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Rachel Bond, AVP of community engagement and public relations for Greater Texas | Aggieland Credit Union, has been named the CUNA Marketing and Business Development Council’s 2023 Community Outreach Professional of the Year. She received the honor during the annual CUNA Marketing Council award gala in Florida.
The CUNA Marketing and Business Development Council Community Outreach Professional of the Year award recognizes an individual who exemplifies excellence and has advanced their credit union and the cooperative movement through community development initiatives, programs, and relationships.
“Rachel Bond exemplifies these qualities and has proven to be a positive force in the community,” said Recognition Awards Committee Chair Lynn Heider. “Our judges saw that Rachel embraces Greater Texas as an extension of her community, and, in a sense, members are a part of her extended family. We were impressed by her vision to positively impact her community to provide for their entire well-being, regardless of their membership status.”
Bond has spent 16 years with Greater Texas | Aggieland, a credit union with $1 billion assets and 80,000 members. She has had an influential role in developing Greater Texas’ strategic partnerships with Texas A&M University and Texas State University. She also personally developed the credit union’s financial education program and has presented hundreds of financial literacy workshops. This effort has positioned the credit union as an educational resource among local school systems and with civic and nonprofit partners.
Greater Texas’ Greater Good program has also flourished under Bond’s leadership. From organizing large-scale volunteer efforts to helping charities raise money, Bond continually finds ways to provide financial, material, and volunteer resources to local nonprofits. She has been instrumental in Greater Texas’ involvement in the Austin Habitat for Humanity’s annual House That Credit Unions Built and recently spearheaded a fundraising campaign for the Austin Disaster Relief Network generating more than $40,000 in donations for the charity.
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