Maggie grew up the daughter of an Army officer, living in Austria and Panama as well as many U.S. stations. A graduate of Auburn University with a BA degree, she began her credit union career at NASA Federal Credit Union. Buddy also grew up in the military, traveling extensively for his father’s career in the Coast Guard and Merchant Marines. Buddy's own military service included a year in Vietnam. An entrepreneur and professional in graphic design management, Buddy joined forces with Maggie to form Visions, Ink. in August 1980.

Holly graduated from Grove City College with a teaching degree, but her first job after graduation as a sales assistant for a brokerage firm set her on a different path. Following jobs as a product manager at two banks, Holly returned to school at Shippensburg University to get her MBA in marketing. Subsequent jobs as a marketing director at two very different Maryland credit unions gave Holly some unique experiences to draw on as she helps clients today. At SECU of MD, Holly managed a staff of eight with an enviable budget. At Central Credit Union of Maryland, she had no staff and a tiny budget. Holly can speak from firsthand experience as she advises credit unions of all sizes on how to manage their marketing challenges. Holly has been with the Visions family since 1997.

Chris joined the Visions family in 2003 after 12 years with Deluxe Corporation, where he specialized in serving credit unions. At Deluxe, he acquired a great passion for the credit union philosophy. He works hard to help clients implement cost-effective marketing strategies and readily shares his knowledge of best practices with them. Chris graduated magna cum laude from Salisbury University in Maryland with a major in business and a concentration in marketing. He also received his MBA from Salisbury.

A member of the V Team since 2009, Mike provides strategy and guidance for credit unions, while consistently keeping their goals in mind. His focus on creativity, results and service reflects the core beliefs of our company. In his 13 years of experience in sales and consulting for the credit union industry, Mike has worked for Liberty Enterprises, Harland and a CUSO, Innovative Strategic Solutions. Mike's from Minnesota, so you may catch a slight accent now and then. He graduated from the University of Minnesota Duluth with a BS in communications.

Leigh has more than 22 years' experience in marketing, public relations, advertising and management. From 1990 to 2010, she was senior vice president, marketing, for Mid-Atlantic Corporate Federal Credit Union. Throughout the financial market crisis of 2008-2009, Leigh worked hard to maintain its integrity and its reputation as one of the country's best-run and most reputable corporate credit unions. Leigh was instrumental in the development of the I Belong awareness campaign in Pennsylvania. She's served on the Credit Union Miracle Day, Inc. Marketing Committee, National Association of Federal Credit Unions Awards Committee and Pennsylvania Credit Union Association Marketing Advocacy Steering Committee. Leigh has a BS in public relations from Syracuse University’s Newhouse School of Public Communications.

Thomas joined the Visions team in 2012 with more than 15 years in the credit union industry. During his tenure in the industry, he held positions in branch operations, compliance, lending and marketing. Thomas completed a three-year stint with the Filene Research Institute’s i-3 program. He was the lead judge for the 2010 Marketer of the Year for the Texas Credit Union League. He is active with MACUMA and MD Credit Union Foundation. Bowen completed an Associate’s Degree in Culinary Arts and Hotel/Restaurant Management from Johnson & Wales University in Providence, RI. He is currently completing his Bachelor’s Degree in Communications and Marketing from the University of Maryland University College.

Specializing in Online Marketing strategies for more than 6 years, Nadines experience goes across the board from initial strategy to conception. Having successfully worked for major international accounts, in multiple languages with specific target marketing in over 70 countries. From Search Engine Marketing, to Search Engine Optimization, Nadine is a self proclaimed "data-junkie" and given an opportunity would love to dive into your analytics.

Cara joined the V Team in 2001 as a graphic and web designer and has worked with dozens of our clients on projects including branding initiatives, promotional campaigns and everything in between. As the demand for web services grew, Cara became our web project coordinator, planning and managing our larger web projects, as well as leading the research and development of new web services, including those in our content management system, viCMS.