James Norris

Jim Norris is a career Credit Union professional.  He began his career right after graduating with a BS Degree from the University of Maryland in 1981 as Manager/CEO of Mercy Hospital Employees Federal Credit Union.  This experience provided a real “hands-on” illustration of how credit unions run and what differentiates them from banks.  After only 9- months and CAMEL improvement from 4 to 3, Jim accepted the position of Branch Manager for the State Employees Credit Union of Maryland (1981-1986) and was promoted to the position of Branch Operations Manager in 1986 (1986-1997).  In 1997, he accepted the position of VP of Delivery Systems at NIH Federal Credit Union (1997-2006) where he gained diverse experience and excelled in a TEAM environment.  Since July 2006, Jim has been the President and CEO of the AFL-CIO Employees Federal Credit Union.

During his entire career of 29 years, he has been affiliated with the MDDCCUA and has held several Chapter positions and a brief time on the MDDCCUA Board.  Jim was President of both the Baltimore Chapter (1996-1998) and the Suburban Chapter (1999-2005) and is currently the Vice President of the DC Chapter (2007-Present).  He promotes Credit Union values, cooperation, fun and networking opportunities.  He is married to another credit union professional, Kathleen (Anne Arundel County Employees FCU), and has 3 children, Christine, Daniel and Shane.