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English: James Schenck James R. Schenck is Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for Pentagon Federal Credit Union. Pentagon Federal Credit Union is an $8.5 billion dollar financial institution that serves the financial needs of over 680,000 Army, Air Force, and Department of Homeland Security personnel worldwide. For the previous five years, James served as PFCU's Chief Administrative Officer responsible for all of the institution's E-commerce, Marketing, Credit Card, Items Processing, Human Resource, Facility, and Security activities. Prior to his joining Pentagon Federal Credit Union Counsel, James served in the military. James began his military career upon graduation from the United States Military Academy at West Point and served as an aviation officer flying UH-60 Blackhawks. He subsequently earned his MBA from Harvard Business School and taught Economics and Corporate Finance at West Point. He also served on the Army Staff in the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans before his selection to serve as the integrator of all the Secretary of the Army Recruiting initiatives on the Secretary of the Army's staff. He received the Legion of Merit for his contribution to the Army by overseeing the creation of the $453 million dollar Army University Access Online educational initiative. He is a former member of the West Point Federal Credit Union and Pentagon Federal Credit Union Board of Director's. Additionally, he was a former term member on the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington, DC. James currently serves as a board member for the USO of Metropolitan Washington. In September 2004, James was appointed to a two-year term as the Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army from Virginia (North).