
As organizations strive to employ a more diverse workforce, Fe Cooper, director of member sales and service at UW Credit Union has worked to recruit people of color to the organization โ particularly in leadership positions.
Since January 2022, Cooper has grown the credit unionโs Milwaukee-area management team from one person of color to eight.
โFe has made significant inroads with Milwaukee-area organizations to further support UW Credit Unionโs recruitment pipeline,โ said Amy Kriebs, UW Credit Unionโs vice president of member sales and solutions.
She forged a partnership with BankWork$, an occupational skill development program through Employ Milwaukee that provides retail banking career training to underserved communities. Through this partnership, Fe has recruited four entry-level employees.
โIn addition to her recruitment and support work, mentorship is a key part of Feโs role,โ said Kriebs. โShe currently mentors five assistant branch managers, meeting with each monthly to discuss professional goals in their journeys to level-up as branch managers.โ