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.
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John Sackett, Chair
Director Royal Credit Union Eau Claire, WI -
Jenny Vipperman, Vice Chair
President/CEOORNL Federal Credit Union Oak Ridge, TN -
Christine Cordell, Secretary
SVP/Chief Project & Learning Officer Blaze Credit Union St. Paul, MN -
Robert Cashman, Treasurer
President/CEO Metro Credit Union Chelsea, MA -
Teresa Campbell, Immediate Past Chair
President/CEO San Diego County Credit Union San Diego, CA -
Jim Nussle, CUDE, President
President/CEO America's Credit Unions Washington, DC -
David Birky
EVP/Chief Strategy Officer Interra Credit Union Goshen, IN -
Creighton Blackwell, CUDE
Chief Community Impact & Public Affairs Officer Coastal Credit Union Raleigh, NC -
Enrique Delgadillo
President/CEOBALANCEConcord, CA -
Juan Fernandez, CUDE
President/CEOLouisiana Credit Union LeagueHarahan, LA -
Nader Moghaddam
President/CEO Financial Partners Credit Union Downey, CA -
Melanie Murphy, CUDE
Executive Director Illinois Credit Union Foundation Naperville, IL -
Carma Parrish, CUDE
SVP of Financial Inclusion Centra Credit Union Columbus, IN -
Debbie Smith
President/CEO Georgia United Credit Union Duluth, GA -
David Sweitzer
President - Business Units, Sales & Marketing TruStage Madison, WI -
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.
Foundation Staff
Learn more about members of your National Credit Union Foundation team.
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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.
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André serves as the CFOO and provides executive leadership to the financial and administrative functions of the Foundation.
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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 works closely with the Foundation team to communicate the impact of the Foundation’s work.
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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.
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Jennifer works closely with the Foundation’s Engagement team to plan, execute, and measure engagement initiatives.
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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 works closely with the CFOO as the finance associate to assist with accounts payable and journal entries.
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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.
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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.
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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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Jenni leads engagement initiatives for the Foundation including our primary fundraising event, the Foundation Dinner.
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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 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.
Learn more about speaking topics