit Unions  

Passionate for Your Success

The first U.S. credit union opened in 1908. How old is your credit union? An average of 10-20 credit unions fail every year. At the end of your days, sitting on your porch watching the sunset with a cold beverage in your hand, what do you want your legacy to be?  Nothing is more important to me than making you the hero of your credit union’s success story.  Contact me and let’s see if we can work together to give your credit union a long life too.

Catherine McDermott – Principal

I specialize in performance improvement consulting, crisis intervention and interim management for women-led, $20MM-$75MM credit unions. 

I bring to your transformation over three decades of retail Bank and Credit Union management and leadership experience including multiple turnaround successes.  My expertise encompasses positive interface with regulators and compliance resolution, increasing income, reducing expenses, improved/new products/services, Staff evaluation and training, digital infrastructure evaluation and deployment, strategic planning with a detailed, time-phased tactical improvement implementation plan.