National Credit Union Foundation team

National Credit Union Foundation Team

The Foundation is made up of a passionate team of staff members and a dedicated Board of Directors.

Board of Directors

The National Credit Union Foundation Board is made up of dedicated credit union professionals and volunteers representing cross-sections of America’s credit union movement.

  • Royal Credit Union John Sackett

    John Sackett, Chair

    Director
    Royal Credit Union
    Eau Claire, WI
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    Jenny Vipperman, Vice Chair

    President/CEO
    ORNL Federal Credit Union
    Oak Ridge, TN
  • Christine Cordell

    Christine Cordell, Secretary

    SVP/Chief Project & Learning Officer
    Blaze Credit Union
    St. Paul, MN
  • Metro Credit Union Robert Cashman

    Robert Cashman, Treasurer

    President/CEO
    Metro Credit Union
    Chelsea, MA
  • San Diego County Credit Union Teresa Campbell

    Teresa Campbell, Immediate Past Chair

    President/CEO
    San Diego County Credit Union
    San Diego, CA
  • Credit Union National Association president, Jim Nussle

    Jim Nussle, CUDE, President

    President/CEO
    America's Credit Unions
    Washington, DC
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    David Birky

    EVP/Chief Strategy Officer
    Interra Credit Union
    Goshen, IN
  • Creighton Blackwell Headshot

    Creighton Blackwell, CUDE

    Chief Community Impact & Public Affairs Officer
    Coastal Credit Union
    Raleigh, NC
  • Enrique Delgadillo

    President/CEO
    BALANCE
    Concord, CA
  • Juan Fernandez, CUDE

    President/CEO
    Louisiana Credit Union League
    Harahan, LA
  • Nader Moghaddam Headshot

    Nader Moghaddam

    President/CEO
    Financial Partners Credit Union
    Downey, CA
  • Melanie Murphy Headshot

    Melanie Murphy, CUDE

    Executive Director
    Illinois Credit Union Foundation
    Naperville, IL
  • Carma Parrish headshot

    Carma Parrish, CUDE

    SVP of Financial Inclusion
    Centra Credit Union
    Columbus, IN
  • Debbie Smith headshot

    Debbie Smith

    President/CEO
    Georgia United Credit Union
    Duluth, GA
  • David Sweitzer

    David Sweitzer

    President - Business Units, Sales & Marketing
    TruStage
    Madison, WI
  • PSCU Dean Young

    Dean Young

    EVP, Chief Service Officer
    PSCU/Co-op Solutions
    St. Petersburg, FL

Additional Board Documents

Learn more about the Foundation’s Board of Directors.

Board Member Agreement

Foundation Staff

Learn more about members of your National Credit Union Foundation team.

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    Gigi Hyland, CUDE

    Executive Director

    Gigi serves as the Executive Director for the Foundation, inspiring credit union professionals to collaborate and incorporate financial health and cooperative principles into their business strategy.

  • Andre Parraway Headshot

    André T. Parraway

    Chief Financial and Operating Officer

    André serves as the CFOO and provides executive leadership to the financial and administrative functions of the Foundation.

  • Danielle Brown

    Danielle Brown, CUDE

    Chief Engagement Officer

    Danielle develops and fosters relationships across the credit union movement to expand the awareness, value proposition and funding of the Foundation.

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    Amber Conger

    Senior Communications Manager

    Amber works closely with the Foundation team to communicate the impact of the Foundation’s work.

  • Alicia Crotteau

    Programs Coordinator

    Alicia works closely with the Foundation’s Program team to plan and support our mission-based training programs like Credit Union Development Education (DE) Program and Exploring Why™ Workshops.

  • Jennifer Harbeck

    Engagement Senior Coordinator

    Jennifer works closely with the Foundation’s Engagement team to plan, execute, and measure engagement initiatives.

  • Danielle Harris

    Danielle Harris, CUDE

    Senior Manager, Programs

    Danielle will work closely with the Chief Program Officer to facilitate Credit Union Development Education (DE) Program and Exploring Why™ Workshops as well as identify ways the Foundation can continue to meet the education needs of credit union professionals.

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    Kathy Heiderscheit, CUDE

    Finance Associate

    Kathy works closely with the CFOO as the finance associate to assist with accounts payable and journal entries.

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    Christine Hickey

    Financial Health Program Manager

    Christine manages the Foundation’s day-to-day financial well-being efforts, supporting the collaborative CU system efforts to grow the FinHealth Fund work, executing grants program administration, and leading the success of the CU FinHealth Conference.

  • Christian Neitzel

    Staff Accountant

    Christian provides primary transactions support to the CFOO and serves as staff liaison between the Foundation and Americas Credit Unions’ Finance department, which provides accounting services to the Foundation.

  • Traci O'Neill Headshot

    Traci O’Neill

    Executive Assistant

    Traci serves as the Executive Assistant to Gigi Hyland, as well as the Corporate Secretary and liaison to the Foundation Board of Directors.

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    Jennifer Speth, CUDE

    Engagement Director

    Jenni leads engagement initiatives for the Foundation including our primary fundraising event, the Foundation Dinner.

  • Tobi Weingart headshot

    Tobi Weingart, CUDE

    Chief Program Officer

    Tobi leads the strategic vision that informs the Foundation’s programming, including developing and conducting signature programs like the Credit Union Development Education (DE) Program, Exploring Why™ Workshops, and other experiential, customized programming.

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    Maggie Wolff

    Senior Manager, User Experience & Projects

    Maggie works on the Foundation’s project management and focuses on enhancing user experience with our products and other initiatives.

Foundation Staff Speakers

Looking to energize your staff? Put financial well-being at the center of your strategy? Leverage your cooperative values? The Foundation has experts on staff who can deliver dynamic content to your organization.

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Tobi Weingart speaking at DE