John Young, President/CEO of $247M New Hampshire FCU, NH wrote:

"We are deluged with economic data every day. What is often missing is the "so what?" The Brick & Associates conferences provide us with this very important missing piece. An equally valuable benefit for us from attending this annual conference is it prepares our volunteers to ask better questions. The level of discussion, and debate, at our ALCO meetings has been significantly elevated because of these conferences. If budgetary constraints require you to cut back on conference attendance, I would suggest that this is one you keep on the "must go to" list."

Rich Capuano, President/CEO of $100M CU of Ohio in Columbus, OH wrote:

 "The credit union's board and management have regularly attended the Brick & Associates Strategic Conferences for over 10 years now. Prior agenda topics such as "Why Credit Unions Succeed", "Long-Term Issues and Concerns", and "Best Practices" have prepared our credit union well in a time of great uncertainty. Of the many credit union conferences in 2009, if I had to pick only one conference to attend -- it would be a Brick & Associates Strategic Conference. "

Frank Hunt, CEO of $22M Central Wisconsin CU in Plover, WI wrote:

"I try and encourage all our Directors to attend any of the Brick Conferences. It makes my job much easier when it comes to ALM issues as well as rate adjustments."

Wendy Tariff, CEO of $34M Wemelco CU in Springfield, MA wrote: 

"My Board of Directors and I have discovered the benefits of Brick & Associates Strategic Conferences. It provides relevant, meaty content without the "filler" that some other conferences add. Each presentation has value. Every year, more of my Directors want to attend this conference as their primary education experience for the year."

Jason Metallo, Financial Analyst of $74M Southern Lakes CU in Kenosha, WI wrote:

"To me, the Brick & Associates, Inc. Strategic Conference provides credit unions with the "most bang for their conference buck."  While the conference always features topics which are current, detailed, and extremely relevant to credit unions, perhaps the best feature of this conference is the unique perspective and depth of knowledge of its speakers.  Each year that I've attended this conference, not only has it paid for itself many times over, but I always leave with a fresh set of ideas to help improve my credit union.  I would highly recommend this conference to any credit union professional."

Brian Barkdull, CEO of $106M American Southwest CU in Sierra Vista, AZ wrote:

“I heard many comments from other credit unions that this year’s conference carried messages that directly addressed what they were experiencing in this shrinking margin and pressured liquidity environment. Our experience is no different. I came home with fresh ideas to attack the problem instead of crouching in a corner and waiting for it to blow over. The Brick Conference always delivers a shot-in-the-arm that gives me my yearly booster that I always seem to need. Tough times require tough decisions and if we’re not all on the same page strategically, then unnecessary board and management friction could eat away at the organization.”

Evan Clark, CEO of $211M Department of Commerce FCU in Washington, DC wrote: 

"I've worked with Brick & Associates, Inc. for over 15 years. Their credit union expertise is second to none and their Strategic Conference is the only conference on economics I go to each year."

Curt Coffman, CEO of $155M Energy One FCU in Tulsa, OK wrote:

“The way you tie the current economic environment to how it affects our day-to-day decisions is invaluable and is worth the trip just for that insight.

You guys were great, as always, and my favorite conference of the year is now a year away!”