Imagine my disappointment when, out of Mountain America's almost 190,000 members, only approximately 75 people bothered to attend. A quick survey of the room revealed only a handful of people, including myself, who weren't either employees or board members.

In our post-Enron world, I had hoped to see more member-involved oversight of the credit union's $1.4 billion in assets. But, then again, not enough information about Mountain America was provided to allow anyone to make an informed vote regarding the board members or the credit union's financial status.

The meeting itself was very brief, with vague reports from the CEO and board on the financial status of the credit union, and a quick voice vote by those present on board members. And that was about it. We didn't have the chance to vote on anything meaningful, such as whether or not we should invest profits in more advertising or return them to the members in a dividend.

I have no complaints about Mountain America's services. But, then again, neither did any of Enron's shareholders before its meltdown. For all my fellow credit union members, I urge you to take an active interest in our credit union's governance. Otherwise, how do we know we're really getting our money's worth?

Aaron Evans

North Salt Lake