Cherry Dale

Cherry Dale, SVP of Financial Education, joined Virginia Credit Union in 2007. She holds a master’s degree in education instruction and curriculum from the University of Virginia. Cherry and her team of seven full-time financial educators carry out the credit union’s mission of sharing financial knowledge and guidance through partnerships with schools, businesses and community organizations. Together, they provide hundreds of hours of instruction about savings, budgeting, and managing debt to people of all ages. Virginia Credit Union engaged with approximately 130,000 people of all ages through online financial education content and in-person events in 2025. Cherry was also awarded the Eugene H. Farley Jr. Award of Excellence for her contributions to the credit union movement and was recently appointed by Governor Youngkin to serve on the Council of Women for Virginia.