Western Washington University’s College of Business and Economics plans to host Whatcom Educational Credit Union CEO and Western alumna Jennifer Kutcher as she presents “Future by Design” from 2:30-3:30 p.m. on Friday in the Communications Facility 120 as part of the college’s Strategic Management Executive Speaker Series.

The presentation is free and open to the public.

Kutcher came to Bellingham in 1994 to attend Western where she graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in business administration with an emphasis on finance.

Since 1998 she has worked in various leadership roles at WECU including vice president/chief financial officer, vice president/chief operations officer and executive vice president/chief lending officer and in August 2014 was named president/CEO by WECU’s Board of Directors.

Kutcher currently serves on the board of directors of the American Red Cross Northwest Washington Chapter and previously served on the United Way of Whatcom County Board of Directors.

The Strategic Management Executive Speaker Series program brings senior business leaders to campus to interact with students and share their perspectives on management, leadership and professional development.