The MD|DC Credit Union Association presented the 2026 Marketing Trailblazer Awards on June 2 at CONNECT 2026, its Annual Convention in Ocean City, Maryland. The awards recognize outstanding marketing and communications achievements in a variety of categories by member credit unions.

Point Breeze Credit Union won the Christine DeWitt Memorial Award for Excellence in Marketing for its outstanding marketing and communications efforts in 2025. Point Breeze stood out for its strategic, creative and results-driven approach across multiple campaigns.

“The MD|DC Credit Union Association is proud to recognize and honor this year’s winners for their outstanding achievements. The creativity exhibited in the diverse marketing campaigns was very impressive and successfully demonstrated how to innovatively reach targeted members” said John Bratsakis, President/CEO of the MD|DC Credit Union Association.

Check out the gallery to see photos of all the winners here!

2026 Marketing Trailblazer Award Winners:

Best Integrated Marketing Campaign

• GPO Federal Credit Union, Asset Size: < $250M

• FedChoice Federal Credit Union, Asset Size: $250M-$500M

• NIH Federal Credit Union, Asset Size: > $500M-$1B

• Andrews Federal Credit Union, Asset Size: >$1B

Best Video Project

• Har-co Credit Union, Asset Size: $250M-$500M

• Point Breeze Credit Union, Asset Size: > $500M-$1B

• Educational Systems Federal Credit Union, Asset Size: > $1B

Best Wild Card

• GPO Federal Credit Union, Asset Size: < $250M

• Nymeo Federal Credit Union, Asset Size: $250M-$500M

• Freedom Federal Credit Union, Asset Size: > $500M-$1B

• Tower Federal Credit Union, Asset Size: > $1B
• Andrews Federal Credit Union, Asset Size: >$1B

Best Digital Marketing 

• Police Federal Credit Union, Asset Size: < $250M

• Chessie Federal Credit Union, Asset Size: $250M-$500M

• NIH Federal Credit Union, Asset Size: > $500M-$1B

• Andrews Federal Credit Union, Asset Size: > $1B

Best ROI

• GPO Federal Credit Union, Asset Size: < $250 M

• Point Breeze Credit Union, Asset Size: > $500M-$1B

• APG Federal Credit Union, Asset Size: > $1B

Best Social Media/Content Marketing

• Chessie Federal Credit Union, Asset Size: $250M-$500M

• Del-One Federal Credit Union, Asset Size: > $500M – $1B

• Tower Federal Credit Union, Asset Size: > $1B