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NAFCU announces new 2020-2021 board
NAFCU yesterday announced its 2020-2021 Board of Directors following its Annual Business Meeting at the association's headquarters in Arlington, Va.
Debra Schwartz, president and CEO of Mission Federal Credit Union (San Diego, Calif.), has been elected as NAFCU's board chair.
"I am honored to be elected as NAFCU Board Chair and to continue serving the best interests of the industry in this new capacity," said Schwartz, who has served on NAFCU's board since 2012. "As credit unions work to help our nation recover from recent crises and all Americans become stronger financially, know that NAFCU and our Board of Directors stand by your side fighting to achieve a healthy regulatory environment and providing the tools, resources, and strategies needed to thrive."
NAFCU officers for 2020-2021 are:
- Debra Schwartz, chair and director-at-large;
- Thomas W. DeWitt, vice chair and Western Region Director, president and CEO of State Farm Federal Credit Union in Bloomington, Ill.;
- Gary A. Grinnell, treasurer and Eastern Region Director, president and CEO of Corning Federal Credit Union in Corning, N.Y.; and
- Brian T. Schools, secretary and Eastern Region Director, president and CEO of Chartway Federal Credit Union in Virginia Beach, Va.
Other board members are:
- Karen Harbin, director-at-large, president and CEO of Commonwealth Credit Union in Frankfurt, Ky.;
- Melanie Kennedy, Southern Region Director, president and CEO of Southwest Financial Federal Credit Union in Dallas, Texas;
- James A. Kenyon, director-at-large, president and CEO of Whitefish Credit Union in Whitefish, Mont.;
- Lonnie Nicholson, Southern Region Director, president and CEO of EECU in Ft. Worth, Texas;
- Jan N. Roche, director-at-large, president and CEO of State Department Federal Credit Union in Alexandria, Va.;
- Lisa A. Schlehuber, director-at-large, CEO of Elements Financial Federal Credit Union in Indianapolis, Ind.; and
- Keith Sultemeier, Western Region Director, president and CEO of Kinecta Federal Credit Union in Manhattan Beach, Calif.