Lisa Ginter

Lisa Ginter is a celebrated leader in Kansas City as both the CEO of CommunityAmerica Credit Union and an influential figure in the business, civic, and philanthropic community.

Lisa has served in a leadership role at CommunityAmerica since she joined the organization in 1995. Since becoming CEO in 2015, Lisa grew the Credit Union from $1.5 billion to over $5 billion in assets. With a mission to help members achieve financial peace of mind at every life stage, Lisa has inspired and advanced every division and line of business at CommunityAmerica. As the Official Banking Partner of the Kansas City Chiefs and frequently named as Kansas City’s top Credit Union and ‘Best Place to Work,’ CommunityAmerica has become a powerhouse in Kansas City under Lisa’s leadership.

In 2024, Lisa was inducted into the Junior Achievement Business Hall of Fame for her outstanding leadership and impact on the business, civic, and philanthropic community. She also served as Chair of the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce. Her leadership positions have led to significant advancements throughout the region, most importantly across the local non-profit and educational landscape.

Widely recognized nationally as a leader and champion for the credit union movement, Lisa serves on the board of America’s Credit Unions and previously held the role of Vice Chair.

Lisa’s name often appears in both local and national headlines. She is one of only three Kansas Citians to be recognized among the ‘Top 100 Financial Executives’ by the national Business Journal and has been selected as a ‘Power 100’ honoree by the Kansas City Business Journal for multiple years. She was also named one of 435 South Magazine’s ‘50 Most Powerful People in KC.’

Lisa is a beacon of leadership in both Kansas City and St. Louis where she serves on the Executive Boards of the Kansas City Chamber of Commerce and Kansas City Area Development Council as well as the Executive Committee of Greater St. Louis Inc. Her leadership presence is also strongly felt in the education community, where she has served on the Board of Trustees at Rockhurst University and St. Michael the Archangel as Vice Chair.

Lisa is personally immersed in charitable give-back through active support of those most in need across the communities we serve. She helped the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Kansas City raise a record-breaking $2 million at its first-ever virtual ‘Kids Night Out’ Gala. In recent years she broke fundraising records chairing the ‘Red Hot Night’ Gala for Children’s Mercy Hospital, Women’s Employment Network Luncheon, WIN for KC Luncheon, ‘Go Red for Women’ Luncheon, University Health’s ‘For the Love of KC’ Gala, Inclusions Connections ‘FashionAbility’ Gala, Operation Breakthrough’s 50th Anniversary ‘Big Dreams Bright Futures’ Gala, and the Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship Luncheon for Metropolitan Community College. In 2022, Lisa was named the third recipient of the Seven Day’s Ripple of Kindness Leadership Award. Lisa was named the ‘Community MVP’ by the ‘15 and the Mahomies Foundation and received Rockhurst University’s Rashford-Lyon Award for leadership and ethics in 2020.

Under Lisa’s leadership CommunityAmerica has been honored with the Junior Achievement Centennial Award, recognized as Non-Profit Connect’s ‘Business Philanthropist of the Year,’ and named the #1 ‘Best Place to Work’ by the Kansas City Business Journal.

In her free time Lisa loves spending time with her family, including her five grandchildren, relaxing at the lake, and cheering on local sports teams.