Cindy Thompson

About Cindy Thompson

Courageous, motivational, and adaptable C-Suite Executive with robust financial and business acumen offers 15+ years’ experience scaling and leveraging financial, brand, and cultural strategies for broad impact in community-oriented financial organization. Highly collaborative, approachable, and transparent with 5 years of leadership in human resources, people functions, and team building. Recruits, hires, and develops top performers, driving culture of engagement and curiosity that transforms tactical insights into action. Commands confidence and respect for achieving enterprise goals and growth in the billions of dollars. Dedicated to community well-being with 20+ year history of providing high-level community leadership.• Revenue Enhancer & Financial Performance Manager – Collaborates with C-Level teams to devise strategies that quadruple company assets, growing revenue producing products and net income 20% on average per year• Strategic Planner & Executor – Spearheads innovative initiatives that support revenue and operations with ability to influence all levels of organization and stakeholders in adopting and orchestrating change management• Tactical Technologist – Develops and hosts trainings and workshops to identify, develop, and implement future-forward tools and systems for enhanced management, employee, and client experience• Team Builder – Support organizational objectives by building operational teams from scratch including multiple analysis teams, internal communications, product development, and administrative support• Culture Builder – Propelled team efforts to position Inland Northwest organization as one of Top 2 Best Places to Work for Inland Northwest for 4 consecutive years (20••••20)• Values-Driven Organizational Leader – Empowers diverse people at all levels of communities and organizations, with Denison 360 review identifying the following strengths-Defining Strategic Direction & Intent -Setting Goals & Objectives -Aligning Vision -People Empowerment -Team Orientation -Expanding Organizational Capability -Promoting Organizational Learning • Benefits & Compensation Trailblazer – Improves overall management and employee experience by researching and selecting cost-optimized options• Governance – Develops systems described by auditors as “the Gold Standard”

Experience

1. VP of Finance

   Canopy Credit Union

   Nov 2023 — Present · Spokane, WA, US

Education

• MIT Sloan School of Management

  CUES - Strategic Innovation Institute I

  2014 — 2014

• The University of Chicago Booth School of Business

  CUES - Mergers & Acquisitions Institute

  2016 — 2016

• Stanford University Graduate School of Business

  CUES - Strategic Innovation Institute II

  2015 — 2015

• Gonzaga Preparatory

  High School

  1983 — 1988

• Cardwell Leadership

  2-year intensive leadership program, Board Governance, Strategy Execution, Leading Change, Effective Leadership

  2012 — 2013

• Gonzaga University - School of Business Administration

  BBA, Accounting

  1988 — 1992