Christine Blake has more than thirty years of banking and financial experience and is currently president and CEO of Cardinal Credit Union, the not-for-profit financial cooperative serving Northeast Ohio, since August 2010. Under her leadership, Cardinal Credit Union has grown into a twelve-branch system with over $300 million in assets. With a strong commitment to financial education, Cardinal has partnerships in the community through its six high school-based branches where students learn money management skills through a curriculum created by Cardinal. Cardinal’s educational programs were recognized as recipients of two Des Jardins awards for youth and adult financial education. Blake’s leadership also was instrumental in Cardinal receiving a “Top Workplaces” award for three consecutive years and in becoming the official credit union of the Cleveland Browns for the past two years. Christine currently serves as a director on the Velera (formerly PSCU) and the EPCOR Board of Directors. Previously appointed by the governor of Ohio, Christine also served as the chairman of the Ohio Credit Union League. She supported more than 300 credit unions as an advocate for regulatory change and a steward for educational and professional development. Before joining Cardinal, Christine was a senior manager and CPA at KPMG and an adjunct professor at Lakeland Community College. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in Accounting from Bowling Green State University and a Master of Business Administration from Baldwin Wallace University.