My City May 2022

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Terry Katzur 7 Questions with ... President & CEO, ELGA Credit Union

mentors, Rex John son, who had a hand in molding my per sonal philosophy and that of ELGA Credit Union toward serv ing the underserved in our communities. What do you do to keep fit? I try to watch what I eat, but I love food! Žat’s where running ve miles per day becomes im portant. Že tread mill can be brutally boring during the winter, but watching TV helps until the weather breaks and I can get outside to run. 5 What place in the world do you most want to visit? I would like to take a trip across Eu rope visiting historic World War II sites. Žat will probably be something I do after I’m retired. In the near term, I would like to go with my family on a trip out west and experience the beauty and vastness of the 6

Great American West. We’ve taken many trips to di”erent parts of the eastern U.S., yet have spent very little time west of the Mississippi. Before venturing out of the country, there’s still so much to experience right here at home. What’s one work related thing you want to accomplish in the next year? It’s hard to pick just one because I have big goals! How ever, none of our goals can be accomplished without the amazing team at ELGA CU. With happy, fullled associates working together, we can ac complish any goal. To that end, we are working on imple menting robotic process automation throughout our busi ness to assist associates in their work. Nothing makes me happier at work than creating opportunities for our associates to grow and thrive along with the credit union. ® 7

try. Finding some thing to stay active in winter would be an added plus. My wife and I might take up cross-country skiing instead of risking life and limb on the slopes. Who is your hero? I’ve had a series of heroes throughout my life. Among them are my father for his patience, kindness and sel‰essness; my high school history teacher Mr. Fisher for igniting a passion in me for learning and history; my MCC accounting profes sor Mr. Lougheed for never accepting less than what I was capable of; and one of my professional 4

which helped pass the time. It’s important to have fun at work and that’s a view I still hold to this day for myself and my team at ELGA Credit Union. Are you an early bird or a night owl? Let’s just say that I see a lot more sunsets than sunrises. I am not necessarily a night owl, but getting up before the sun doesn’t come easily for me. What is something new you’d like to learn to do? Most of my hob bies are warm weather activities, so snow ski ing has always seemed like it would be fun to 2 3

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What was your very first job? Aside from the usual “kid jobs” of shoveling driveways and mowing lawns in my neighborhood at a very young age, I got my rst job when I was 14 years old. I sorted bottles and cans, bagged groceries and retrieved shop ping carts from the parking lot at Double D Supermarket, which was located in Flint near the corner of Pierson and Jennings Roads. It was a great job for a young kid. I made a game out of most of my job duties,

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