Certified Financial Counselors
By meeting with one of our Certified Financial Counselors*, you’re more equipped to make sound financial decisions.
Why are our financial counselors important?
There are countless obstacles and opportunities that you may encounter when trying to reach your financial goals. Meeting with one of our Certified Financial Counselors* makes you more equipped to make sound financial decisions. With their expertise, you will gain the required financial knowledge to put you on a path of financial success, such as budgeting, consolidating or reducing your debt, developing a savings plan for your first home or determining the best path to get you in your dream car.
The best part is that this is a complimentary service for our members.
Our Certified Financial Counselors Program provides an affordable way for you to receive quality guidance as opposed to for-profit financial counseling companies, independent research from potentially unreliable sources or other less desirable ways to obtain information that may put you at risk.

Our Certified Financial Counselors
Schedule an appointment with one of these certified financial counselors today!

Maleia Brown, CCUFC
- Branch Manager
- Advantage Way Branch
- 3530 Advantage Way, Winston-Salem, NC 27103

Debi Conway, CCUFC
- AVP of Branch Services
- Advantage Way Branch
- 3530 Advantage Way, Winston-Salem, NC 27103

Brian Ferraro, CCUFC
- Branch Manager
- Mooresville Branch
- 139 S. Cardigan Way, Mooresville, NC 28117

Sharnell Hairston, CCUFC
- Branch Manager
- Greensboro Branch
- 3717 Battleground Avenue, Greensboro, NC 27410

Carrieanne Holt, CCUFC
- Branch Manager
- Boyer Branch
- 2830 Boyer Street, Charlotte, NC 28208

Katlin Salem, CCUFC
- Roving Member Experience Advisor
- Mooresville Branch
- 139 S. Cardigan Way, Mooresville, NC 28117

April Young, CCUFC
- Branch Manager
- University Branch
- 5610 University Parkway, Winston-Salem, NC 27105

Yasin Qamaruddin, CCUFC
- Member Experience Advisor
- University Branch
- 5610 University Parkway, Winston-Salem, NC 27105

Additional Certified Financial Counselors
These Piedmont Advantage employees also hold this financial counselor credential and serve our membership behind the scenes. They are empowered within their departments to advise and guide members every day to help them make the best possible financial decisions for themselves and their families.

Zainab Black, CCUFC
- E-Commerce Specialist

Michelle Duncan, CCUFC
- Insurance Specialist II

Donna Gantt, CCUFC
- Lending Supervisor

Lisa Kinney, CCUFC
- Senior Development Specialist, Procedures

James Moore, CCUFC
- Vice President of Risk Management

Miranda Waters, CCUFC
- Lending Processor – Mortgage and Consumer Support

Cathie Yates, CCUFC
- Collections Specialist
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Disclosures
*Certified Credit Union Financial Counselors do not provide investment, legal, tax or insurance advice. They also do not provide advice regarding public benefits or assistance programs.