Member Business Services

C. DENNIS BEAVER Advisor Research & Advisory Services 14 Hill Creek Road Rochester, NY 14625 585.381.0759 cdennisb@rochester.rr.com

Dennis is founder and Principal of Hill Creek Consulting, an independent firm that specializes in helping credit unions launch their member business services programs. Previously, Dennis spent more than 20 years in the banking industry, where he was a national accounts officer, large corporate team leader, corporate finance manager and private banker. At one point in his career, Dennis managed a team that provided services to more than a dozen credit unions in the Upstate New York market, including share draft processing, private label card programs, ATM services and branch sharing.

Currently, Dennis is assisting CUNA with its member business services initiatives. He also has an active consulting practice, working with credit unions in the Northeast.

SPECIFIC EXPERIENCE

• 20 years of commercial lending experience
• Managed a banking team that provided services to credit unions
• Founded an independent consulting practice focused on credit union member business lending
• Has developed and delivered specialized training programs for credit unions and credit union associations
• Has worked with more than two dozen credit unions on business services

INDUSTRY INVOLVEMENT

• Small Business Services: The Right Business for your Credit Union? New York State Credit Union League, October 2003
• Serving Member Businesses: Is it for You? Massachusetts Credit Union League, October and December 2003
• Getting Started: Strategies for Launching Your Member Business Services Program. Deleware Valley Chapter, CUES, January 2004
• Benefits and Risks of Member Business Lending. Massachusetts Credit Union League, May 2004
• Getting Started: Strategies for Launching Your Member Business Services Program. Massachusetts Credit Union League, May 2004
• Building a Financial Plan for Your Business Services Program. LICU Corporate FCU Annual Volunteers Conference, May 2004
• Associate Member, Massachusetts Credit Union League

EDUCATION

SUNY Brockport
Bachelor of Science: Economics
Master of Arts: Communication

Graduate School of Credit and Financial Management, offered by the Credit Research Foundation at Dartmouth College

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