Gov. Glenn Youngkin Appoints Virginia Credit Union’s Cherry Dale to Virginia Council on Women
10 Julio 2024 - 7:00AM
Gov. Glenn Youngkin has appointed Virginia Credit Union’s Cherry
Dale to serve on the Virginia Council on Women. Her appointment to
a four-year term on the Council was announced July 3.
The Virginia Council on Women is an advisory council in the
Executive branch. It brings together two dozen leaders from around
the state to advise the Governor and General Assembly on matters
pertaining to women and ways to improve their educational,
professional, cultural, and governmental status within the
Commonwealth.
“I’m honored to serve on the Council,” said Dale. “We have so
much diversity and talent within the Commonwealth, and I’m excited
to join my fellow Council members in exploring and creating
opportunities for women and girls.”
A Certified Teacher with a Master's degree in Education, Dale is
Senior Vice President of Financial Education for the $5.3 billion
credit union. During her almost two decades at Virginia Credit
Union, she has developed and laid the groundwork for the
organization’s financial education team, which provides lessons on
personal finance and money management to everyone from elementary
school-aged students to retirees. The team reaches more than
100,000 individuals annually.
Dale also plays a pivotal role in many of Virginia Credit
Union’s community-focused initiatives, working with partners such
as Richmond (City) Public Schools, Virginia Commonwealth
University, Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, and the JumpStart
Virginia Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy.
About the Virginia Council on WomenThe Council
on Women is an advisory council appointed by the governor to serve
the executive branch of state government. Over the past several
years, the Council has focused its efforts on engaging and
empowering women through education (with a specific focus on
educational opportunities within the fields of Science, Technology,
the Arts, Engineering and Math); healthcare; support in the
workforce; and convening.
About Virginia Credit UnionA financial
cooperative serving more than 320,000 members, Virginia Credit
Union offers a variety of affordable banking services, loans,
mortgages, and free financial education resources, with a focus on
helping people be more confident with their finances. Virginia
Credit Union is an equal housing opportunity lender and is
federally insured by NCUA.
- Gov. Youngkin Appoints Virginia Credit Union’s Cherry Dale to
Virginia Council on Women
Lewis Wood
Virginia Credit Union
804-560-5664
lewis.wood@vacu.org