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Bill Myers, a widely recognized leader in the community development credit union field and CEO for 28 years of Alternatives Federal Credit Union in Ithaca, NY, has been named a Senior Fellow in the Economic Opportunities Program (EOP) at the Aspen Institute. The appointment became effective on April 1, 2007.
Myers, a founding member of Alternatives, announced last year that he planned to retire from the credit union on June 30, 2007. At the Institute he will contribute to new research into how access to mainstream financial services can be improved for low-income individuals and communities.
Under Myers' leadership, Alternatives has become a model for the field, serving 8,500 members, while also developing and providing training for other community development credit unions in small business and mortgage lending.
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