San Diego Business Journal recognizes influential leaders who build people-first strategies to help shape San Diego’s workforce


SAN DIEGO, Calif., (July 28, 2026) – San Diego County Credit Union® (SDCCU®), one of Southern California’s largest locally-owned financial institutions, is pleased to announce that Lauren Lappinga, Executive Vice President, Human Resources at SDCCU, has been selected as a 2026 Leader of Influence by the San Diego Business Journal. This honor recognizes influential leaders who build people-first strategies to help shape San Diego’s workforce. 


“Ms. Lappinga’s recognition as a 2026 Leader of Influence in Human Resources is a well-deserved honor,” said Teresa Campbell, SDCCU president and CEO. “Her passion for developing people, fostering an engaging workplace culture, and driving meaningful innovation has had a lasting impact on our organization.” 


Since joining SDCCU in 2022, Lappinga has launched four in-house leadership development programs designed to support employees at every stage of their career journey, modernized HR operations through digitization and streamlined performance review processes, enhanced learning strategies through focused training and course evaluation, and revitalized the organization’s engagement strategy to strengthen workplace culture. For the past four years, under Lappinga’s leadership, SDCCU has been named among San Diego’s Best and Brightest in Wellness by the National Association for Business Resources, an award that celebrates companies making the lives of their employees better and the community a healthier place to live.


SDCCU is one of the nation’s top credit unions and was named one of America’s Best Regional Credit Unions in 2026 by Newsweek, ranked a top credit union in California in 2025 by Forbes, and voted San Diego’s BEST Credit Union for 2026 in The San Diego’s Union-Tribune Readers Poll. SDCCU proudly serves the financial needs of customers in Southern California counties, including Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura. SDCCU has more than 413,000 customers and 30,000 surcharge-FREE ATMs. SDCCU provides breakthrough banking products that meet the demands of today’s lifestyle and delivers banking services that save customers money. SDCCU is leading the way, offering FREE Checking with eStatements, SDCCU mobile banking, mortgage loans, auto loans, Visa® credit cards and business banking services. Federally insured by NCUA. Membership required. Equal Housing Opportunity. NMLS #580585. For more information, visit www.sdccu.com.


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