to be different.making things better and better.local common sense decisions made here.learn . try . inspire . first west credit union when i can t is not an option october 6 2016 shelley besse in peoplewhat i learned during my humanitarian trip in mexicoread and discussfrom the front lines september 29 2016 in leadershipinsights from our leaders on closer to the member dayread and discussour littlest members september 15 2016 shalane wellard in leadershipthe little ones are key to some of our greatest relationshipsread and discusssurvey teaching children about money september 15 2016 in strategyare we doing enough read and discusssystem conversion powered by people august 23 2016 loree gray in strategytapping in to the organization s valuable resource to power efficiency sustainabilityread and discussmembership growth a reversal of fortunes august 2 2016 in modeljoining first west sees island savings buck the troubling trend of flatlining membership after joining first west credit unionread and discuss featured posts leadership our littlest members september 15 2016 shalane wellard the little ones are key to some of our greatest relationships read full post strategy system conversion powered by people august 23 2016 loree gray tapping in to the organization s valuable resource to power efficiency sustainability read full post model membership growth a reversal of fortunes august 2 2016 joining first west sees island savings buck the troubling trend of flatlining membership after joining first west credit union read full post latest posts shelley besse october 6 2016 in people when i can t is not an option people this past summer first west credit union s chief operating officer shelley besse travelled to mexico where she traded in a good book and her beach umbrella for a hammer and nails and her sandals for work boots all in an effort to make a meaningful difference for one deserving family by building them a new home . shelley shares her experiences and a valuable takeaway below instead of a. . . tweet 0 september 29 2016 in leadership from the front lines leadership on september 7 our senior leaders stepped out from behind their desks to spend one full day with our frontline employees to get a first hand look at the day to day operations in our branches . we call this closer to the member day an annual event that supports our member experience strategy . it s just one of the many ways we strive to better understand the needs of our members . it s also a chance for employees to get to know our senior leaders ask questions and share feedback ... tweet 0 view more posts latest video august 23 2016 in strategy system conversion powered by people a couple of years ago first west insurance made the decision to move from four disparate insurance broker management platforms to a unified state of the art system from applied systems . to say ... tweet 0 view more videos first west credit union first west capital first west leasing first west foundation model overview board & governance first west compensation practice resources story categories lean 22 leadership 21 company 16 strategy 15 people 15 model 11 achievements 5 community 2 media releases first west credit union becomes first in b.c. to offer new mobile pay technology for android smartphones june 28 2016 island savings welcomes credit union leader from ghana for 10 day mentorship journey june 17 2016 susan ewanick named president of valley first and enderby & district financial june 8 2016 see all media releases first west network learn more about our local brands our people jim lamond tom webster connect with us signup subscribe to our e newsletter email address required first name last name organization 2016 first west credit union . all rights reserved terms of use privacy policy about us media careers contact