Friendly Faces of Vision: Luisa Davidse
Camrose, Alberta
"I love the people I work with and I love my members. That's what keeps me going every day."
Luisa’s path to Vision Credit Union didn’t start in finance – it started with a move and a simple to-do list item: open a local bank account. What she didn’t expect was that one ordinary errand would turn into a 14-year career built on trust, familiar faces and the kind of relationships you only find in a close-knit community.
Learn about Luisa’s journey to becoming a Senior Member Services Representative at Vision, where she’s created lasting relationships with members and staff alike.
Tell us about the journey that brought you to Vision.
I'm originally from Edmonton and was a buyer for Birks Jewellers for about 15 years. I started while I was in high school. I worked at three different Edmonton locations and became a manager at the last location before I moved to Camrose with my husband.
I worked at a few different places after moving to Camrose, then I found out from one of the tellers at the Vision City Centre branch, where we had moved our accounts, that they were hiring. She asked, ‘Would you be interested?’ and the rest is history.
I’ve now worked at both the Camrose locations for about 14 years.
Tell us about your current role at Vision.
As a Senior MSR, I do a lot of everything. This means opening accounts, handling estate accounts, help with investments, credit card applications and all that. Everything you could possibly imagine on the deposit end, I do it.
What's your favourite part about working at a rural credit union?
This may sound cliché, but I’ll say it anyway: I love the people I work with and I love my members. That’s what keeps me going every day. The building is a building, but it’s the people that make this job meaningful.
You build a bond with your members and become a part of their lives. They’ve definitely become a part of mine, too.
What do you enjoy about the Camrose area?
For me, it’s all about knowing my community and the people in it. When you live in a small community, you constantly run into people you know and get to have a chat in the grocery store with your neighbours. My friend jokes that since I bump into someone I know every 10 minutes while out and about, I should run for mayor!
