Tracie G. Kenyon, ACC, CAE, UW CPC, CUDE, is the recently retired President/CEO of the Montana Credit Union League where she provided leadership to Montana’s credit unions in the following areas: advocacy, compliance, outreach and development, education and training, public relations, fee-based services and vendor relationships, and employee benefits.
During her tenure, she represented Montana’s credit unions as the chair of the Filene Research Institute, treasurer of Western CUNA Management School, chair of the American Association of Credit Union Leagues and as a member of the National Credit Union Foundation Board.
Throughout her credit union career, Tracie worked at four credit unions and two leagues. Prior to serving Montana’s credit unions she was senior vice president of dues-supported services for the Utah League of Credit Unions and oversaw the legislative efforts for Utah’s credit unions during the Credit Union Membership Access Act of 1998 (HR 1151) as well as the state-level bank attacks that soon followed.
While serving the Montana credit union family, she created two successful collaborative businesses: Montana’s Credit Unions for Community Development (MCUCD) in 2003 and the Montana Credit Union League Group Benefit Trust (Trust) in 2007. MCUCD, a 501(c)3, provides turnkey social mission programs through Montana’s credit unions focused primarily on financial capability and asset building. The Trust provides credit union employee benefits such as health, vision, dental, life, and disability insurances through a self-funded, cooperative environment.
Tracie has a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Western Oregon State University, master’s degree in Professional Communication from Westminster College, Credit Union Management Certificate from Mt. Hood Community College, and is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Certified Professional Coaching program (UW CPC). In addition, she holds the following certifications: PCC (Professional Certified Coach from the International Coaching Federation), CAE (Certified Association Executive from the American Society of Association Executives), and CUDE (Credit Union Development Educator from the National Credit Union Foundation). She is married to Vocal Credit Union CEO, Eddie Black, and has one daughter, Kylie Bea, who is a recent graduate of the University of Montana and found gainful employment with a local credit union!