Buddy Gill, of NCUA, will be a speaker and moderator at the firefighters National Coalition of Firefighters Credit Unions INC (NCOFC) 2013 Annual Meeting & Conference in Boston

Buddy Gill is Senior Strategic Communications and External Relations Advisor to the Chairman Debbie Matz of the, National Credit Union Administration (NCUA). “For nearly fifteen years, Buddy has worked directly with credit unions of all sizes, industry trade groups, federal and state lawmakers, policymakers, the media, and other industry stakeholders on credit union issues and continues that work at NCUA. His keen strategic sense, communication abilities, and credit union legislative successes are well known and respected nationally.

Buddy Gill works closely with Chairman Matz and NCUA’s Public and Congressional Affairs team to design strategic messages and execute communication initiatives. He serves as a liaison to the credit union industry and related stakeholders, advising the chairman regarding how regulations are working at the credit union level, and how NCUA can better help credit unions serve their members.

Gill joins NCUA after serving seven years as the chief advocacy officer and senior vice president of the Texas Credit Union League. Prior to that, Gill ran his own strategic communications consulting firm, with the Credit Union National Association as a core client, and Gill was a principal strategist and architect behind the public relations efforts to enact H.R. 1151, the Credit Union Membership Access Act of 1998, into law.