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Honolulu, Hawaii (June 14, 2017) – The National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions (NAFCU) announced the newly elected and continuing members of its 2017 – 2018 Board of Directorsduring its Annual Business Meeting, held today in conjunction with the association's50th Annual Conference and Solutions Expo.

Two incumbents were reelected this year to their regional seats – Region III Director Jeanne Kucey (JetStream Federal Credit Union, Fla.) and Region IV Director Thomas W. DeWitt (State Farm Federal Credit Union, Ill.). Incumbent Daniel Weickenand, CEO of Orion Federal Credit Union (Memphis, Tenn.), also won reelection to his at-large board seat.

"NAFCU is a distinguished leader within the credit union industry and well-respected among credit union regulators and lawmakers on Capitol Hill," said Richard L. Harris, NAFCU's chair and president and CEO of Caltech Employees Federal Credit Union. "I welcome the opportunity to continue working with NAFCU's officers and board members to foster a positive climate for our credit union members to grow and prosper."

NAFCU officers for 2017-2018 are:

• Richard L. Harris, chairman and Region V Director - president and CEO of Caltech Employees Federal Credit Union (La Canada, Calif.);
• Jeanne Kucey, vice chairman and Region III Director - president and CEO of JetStream Federal Credit Union (Miami Lakes, Fla.);
• Debra Schwartz, treasurer and Director-at-Large - president and CEO of Mission Federal Credit Union (San Diego, Calif.);
• Thomas W. DeWitt, secretary and Region IV Director – president and CEO of State Farm Federal Credit Union (Bloomington, Ill.);

Other board members are:

• Brian Schools, president and CEO of Chartway Federal Credit Union (Virginia Beach, Va.);
• Robert L. Fisher, president and CEO of Grow Financial Federal Credit Union (Tampa, Fla.);
• Gary Grinnell, president and CEO of Corning Federal Credit Union (Corning, N.Y.);
• Jan N. Roche, president and CEO of State Department Federal Credit Union (Alexandria, Va.);
• Charles A. Rutan, president and CEO of Southwest Airlines Federal Credit Union (Dallas, Texas); and
• Daniel Weickenand, CEO of Orion Federal Credit Union (Memphis, Tenn.).

Schools was appointed by the board to take the Region II seat vacated by Breland, who has retired from his credit union so is ineligible to serve on NAFCU's board. Breland had one year left on his term.

The National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions is the only national trade association focusing exclusively on federal issues affecting the nation's federally-insured credit unions. NAFCU membership is direct and provides credit unions with the best in federal advocacy, education and compliance assistance. For more information on NAFCU, go to www.nafcu.org or @NAFCU on Twitter.

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