Lynette Smith has been in the credit union industry for 34 years. She is currently working for Quantum Governance , L3C . Prior to her current role Lynette was the President/CEO of TruEnergy FCU (formally Washington Gas Light FCU) for over 13 years. Lynette has worked at other positions in the industry including Vice President/ CFO, Vice President/COO and Acting CEO. Lynette also serves on the Board of the African American Credit Union Coalition and is one of the founders of Credit Union Women’s Leadership Alliance . Lynette has represented the credit union industry on Capital Hill, educating Congressman on the credit industry and our mission of “People Helping People”. For her efforts on Capital Hill in 2008 , she was awarded the National Association of Federal Credit Union’s “Paul Revere Award”.In 2009 Lynette was selected to be a member of the Virginia Credit Union League’s Government Affairs Committee which represents Virginia Credit Union’s legislative efforts at both the state and federal levels.In 2010, Washington Gas Light FCU received a Marketing National Award from NAFCU for a Loan Promotion for the credit union’s 70th Anniversary Celebration in 2009. Lynette led a panel discussion at the 33rd National Directors Conference, topic was NCUA Examination Concerns.In 2011, Lynette was nominated by her peers of CEO’s in the industry, and received from NAFCU, the CEO of the Year Award for credit union’s under $150 million in assets. She also did a testimony to the Financial Services Committee on April 6, 2011 in regards to the “Legislative Proposals to Improve the Structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau”. An on July 19, 2012 Lynette did her second testimony to the Financial Services Committee in regards to “Who’s in your Wallet? Dodd-Frank’s Impact on Families, Communities and Small Businesses”.