About Us

A Lifeline for Employees, A Valuable Benefit for Employers, A Growth Opportunity for Credit Unions

Employer Choice is a brand of CU Student Choice, a trailblazing credit union service organization (CUSO) that has helped hundreds of credit unions originate nearly $5 billion in private education loans over the past 18 years. With expertise in niche lending, scalable infrastructure, and risk management, Student Choice is expanding beyond student loans with Employer Choice, helping credit unions reconnect with their workforce roots by delivering responsible credit and savings solutions to American workers.

 News and insights from Employer Choice.

Our Owners

Board of Directors

Kathy Duvall, Board Chair

Former President & CEO
SF Fire Credit Union

Rui Domingos

President & CEO
MIT Federal Credit Union

Jon Jeffreys

President & CEO
Callahan & Associates

Andrea Mosher

Chief Lending Officer, SVP
Desert Financial Credit Union

Scott Patterson

President & CEO
CU Student Choice

Denise Stevens

EVP, Chief Product Officer
Velera

Brian Volkmann

Executive Vice President & CFO
Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union

Meet the Executive Team

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Scott Patterson

President & CEO

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Doug Farry

SVP, Director of Employer Choice

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Jim Holt

Chief Development Officer

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Melissa Hunt

Chief Operations Officer

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Erik Sheafer

Chief Information Officer

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Mike Weber

Chief Marketing Officer