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Virtual Alabama Advocacy

Join us on April 26 for the Virtual Alabama Advocacy Conference and
in-person on April 27 for the Legislative Reception!

Virtual Alabama Advocacy Conference
Monday, April 26
9:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. CDT

$99 per attendee
$59 per YPG
*includes the in-person Legislative Reception on Tuesday, April 27

The 2021 Virtual Alabama Advocacy Conference is the premiere experience for credit union professionals who want to engage in Advocacy. We have an incredible agenda. It includes:

Update from LSCU President, Jared Ross

Discussion of Legislative Priorities, Sr. Director of Governmental Affairs, Allison Allen

Update from Speaker of the House, Mac McCutcheon (R-Monrovia)

Update from the President Pro Tempore, Greg Reed (R-Jasper)

Update from the Chairman of the House Committee on Financial Services, Chris Blackshear (R-Phenix City)

Featured Speaker, NCUA Board Member Rodney Hood

FIET Update from the Office of Department of Revenue

Alabama Political Outlook from Todd Stacy, Alabama Daily News

Regulator Update featuring Tim Quinn, Supervisory Examiner, Southern Region, NCUA

Who Should Attend?
This event is for CEOs, C-Suite, Management (all levels), Young Professionals Group, Board Members and credit unions of ALL sizes. The cost to attend both the Virtual Alabama Advocacy Conference and on Monday, April 26 and the Legislative Reception on Tuesday, April 27 is $99 or $59 for Young Professional Group (YPG) members. Not a member of the YPG? Find out how to join here.

When?
Monday, April 26, 2021 from 10:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. CDT

Where?
Virtual

Legislative Reception
Tuesday, April 27
5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. CDT

Who Should Attend?
This event is for CEOs, C-Suite, Management (all levels), Young Professionals Group, Board Members and credit unions of ALL sizes. The cost to attend the Legislative Reception only on Tuesday, April 27 is $59.

When?
Tuesday, April 27 from 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. CDT

Where?
In-person
ASE Credit Union
800 Washington Avenue
Montgomery, AL 36104

For those driving in for this event, we have a hotel block at the Renaissance Montgomery Hotel & Spa at the Convention Center. The hotel block is open through April 16th.

Room Reservation

Virtual Conference Agenda

Time	Sessions
9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.	Opening Remarks Legislative Priorities Update Jared Ross, LSCU President Allison Allen, LSCU, Sr. Director of Governmental Affairs
10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.	Update from the President Pro Tempore Greg Reed (R-Jasper)
10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.	Update from the Speaker of the House Mac McCutcheon (R-Monrovia)
11:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.	Break
11:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.	Update on Financial Services Chris Blackshear (R-Phenix City), House Committee Chairman
11:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.	FIET Update form the Alabama Department of Revenue
12:15 p.m. - 12:45 p.m.	Political Update from Todd Stacy, Alabama Daily News Mr. Stacy will update us on how statewide races are shaping up in Alabama for the 2022 Election, as well as other hot topics at the legislature.
12:45 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.	Break (Feel free to grab lunch to prepare for our featured speaker!)
1:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.	Featured Speaker, NCUA Board Member Rodney Hood
1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.	Regulator Follow-up Roundtable Tim O'Quinn, Supervisory Examiner, Souther Region NCUA Greg McClellan, Administrator, Alabama Credit Union Administration
5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.	*Tuesday, April 27th* Legislative Reception (In-Person) ASE Credit Union 800 Washington Ave Montgomery, AL 36104

Legislative Reception

And to top it all off, there will be an in-person Legislative Reception held at ASE CU from 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

ASE Credit Union
800 Washington Ave
Montgomery, AL 36104

Speakers

Allison Allen Bio	Blake Westbrook Bio	Jared Ross Bio

Todd Stacy Bio	Rep. Chris Blackshear	Senator Greg Reed

NCUA Board Member Rodney Hood	Speaker of the House Mac McCutcheon

Registration

Learn more about advocacy issues that impact your credit union and members by registering for the Virtual Alabama Advocacy Conference and In-Person for the Legislative Reception today!

Lt. Governor Will Ainsworth

Lieutenant Governor Will Ainsworth, husband to Kendall and father to Hunter, Hays, and Addie, is a farmer and small business owner from Marshall County.

Prior to entering public service, he worked as a youth pastor at Albertville’s Grace Fellowship Church.

A co-founder of Dream Ranch and the Tennessee Valley Hunting and Fishing Expo, he currently owns Ainsworth Real Estate and Ainsworth Homes, which specialize in residential real estate construction and development. Ainsworth also owns a commercial Hereford and purebred Brahman cattle operation in Guntersville.

In 2014, Ainsworth felt the call to serve his community through elected office and won a seat in the Alabama House of Representatives. While serving in the House, he was a champion for public education, passed election integrity legislation, supported pro-business measures, and was active on issues affecting agriculture and protecting family values.

Keeping a self-imposed legislative term limit promise, Ainsworth declared his candidacy for lieutenant governor in 2018 and received the most votes of any candidate for constitutional office on the general election ballot.

Through the work of the Lieutenant Governor’s Commission on a 21st Century Workforce, he has focused on improving workforce development so that Alabamians may fill and retain long-lasting, well-paying, 21st Century jobs. His efforts have helped Alabama become the ‘Workforce Engine of the Southeast.”

Ainsworth, who is committed to providing quality public education to Alabama’s schoolchildren, is a strong supporter of the state’s nationally recognized “First Class” Pre-K program.

As chairman of the Alabama Small Business Commission, and through work with national business leaders, Ainsworth promotes policies that allow both new and existing businesses – ranging from small, mom-and-pop operations to Alabama’s largest employers – to grow and expand.

Ainsworth also serves as chairman of the Alabama Military Stability Commission, which works to ensure Alabama remains the most military and veteran-friendly state in the country. As a result of his efforts, Ainsworth received the Pete Taylor Award from the U.S. Department of Defense for his work on behalf of military members and their families.

He was elected to serve as national chairman of the Aerospace States Association, which brings together aviation and aerospace interests from across the nation in order to provide networking opportunities, grow jobs, and expand economic development.