Our Leadership Team

Sally Myers, CEO

Sally is a founder of our company and has 20 years of experience in the field of balance sheet risk management. She has worked closely with credit union boards, senior managements, and their regulators over the course of several years. Sally has developed a reputation as an innovator of sound and pragmatic risk management practices. She is a sought-after speaker at national and regional conferences and has written extensively on how to correctly uncover and manage risks to net worth and earnings. On nearly a weekly basis, Sally meets with credit union boards and CEOs to guide them in deciding strategic direction, establishing strategic objectives and identifying and simulating possible financial outcomes of decisions under consideration.

Sally enjoys traveling, hiking, skiing and other fitness activities with her family.

John Myers, President

Throughout his 20 plus years of experience in the field of balance sheet risk management, John has worked closely with the CEOs and executives of thousands of financial institutions. He is known for his expertise in working with boards and senior managers in their efforts to build and implement safe and sound risk management processes. He has been a frequent speaker at national and regional conferences and has written extensively on balance sheet risk management issues. On a regular basis, he facilitates Strategic Visioning sessions for clients. With Strategic Visioning, we leverage our hands-on knowledge of a client's financial structure by integrating balance sheet financial planning with the best of strategic planning.

John enjoys mountain biking, hiking, skiing and international travel.

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Rob Johnson, Executive Vice President/Principal

Rob has held a number of key roles since joining c. myers in 1992, including playing a critical and decisive role in the development of the Interactive A/L Budget Model and Interactive Decision Model. Rob also plays a significant role in Consultative Services—working on-site with hundreds of client CEOs, managements and boards. Additionally, Rob has conducted countless education courses that are regularly scheduled at c. myers' offices or customized to meet the unique needs of a credit union, and has been a speaker at many conferences across the nation. Rob also enjoys writing articles on critical issues in the credit union and financial services industry.

Rob and his wife, along with their daughter and son, enjoy an active lifestyle. Rob will try anything at least once-whether it's ice climbing, skydiving or flying a fighter plane in staged dog-fights. He's also an avid skier and mountain biker.

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Peter Crusius, Senior Vice President/Principal

Pete has over 20 years of experience in the field of asset/liability management. As a Senior Consultant, he works closely with many CEOs and senior management groups helping them to understand, evaluate, and manage their risks to earnings and net worth. On any given day, many clients rely on Pete's expertise in asset/liability management, as well as his understanding of their respective, unique balance sheet structures. On a regular basis, Pete meets with credit union boards and CEOs to guide them in deciding strategic direction, establishing strategic objectives, and identifying and simulating possible financial outcomes of decisions under consideration.

Pete is a frequent instructor at our scheduled education courses as well as the customized courses conducted on-site at credit unions for boards and managements. He also partners in facilitating our Strategic Visioning Service for clients.

Pete enjoys his Harley, his vintage Camaro, hiking, skiing and other fitness activities with his family.

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Adam Johnson, Senior Vice President/Principal

As a lead facilitator of our Strategic Visioning Services, Adam is motivated by effectively guiding credit union boards and managements as they think strategically about big decisions and plausible futures. Since joining c. myers in 1994, Adam has also helped hundreds of credit union CEOs, managements, and boards understand and manage long-term risks to earnings and net worth. Adam has instructed countless asset/liability management education courses and training classes, including those that are scheduled regularly and those that are customized for a single credit union. Non-financial people who attend courses taught by Adam appreciate his ability to help them easily grasp a topic such as asset/liability management that at first seems complex. Adam has also been a speaker at many league education sessions and trade conferences.

Adam enjoys reading, cross-country bicycling and traveling with his wife. He quickly mastered the Russian language during the two years he lived in Ukraine while serving in the Peace Corps.

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Brandy Althaus, Vice President/Marketing and Operations

Brandy joined c. myers corporation in 2002 as Marketing Coordinator; through her unique abilities and dedication, she has become a cornerstone of daily operations as Vice President. Now having over 10 years of experience in sales and marketing, Brandy synergizes a cohesive team of adept administrative assistants in proactively attending to hundreds of clients. She empowers our presenters with accurate, effective materials and logistics tailored to unique client needs and ultimately ensures client retention and satisfaction. She also develops strategic marketing programs, budgeting, and execution of strategic visioning session results. Brandy's innate leadership skills have harnessed great potential for the benefit of executive management groups and board members of credit unions nationwide.

In her spare time, Brandy enjoys cooking, movies, and international travel—most recently to Greece.

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Tim Busby, Vice President/Senior Consultant

Tim plays a critical role in the analytical and technical foundations of our client services department. Since joining c. myers in 2000, Tim has been helping others of various financial backgrounds understand the complexity of A/LM issues. Having worked in the consultative industry since the late 80s, Tim has proven to be an invaluable resource to CEOs, executive management, and board members across the nation in discussing financial results and strategic objectives. He lends his expertise in teaching basic and advanced A/LM education courses, decision model training classes, and co-facilitating strategic visioning sessions. Internally, he drives quality by working closely with analysts in their own professional development and abilities.

Tim enjoys participating in and watching sports, reading books and periodicals, and spending time with his wife and children.

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Marc Cooley, Vice President

Marc has been in the field of risk management and consulting for over 20 years, working with financial institutions ranging in asset size from $500 million to over $50 billion. He plays an integral role at
c. myers in helping credit unions nationwide understand their long-term risks to earnings and net worth. He also effectively guides credit unions in developing long-term financial forecasts that link to their strategies.

Marc enjoys the outdoors with his family and friends, including camping and backpacking.

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Rob McCullough, Vice President

As Vice President, Rob works with boards and managements of credit unions across the country in helping them understand their credit union’s long-term risks to earnings and net worth—and how they are positioned strategically to achieve their long-term, desired financial performance. Since joining
c. myers in 2000, he has worked on a daily basis with CEOs, CFOs and senior managers, helping them to understand risks from decisions they’ve made and from decisions they are considering. Rob also plays a critical role in quality control—ensuring the high standard of decision information for which c. myers is known.

Rob and his wife love to engage in a variety of outdoor sports when they’re not spending time with their three children, including snow skiing, water skiing, softball and golf.

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