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After over 36 years of dedicated service to Maine Highlands FCU, Rhonda Taylor will be retiring from her position as the credit union’s CEO on June 2. When she began working for the credit union in 1986, she served as a drive-up teller. She quickly worked her way up to become the President/CEO—a position she has held for 33 years.
Since Taylor became the President/CEO in November of 1989, she has guided Maine Highlands FCU through the addition of four branch locations, multiple office expansions and relocations, the implementation of a new data processing system that allowed the credit union to offer debit cards and ATM access to its membership, several charter expansions, and an increase in asset size from about $18 million to more than $182 million.
“It is hard to wrap my head around the changes and growth that Rhonda has seen over her career,” said Maria Wooten, who will succeed Taylor as President/CEO. “And while we realize there were many who helped along the way, Rhonda’s steadfast dedication to the credit union has been a significant factor in the success of Maine Highlands FCU. We wish her nothing but the best on her upcoming retirement!”
Taylor has said to all employees over the last few months, “as I walk out that door one last time as an employee of Maine Highlands FCU, my job is to make sure that I am not missed. If I am missed as an employee, then I have not done my job. While the credit union has been my life, I am not the life of the credit union. Maine Highlands FCU is not just bricks and mortar. It is brought to life by the employees, the members, and the communities we serve.”
Maria Wooten has taken over the role of President and will be adding CEO to her title when Taylor officially retires.
The League joins Maine Highlands FCU in wishing Rhonda a happy, healthy retirement. Our movement is better because she has played such an integral role in it for over three decades.