Katy Slater
Katy Slater is a Senior Vice President at Callahan & Associates. When Katy is not leading the firm’s initiatives to promote a positive culture and live out its value proposition, sheis pushing the movement’s leaders to think more deeply about what it means to be a cooperative in today’s financial services industry.
Through speaking engagements, strategic planning sessions, seminar facilitation, and more, Katy continuously widens the circle around her to ensure she — and those with whom she works — are making a positive difference in the lives of others.
Katy has worked in the financial services industry for 35 years, including a dozen years at GTE Federal Credit Union and another decade at PSCU. Her infectious energy and ability to work collaboratively with employees at all levels make her an effective resource in implementing new systems and ideas at any organization, and her experience with, for, in, and around nearly every facet of the credit union industry lends credibility to her enthusiasm.
Katy values authenticity, honesty, and fun, but a bachelor’s degree in accounting and designations as a Certified Internal Auditor and Certified Fraud Examiner are testament to her ability to work diligently for a higher cause.
A Michigan native, Katy has fond memories of growing up in a small town with a large family that included four siblings and five step-siblings. Today, she makes a hobby of supporting her husband of 30 years and her two “amazing, intelligent, beautiful” daughters. After baking, volunteering, exercising, and more, she resolutely finds time to end every day with a good book.
Does Your Credit Union Have A Horticulturalist?
Growing a productive company culture requires different care for “annuals” and “perennials.”
Shared Purpose, Powerful Motivation
Defining what makes the credit union different can be the key to ensuring employees articulate that difference in word and deed.
CUbroadcast Highlights Standing Up For Financial Equality
In episode No. 939, Callahan's SVP Katy Slater discusses how credit unions can benefit by standing up for financial access and equality.
The 3 Teams Of Credit Union Land
A book about culture prompts deeper thinking about the importance of multiple teams in support of the movement.
What’s Your Sign?
Seeing a northern Virginia farm go bold prompts considerations of what credit unions can tell their members and their communities.
A Question Of Culture
Whether a credit union's staff and leadership is comfortable going off script to solve member problems is a matter of culture.
This Season, Don’t Fall Back On The ‘Old Reliables’