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NAFCU has announced the results of its 2022 Board of Directors election. New board member Eli Vazquez, President and CEO of Bank-Fund Staff FCU (Washington D.C.), will serve an At-Large seat for a two-year term, while incumbent Brian Schools, President and CEO of Chartway FCU (Va.), will serve an Eastern Region seat for a three-year term.

"I am excited to welcome Karen, Stephanie, and Eli to the NAFCU Board of Directors and congratulate Lonnie, Keith, and Brian on their successful re-elections," said NAFCU Board Chair Tom DeWitt. "It has been an honor to serve as a NAFCU Board member and help guide the association as it builds strategic plans for its bold advocacy, invaluable compliance assistance, and outstanding educational opportunities. I am proud to have worked closely with such an exceptional board and I am confident that the experience and insights brought to the NAFCU Board of Directors by the new members will continue to steer NAFCU and the credit union industry toward ongoing success."

Four candidates ran uncontested, officially winning their seats:

• Karen Rosales (President/CEO, Arlington Community FCU, Va.) has won the At-Large three-year seat;
• Keith Sultemeier, incumbent (President/CEO, Kinecta FCU, Calif.), has won the Western Region three-year seat;
• Stephanie Sherrodd (President/CEO, Sandia Laboratory FCU, N.M.) has won the Western Region one-year seat; and
• Lonnie Nicholson, incumbent, (President/CEO, EECU, Texas), has won the Southern Region three-year seat.

The newly elected board members will take their seats after NAFCU's Annual Business Meeting, scheduled to be held virtually July 12