By Mary Beth Roach
When Ashley Koskowski started as a teller in a financial institution in Florida in the early 2000s, she had never had a goal of reaching upper management levels.
But, today, she is president of branch operations for the Oswego Federal Credit Union. She has been with the Oswego FCU for 13 years, moving up through the ranks, and was named to her current position in 2019. As such, she oversees the day-to-day operations of the five branches; ensures that the frontline staff complies with policies and procedures; handles the hiring, onboarding and training of new staff, and the training of existing staff.
In her early days in the financial world, she said that women held positions as tellers or in middle management but very few in upper management, she said. But over time, she has seen definite growth in women achieving leadership roles.
Her own growth to a position in upper management resulted from her work ethic and by becoming well-versed in those areas of the job that appealed to her.
“The biggest thing is find what speaks to you and master that,” she said.
Koskowski believes that her “personal passion eventually became teaching others and that was how I ended up here.” She also cites additional leadership training provided by Oswego Federal Credit Union and support from the Oswego FCU CEO Bill Carhart, as keys to her success.
“In my experience here with at Oswego FCU, I’ve never felt any limitations to where I could go or what I could do here,” she said.
