Board Members

Mike is an entrepreneur with more than 30 years of experience in credit union and real estate-related ventures as well as technology start-ups. As the CEO, Mike drives the vision for the company as well as oversees the operations in technology, finance and human resources. When he co-founded CU Realty Services in 2001, he led the development of the first home search engine to access and display listings from the Phoenix MLS. Prior to starting the company, he was the Founder and President of MC2, a Phoenix-based firm delivering high-level IT design, development, project management and outsourcing solutions to Fortune 1000 companies such as American Express, Motorola, Allied Signal, Intel and Wells Fargo. MC2 was sold to Compuware in 1997. He received his bachelor’s degree from Cornell University and is a licensed real estate broker in the state of Arizona.

Tina is an accomplished business leader with more than 25 years of experience in real estate, including sales, marketing, customer service and process improvements. As COO, Tina has been instrumental in expanding CU Realty’s national footprint, helping credit unions build better connections with both home-buying members and local real estate agents. Prior to joining CU Realty Services in 2001, she worked with the top sales team at RE/MAX Integrity Realtors, where she was responsible for business strategies, training, motivation, process improvements, and systems implementation. She is a licensed real estate broker in the state of California and holds a real estate license in the state of Arizona.

Craig is an experienced real estate entrepreneur and investor, as well as Co-Founder of CU Realty Services. Prior to CU Realty, he founded GHR Securities, Inc., where he also served as Financial and Operations Principal and oversaw organization management, marketing and administration. Craig has syndicated various land acquisitions, restaurants and golf courses. He began his career in real estate in 1974, listing and selling homes in the Phoenix area and obtained his state of Arizona broker’s license in 1979. In addition, he currently holds broker’s licenses in the states of Colorado, Ohio, Michigan, New York, Virginia, Maryland, Florida, New Mexico and Alabama.

Herb Behrens began his career with BCU in 1999. He is responsible for the organization’s strategic direction of all real estate lending, including sales, processing, servicing and secondary marketing. Herb has been involved in the growth of the mortgage program from 1990, when BCU first started offering mortgages. Before joining BCU, he was with Associated Great Northern Mortgage and Commonwealth Mortgage Assurance Company. In addition to serving on CU Realty’s Board of Directors, Herb is on the Board for CU Servnet, a mortgage-servicing CUSO, and is a member the Accenture Mortgage Cadence Advisory Board and the American Credit Union Mortgage Association. Herb holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from Illinois State University.

Jean has more than 20 years of experience in the credit union industry and is the Executive Vice President/COO of Andigo Credit Union (formerly Motorola Employees Credit Union). Before that, she held the roles of Vice President of Operations and Vice President of Marketing since she joined the organization in 2000. Before moving to Illinois, she worked for both Michigan State University Federal Credit Union and American 1 Federal Credit Union in Michigan. Jean, a CUNA Certified Credit Union Executive, is a graduate of Central Michigan University and earned her MBA from Western Michigan University.

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