Community First Guam Federal Credit Union is pleased to announced today the selection of six Guam students for its Spring 2025 Community First Internship Program, which develops and mentors college students from the University of Guam (UOG) and Guam Community College (GCC) to pursue careers in the finance industry, learn the fundamentals of financial literacy and personal finance management, and be an integral part of the Credit Union’s research and development activities. The internship program is held at the Community First Student-Run Credit Union (SRCU) in Mangilao.
The interns selected for the 2025 Spring program are as follows:
Tesanee Chiro, University of Guam student majoring in Business Administration with a minor in Political Science and graduating in the Spring of 2026
Craig Chugrad, University of Guam student majoring in Business Administration and graduating in the Spring of 2026
Dayna Damian, University of Guam student pursuing a Business Administration in Accounting and graduating in the Spring of 2026
Christian Douglas, University of Guam student pursuing a Business Administration in Accounting and graduating in the Spring of 2026
Madelenne Guzman, University of Guam student studying Business Administration and graduating in the Spring of 2026
Trisha Torillo, University of Guam student pursuing a Business Administration in Accounting and graduating in the Spring of 2026
During the program, students earn an income while they train in the credit union’s policies and procedures and are mentored by the SRCU Manager, Neo Christian Pangilinan. Pangilinan is a SRCU alumni and completed his internship in Spring 2019.
The interns utilize their experience to springboard into a career in the finance industry while gaining valuable experience working part-time while earning their degrees. Students work around their class schedules and train as a team two days a week.
Community First launched its SRCU in January 2018 in the heart of Mangilao, strategically located near the UOG and GCC. This student-run service center, the first of its kind in Guam, is operated by college students enrolled at UOG and GCC. The service center is open to serve all existing and new Community First members. The SRCU has trained and developed more than 50 interns since 2018.