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Inspirational Women

Sharp Employees. In 2004 largest fundraiser amongst this from my Dad and my Mom feared that I might,
Cabrillo merged yet again, the local credit unions. faith. It’s really a choice. she shared something I
this time with Carlsbad “In our 21 years of You can choose to focus on will never forget; she said,
City Employees Credit fundraising for Rady Chil- the negative, or you can put “Decide what you decide
Union. Today this cred- dren’s, last year was our your mental energy on all and then be all in. Don’t
it union is open to serve biggest year yet. We raised that is good. In the end, I look back; don’t second
anybody who lives or works more than $47,000!” The am happier because of it.” guess your decisions.
in San Diego as well as Fed- majority of funds raised Anne McClure has Never beat yourself up with
eral Employees in Imperial came from paper balloons spent most of her career the thought that if I stayed
County. For more infor- sold to members with the with Cabrillo, moving at home, maybe my kids
mation visit their website remainder a result of the her way up to her current would be better off.” Anne
at www.cabrillocu.com. hard work of Cabrillo em- position. When I asked looks back over her 26
Anne is very proud of ployees who held depart- her what has inspired her, years at Cabrillo with pride.
her employer in all that ment sponsored events and she spoke of growing up “Even as a working mom
they do for their mem- a silent auction. in a strong, loving fam- I have always been fully
bers. “I have seen a lot of “The atmosphere at ily with a stay-at-home engaged in my kids’ lives. I
changes in the credit union Cabrillo is one of family. mom who didn’t go out to didn’t miss any of the im-
over the years. Cabrillo has Our employees have one work until Anne was in portant moments like when
always been progressive, thing in common, they love high school. “When I got they took their first steps
introducing new products their jobs, and we see to it into high school my mom or uttered their first words,
and services and is always that we continue to make went to work in the school and I was always there for
on the cutting edge of them feel that way.” Sta- district. She was working the water polo games or
technology. Being small- tistics prove that the more as an instructional aide in band performances. I cer-
er than the large banking content the employee is at Special Ed, and I remember tainly didn’t miss anything
establishments, we could their job, the more enjoy- her asking me to help make that I felt was significant in
make changes more easily. able a place it is to work, sure the house was picked their lives and alternately in
As an example, we were the and ultimately the better up because she didn’t want my life.”
first financial institution in service they provide. This my dad to think things Anne McClure is proof
San Diego to offer online also increases employee were suffering because she that we can have it all.
banking back in the 90s.” retention, which is obvious was working. This made an With a loving family, a
You can tell when by the long-term employ- impact on me. I understood devoted husband, and an
Anne talks about Cabril- ees that remain at Cabril- the responsibilities that we important job there is one
lo that she is extremely lo. Robin Lentz recently tend to have as women; thing that I knew from the
proud to be part of such retired after 37 years as those are thankfully more moment I met her, this
an outstanding organiza- CEO of Cabrillo Credit shared now. I was proud of was a nice lady, someone
tion. What makes her even Union. New CEO L. Dean my Mom because she had I would want as a friend.
prouder is what happens Odle joined Cabrillo Credit this desire and motivation Her pride in her family
at her Credit Union in the Union in 2017. to pursue something that and her long-term place of
month of May. In May There is definitely one was her own. This brave employment is evident in
credit unions around the characteristic of Anne’s move of my mother’s at the her eyes when she speaks
country collectively raise personality which is evi- time kept me from feeling of them. There is only
funds for their local Chil- dent from your first conver- guilty about being a work- one more thing I can say,
dren’s Hospital. Twen- sation with her. Anne is one ing mom. It is rewarding to and that is Cabrillo Credit
ty-two years ago Anne of the most positive people raise your kids, but I had Union should be immense-
established ‘Credit Unions I have ever met, so I had to to have something on the ly proud to have a woman
for Kids’ in San Diego. She ask her how she manages outside that made me feel of such character and
brought together San Diego to maintain this wonderful that I was contributing to charm at the top of their
Credit Unions to help part of her personality. “I society.” organizational chart. For
support Children’s Miracle have a positive outlook on As a result, I never those at San Diego Wom-
Network, in San Diego, it is life. I have always chosen really felt that ‘mom guilt’ an, we can undoubtedly
Rady Children’s Hospital. to look through a lens of about working outside say Anne McClure is an
Cabrillo is consistently the positivity. I probably got of the house. When my Inspirational Woman.

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