On February 15, 2012, Warren Morrow, Coopera's Founder and CEO passed away suddenly at the age of 34, creating a tremendous loss for Warren's family, friends, coworkers and the entire credit union industry. Warren touched the lives of countless people and impacted many of us profoundly. We have been overwhelmed by your love and support during this time and we greatly appreciate your friendship.

Warren's passion and vision propelled Coopera to do the good work of bringing dignified financial services to the underserved Hispanic community through credit unions. And to that end, he has left a significant legacy for Coopera to carry forward. Warren was always proud that Coopera was much larger than one person. While Warren's passing is a tragic loss to us and the entire credit union movement, we will persevere, and Coopera will live on.

Thank you for your continued partnership.

Williams Announced as Interim CEO

Pat Jury, CEO of Coopera's parent company the Iowa Credit Union League, has named Murray Williams as acting CEO of Coopera on an interim basis.

Murray has served as ICUL's COO. Murray worked closely with Warren since Coopera's inception, providing strategic counsel. He will provide leadership to Coopera staff and act as a pro-tem contact for current and prospective clients and partners over the coming months.

Coopera Vice President Miriam De Dios and Client Account Coordinator Anna Haug will continue to help lead the company while serving clients and managing partnerships. Jury said he has the highest confidence in Miriam and expects her to be the face of Coopera while growing professionally within the business.

Relaunch of Coopera Web Site

Coopera is very excited to announce the relaunch of its website - CooperaConsulting.com - that provides credit unions with a user friendly way to access more resources to help you start or enhance your credit union's Hispanic growth strategy.

You will find the following new additions to the Coopera site:

• Information on a variety of products and services in the following product categories: assessments, consulting, Coopera Card, Hispanic consumer products, marketing services and training.
• A variety of free, downloadable white papers ranging on topics related to your Hispanic growth strategy.
• A News section, with a current listing of press releases, links to articles appearing in a variety of credit union media and a social media connection page.
• A Coopera Blog that will be updated with new postings from credit union professionals from across the country leading Hispanic outreach programs at their credit unions.
• New Spanish content. 

2012 Free Webinar Schedule

All webinars take place at 1:30 p.m. CST.

• 3/28/12: How Hispanic Members Contribute to Your Bottom Line - Register today!
• 4/18/12: What's Different About Serving Hispanics? Register today! 
• 5/16/12: Financial Education for Hispanics - What's Important to Them?
• 6/27/12: Are Hispanics Accessing Financial Information Online?
• 7/18/12: How to Deliver Financial Education to Hispanics
• 8/22/12: How Do You Know How Well You're Doing in Serving the Hispanic Community?
• 9/19/12: What Language Do I Market to Hispanics In?
• 10/17/12: Creating a Strategic Plan to Serve the Hispanic Community
• 11/14/12: What It Takes to Successfully Serve the Hispanic Community 

Look for Coopera at These Upcoming Credit Union Events

• CUNA's Governmental Affairs Conference (March 18-22, Washington, D.C.)
• Latino Credit Union Conference (June 15-17, San Diego)
• America's Credit Union Conference & Expo (June 17-20, San Diego)
• CUNA's Community Credit Union and Growth Conference (October 23-26, Denver) 

El Poder es Tuyo Updates

Coming soon on El Poder es Tuyo:

• 03/19: Keeping Score: What is a Credit Score?
• 03/26: Budget travel sparks hotel alternatives, scams
• 04/02: Women and Money
• 04/09: Raise the Value of Your Home With Simple Upgrades 

About Us

Coopera is owned by the Iowa Credit Union League and is a strategic alliance partner of the Credit Union National Association. We partner with credit unions of all sizes throughout the country, as well as with national and international credit union systems to help credit unions grow by reaching and serving the Hispanic community.

Our work results in Hispanic member growth, in fee revenue growth, and in loan growth for credit union clients. Visit our website for more information.