LEWISTON — Community Credit Union announces that Laurie Pelletier, Auburn branch manager, has received her certificate as a CUNA Certified Financial Counselor.

In receiving this certification, Pelletier has completed a comprehensive training program designed to provide financial counseling skills that will allow her to better assist individuals in achieving their financial goals. This comprehensive program is broken down into eight modules and covers topics, including communication skills, controlling living expenses, understanding consumer credit, matching values to money, retirement, taxes, insurance and investments.

She is involved in the community, serving as a member of the Auburn-Lewiston Rotary Club, Silent Auction chairwoman of the Norm Nolette Golf Tournament to benefit Ending Hunger and a volunteer for the Androscoggin County Relay For Life. In her spare time, she is also a Zumba instructor.

She lives in Litchfield with her husband and daughter.

Community Credit Union has branches at 144 Pine St., Lewiston, and 40 Stanley St., Auburn. For more information, go to: www.communitycreditunion.com