Senior Director, Philanthropic Partnerships, Filene

With more than 25 years of community leadership experience, Robin Brulé joined the Filene team to elevate Filene’s philanthropic partnership - approaches and cross-sector relationships.

A fierce advocate for social justice with a strong track record engineering, piloting, and scaling holistic service programs, Robin is now with Filene and previously served on their Think Tank while at $3 Billion Nusenda Federal Credit Union. She’s also held positions as Chief Strategist for New Mexico Center for Philanthropic Partnerships, Executive Director of Central New Mexico Community College Foundation and Director of Development for University of New Mexico Children’s Hospital during her more than 25 years of extensive community leadership. Robin holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Management from the University of Phoenix.

A true influencer, Robin has been passionate about building communities through every career opportunity she has held. She plans to strengthen Filene’s ability to create cross-sector partnerships through philanthropy and ultimately, solve the complex problems facing credit unions and the communities they serve. Don’t forget to ask Robin about how she brought her socially conscious childhood into the lives of her own children, how she accidentally became an actress in college, and how she ended up taking a ride in a submarine and then in a hot air balloon.

VP Operations and President/COO CU Channels, LLC, Purdue FCU

Evelyn Royer joined Purdue Federal Credit Union in 1994 as the Internal Auditor. She has led the Accounting Department and subsequently developed the Risk Management Department. Today she oversees the majority of the credit union’s support departments like Loan Services, Payment & Deposit Operations as well as Loss Mitigation, Financial Wellness and Fraud Prevention. She is a licensed CPA and has been certified by the Credit Union National Association (America's Credit Unions) as a Credit Union Compliance Expert. She is currently involved in local organizations such as the United Way of Greater Lafayette and Lafayette Transitional Housing Center as well as state and national advisory boards with the Indiana Credit Union League (ICUL) and CO-OP Financial Services. From an innovation perspective, she has was an inaugural member of Indiana’s ignite group as well as former Filene i3 innovator tasked w/ developing solutions to address consumer and credit union challenges.

Personally, Evelyn is married to her husband Scott and have raised two beautiful young ladies in their early 20s. As an aside, both girls have graduated or going to graduate from Indiana University, the arch rival of the Purdue Boilermakers.

Chief Talent Officer, Dover FCU

Cinnamon Elliott, MBA, CCUE is the Chief Talent Officer at Dover Federal Credit Union. She has been employed with Dover Federal for 16 years. Cinnamon started her career with the credit union as a teller, which is when she decided that she wanted to continue a career in finance. Cinnamon elected to remain working at the credit union because of the “people helping people” philosophy. She has a passion to help people in my local community to make financially sound decisions and makes a positive difference and their financial life.

Cinnamon has operated in various positions including Branch Manager, Director of Sales and Service, and Culture and Engagement Manager. While working at the credit union, Cinnamon completed her MBA at Wilmington University with a concentration in Organizational Leadership, received her Certified Credit Union Executive designation from America's Credit Unions Management School, and was a recipient of the Delaware Business Times Top 40 under 40 award in October 2021. As an active member of her community, she as served on various boards and committees.

As a member and representative of Dover Federal Credit Union, her goal is to make a positive and lasting impression on the members of our local community; to provide financial education and plans for those in need. Cinnamon has a personal goal to influence youth with an understanding and preparation for a life that will have a positive impact on their financial choices.