Nadeau named Vice President of Education at Service Credit Union

PORTSMOUTH, NH. --- Service Credit Union President/CEO Gordon Simmons is pleased to announce the recent appointment of Joanne Nadeau as Vice President of Education at the credit union.

Nadeau comes to Service Credit Union through a merger with Seacoast Credit Union where she held the position of President/CEO. She has more than 33 years of financial service experience, 11 years at Seacoast Credit Union. She was also formerly employed at the Mortgage Service Center, a subsidiary of Chittenden Bank, as Director of Lending and Business Development and also worked for 20 years at Lawrence Firefighters Federal Credit Union as the CEO.

Supervising a staff of five people, Nadeau will be responsible for member financial education, youth financial education and employee education. Nadeau will expand the current array of member webinars and seminars which will include the basics of check balancing and budgeting to improving credit scores. She will also look to expand the CU 4 Reality program, a financial education program developed by credit unions. CU 4 Reality begins with a classroom curriculum guide. After completing the curriculum, students participate in the CU 4 Reality Fair, a fun and exciting simulation of spending and budgeting based on career choices and lifestyle decisions. Nadeau expects to increase Service Credit Union-sponsored CU 4 Reality programs in areas such as Hampton, Exeter and Concord.

She received a B.S. in Business Administration from Southern New Hampshire University and has been active in volunteer efforts across the state. She has given her time to Make-a-Wish Foundation of N.H., Big Brothers/Big Sisters of the Greater Seacoast, Rotary Club of Hampton where she was the club liaison to the Hampton Headstart program. She is also a recipient of the Paul Harris Fellow for outstanding community service.

Service Credit Union is a full service financial institution, offering a wide range of financial products to its members. With 37 branch locations including two staffed 24/7 contact centers, and full internet banking services, Service Credit Union serves anyone who lives or works in New Hampshire (excluding Coos County), 4 towns in Cape Cod, MA., and all branches of the U.S. Military and Department of Defense employees and their families. With over $1.9 billion in assets, Service Credit Union has 20 branches in New Hampshire, one in Massachusetts, and 16 branches on U.S. military bases in Germany.