Member Stories - In Their Words
Meet Vern
When Vern joined Education First in 1960, the Credit Union was located in the same downtown building that housed the Columbus Board of Education, (and where the ...
Member Stories - In Their Words
Meet Ted
In 1987, as a young teacher for Columbus City Schools, Ted found his “dream home” near the Scioto River in Powell, Ohio. “This house was close ...
Member Stories - In Their Words
Meet Linda
Meet Linda, member since 1985… ...
Member Stories - In Their Words
Meet Laura
Laura’s mom worked for the Columbus Board of Education in the 1970s and 80s as the Superintendent’s administrative assistant. She was an avid ...
Member Stories - In Their Words
Meet Keisha
Keisha joined Education First in 1999, as a recent college grad and new teacher at Columbus City Schools. She remembers hearing about the Credit Union at her ...
Member Stories - In Their Words
Meet Lovie
When Lovie, a 6th-grade teacher with Columbus City Schools, wanted to do something special for her students this Christmas, she knew she could turn to her ...
Member Stories - In Their Words
Meet Jacob
Jacob’s first exposure to Education First was when he began teaching Spanish at a Columbus middle school last year. ...
Member Stories - In Their Words
Meet Wanjiku
Before Wanjiku was a member of Education First, she would often drive by the Credit Union’s Westerville Branch on her way to work. The name ...
Member Stories - In Their Words
Meet Robert
"Forget banks,join the Credit Union and they'll really work with you. Tell them where you want to go financially and they'll see you through your ...