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National Credit Union Foundation Confirms New Board Of Directors

MADISON, WI (January 27, 2025) – The National Credit Union Foundation (the Foundation) is pleased to welcome five new members and the re-election of two incumbent members to its volunteer Board of Directors.

New members of the board include Paul Barbato, Senior Vice President/Chief Legal Officer of TruStage, Cecilia Homison, CEO of First Commerce Credit Union, Kyle Markland, CEO of Municipal Credit Union, Chrissy Siders, President/CEO of TRUE Community Credit Union, and Lauren Whaley, President of the Carolinas Credit Union Foundation.

Two incumbent board members, David Birky, Chief Strategy Officer of Interra Credit Union, and Dean Young, Chief Service Officer of Velera, have also been successfully re-elected for another term.

These members bring a wealth of experience and a passion for driving positive change. Confirmation of the new board members occurred January 23, 2025, at the annual board meeting. The Foundation’s Board of Directors now comprises:

  • Chair: John Sackett, Director, Royal Credit Union
  • Vice Chair: Jenny Vipperman, President/CEO, ORNL Federal Credit Union
  • Treasurer: Robert Cashman, President/CEO, Metro Credit Union
  • Secretary: Christine Cordell, SVP/Chief Project & Learning Officer, Blaze Credit Union
  • President: Jim Nussle, President/CEO, America’s Credit Unions
  • Paul Barbato, SVP/Chief Legal Officer, TruStage
  • David Birky, Chief Strategy Officer, Interra Credit Union
  • Creighton Blackwell, Chief Impact & Public Affairs Officer, Coastal Credit Union
  • Juan Fernandez, President/CEO, Luminate
  • Gregory Gallant, President/CEO, WeStreet Federal Credit Union
  • Cecilia Homison, CEO, First Commerce Credit Union
  • Melanie Kennedy, President/CEO, Southwest Financial Federal Credit Union
  • Kyle Markland, CEO, Municipal Credit Union
  • Carma Parrish, SVP of Financial Inclusion, Centra Credit Union
  • Chrissy Siders, President/CEO, TRUE Community Credit Union
  • Debbie Smith, President/CEO, Georgia United Credit Union
  • Lauren Whaley, President, Carolinas Credit Union Foundation
  • Dean Young, Chief Service Officer, Velera

The Foundation extends its heartfelt thanks and appreciation to the departing board members for their dedicated service. For more information on the Foundation’s Board of Directors and their work, visit the Foundation’s website at ncuf.coop/about-impact/team/

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About the National Credit Union Foundation (ncuf.coop)

The National Credit Union Foundation (the Foundation) is the charitable arm of the U.S. credit union movement and works as a catalyst to improve people’s financial lives through credit unions. Through grants and programs, the Foundation is strengthening financial well-being, igniting passion and instilling knowledge about the credit union difference, and uniting resources to help credit union people during disaster. Donations to the Foundation ultimately enable credit unions to help their members reach life-changing goals and achieve financial freedom.

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