WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today presented Mendell Thompson the 2014 “Angels in Adoption” award for his commitment to adoption issues. Wicker nominated Mr. Thompson for the award.

“Mr. Thompson has helped make it financially possible for countless families in Mississippi and across the country to pursue adoptions,” said Wicker, a strong advocate for adoption issues. “His influential work in lending to churches and families provides a wonderful example for other credit unions and financial institutions to follow.  I commend Mr. Thompson for his assistance in facilitating the adoption process of so many children. We must remain committed to making sure every child has the opportunity to grow up as part of a caring family.”

Mendell L. Thompson is President/CEO of America's Christian Credit Union in Glendora, California, a position he has held since 1986. Currently, Mr. Thompson serves as a Trustee on the Point Loma Nazarene University Board, serves as a Director on the PLNU Foundation Board, and as a Director of the NASCUS Credit Union Executive Council. Mr. Thompson graduated cum laude in 1976 with a bachelor's degree in History/Business from Point Loma Nazarene University, San Diego, and is also a graduate of the Western CUNA Management School and Stanford University's Executive Development Program.

The Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute, which sponsors the “Angels in Adoption” program, is a nonprofit organization that works to raise awareness about the needs of children without families and to remove policy barriers that hinder children from knowing the love and support a family provides.