Matthew Stratton

By Joyce Moed, Reporter

OKLAHOMA CITY–After working in Tinker Federal Credit Union’s marketing department for the past 18 years, it came to no surprise to the CU when Matthew Stratton was selected by NAFCU for the Professional of the Year award.

However, it did come as a surprise to Stratton.

“I knew my name was in the hat, but I was surprised,” the SVP of marketing said about receiving the news of the award a few weeks ago. “The official person making the nomination is the CEO, with an attachment of why that person is deserving.”

Stratton credited his staff, and said it was with their help that helped him earn the award.
“I have a great staff behind me,” he said. “I started as assistant vice president of marketing. Since then, the credit union has grown. The department has grown, and I just stuck around.”

The marketing department, and financial education programming department, both work under one umbrella, under Stratton’s supervision.

Stratton said that one of the reasons he believes he won the award, is thanks to the CU’s Buck the Norm program.

“It’s an outreach to young adults,” he said.

At BuckTheNorm.com, employees of the CU add tips about budgeting, advice about auto loans, resume advice, and other things of interest to Generation Y.

Stratton reported a 7% to 8% growth from 2008-2009, which he attributes to the Buck the Norm.
The other reason Stratton believes he won the NAFCU award was due to the credit union’s strong financial education program.

Tinker FCU is growing despite today’s economic climate. Stratton attributes this to the work being done before the storm began.

“The CEO really manages day to day,” he said. “While we wrote a lot of mortgages, we sold a lot of mortgages. We just looked solid before the mess began. It was really just basic old-fashioned preparation.

“From my perspective, I think this time is a great opportunity,” Stratton continued. “There is more mention of credit unions in general media. More people are beginning to wake up and say ‘Maybe I should look into credit unions, too.’”








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