Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union
Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union (HVFCU) is a full
service, not-for-profit financial institution that offers solutions
to over 253,000 individuals and businesses throughout the Hudson
Valley. With over $3.6 billion in assets, HVFCU is one of America’s
largest credit unions and the largest local financial institution
in the Hudson Valley.
Originally serving Poughkeepsie IBM employees and their
families, the credit union has grown to provide a full range of
financial products and services to anyone who lives, works,
worships, volunteers, or attends school in Orange, Dutchess, Ulster
and Putnam Counties. With over 850 employees, including many Mount
Saint Mary Alumni, HVFCU offers over 21 branch locations, a
nationwide ATM network, and a robust Internet and mobile banking
system.
HVFCU recognizes that its strength lies in the strength of its
members, and so giving back to the community is very important. In
addition to sponsoring many nonprofit and community events, HVFCU
provides leadership in the form of board and committee members for
local nonprofits. Many of the credit union’s managers participate
in a variety of roles, such as HVFCU President/CEO Mary Madden who
is a member of the President’s Advisory Council at the Mount.
A hallmark of all credit unions is that they are “not for
profit, but for service.” HVFCU continues that tradition in many
ways, including its exclusive Mount Saint Mary Visa Card. The card
provides alumni with a visible way for them to support their alma
mater, plus with each card issued, HVFCU makes a donation to the
MSMC Alumni Fund.
Joseph and Andrea Kirchhoff
Joseph and Andrea Kirchhoff have been married for 27
years, residing on their farm in Salt Point, NY, where they raised
their four children: Kyle, Troy, Samantha, and Layla.
Joe founded Kirchhoff Companies in 1985 and Kirchhoff
Construction Management in 1991 and with hard work and a great
team, the company gained an outstanding reputation. In 2009,
Kirchhoff Construction merged its operations with Consigli
Construction to form Kirchhoff-Consigli Construction Management,
whose mission is to provide an expanded array of services and a
further geographic reach, with 5 offices now throughout New York
and New England.
The Kirchhoff Companies, which Joe still owns and operates, are
a collective group of over 45 companies with property management,
solar energy and development entities that were established to
acquire, develop and retain ownership of real estate. Joe has
developed the highest quality level of healthcare, mixed-use
commercial and multi-family housing projects throughout the Hudson
Valley and his latest effort is Kirchhoff Campus Properties, which
develops and owns student housing projects throughout the
nation.
An active member of the community, Joe serves on several boards
of directors. He received the Poughkeepsie Journal’s
Business Person of the Year Award in 2009; Dutchess Community
College’s Man of the Year, the Dutchess County Economic Development
Corporation’s Business Excellence Grand Award in 2007, and has been
honored by numerous other organizations for his active role in the
community.
Andrea grew up in Dutchess County and worked as a nursery school
teacher at Rainbow's End Child Development Center and Northern
Dutchess Day Care Center. Although fortunate to be able to stay
home to raise their four children and many farm animals, she has
served as a deacon and an elder at The First Presbyterian Church of
Pleasant Valley. Andrea was also president of the board at Saint
Joseph’s School in Millbrook, has been a sub for Meals On Wheels,
and is on the Board of The Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse
and very active in that organization’s fundraising efforts.