NASCUS Annual Meeting Highlights: Welcome New Board and Advisory Council Members

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 23, 2024

NASCUS Welcomes New Board and Advisory Council Members, Reflects on Positive Momentum at 2024 Annual Meeting

ARLINGTON, VA – The National Association of State Credit Union Supervisors (NASCUS) announced the election and appointment of new officers and directors to its Regulator Board and Credit Union Advisory Council during the 2024 State System Summit (S3) Annual Meeting. These appointments reflect NASCUS’s ongoing commitment to leadership excellence and innovation within the state-chartered credit union system.

2024-2025 NASCUS Regulator Board Officers:

• Chair: Katie Averill (Iowa)
• Vice Chair: Amy Hunter (Washington)
• Secretary/Treasurer: Denice Schultheiss (Michigan)
• Immediate Past Chair: Janet Powell (Oregon)
• Directors:
  • Corey Krebs (North Dakota),
  • Patti Perkins (Idaho),
  • Robert Rutkowski (Ohio)

2024-2025 NASCUS Credit Union Advisory Council Officers:

• Chair: Brian Wolfburg (VyStar Credit Union, Florida)
• Vice Chair: Amy Nelson (Point West Credit Union, Oregon)
• Secretary: Robert Cashman (Metro Credit Union, Massachusetts)
• Immediate Past Chair: Jeff Dahlstrom (Southeast Financial Credit Union, Tennessee)
• Directors:
  • Rick Stipa (TruMark Financial CU, Pennsylvania),
  • Cathie Tierney (Community First Credit Union, Wisconsin),
  • Mike Williams (Colorado Credit Union)

Newly elected Chair, Katie Averill, expressed her gratitude, saying, “Thank you to my fellow Regulator Board members and the Credit Union Advisory Council for your support. I look forward to continuing the important work NASCUS does for the state credit union system.”

Vice Chair-Elect Amy Nelson acknowledged the contributions of outgoing Advisory Council Chair Jeff Dahlstrom on behalf of Chair Brian Wolfburg, stating, “We are grateful for Jeff’s longstanding commitment to NASCUS and the state-chartered credit union system. Brian is eager to build upon Jeff’s legacy as he works with both the Advisory Council and Regulator Board.”

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Annual Meeting Highlights

Resolutions of Appreciation: In recognition of outstanding service, NASCUS issued Resolutions of Appreciation for both regulators and credit union professionals who have retired or left government service:

• Regulators: Joni Kimbrell (California), Todd Wells (New Hampshire), Yolanda Ford (New York), Randall Means (Tennessee), Carl Gustafson (Virginia)
• Credit Union Leaders: William Berg (League of Southeastern Credit Unions), Diana Dykstra (California & Nevada Credit Union Leagues), Mary McDuffie (Navy Federal Credit Union, VA), Debbie Painter (Kentucky Credit Union League), Tom Kane (Illinois Credit Union League), among others.

Recent NASCUS Initiatives and Accomplishments: NASCUS has been actively engaged in various initiatives over the past year:

• Launched new examiner training models for Online University, with 820 state examiners completing over 4,500 courses this year.
• Expanded the Cooperative Interstate Agreement, with 21 states endorsing the latest agreement for supervision of state-chartered credit unions.
• Enhanced quarterly reporting with new analytics on Call Report data.
• Continued collaboration with Financial and Banking Information Infrastructure Committee (FBIIC), providing members opportunities to participate in Cybersecurity Tabletop Exercises conducted by Treasury.
• Coordinated Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) training for state regulators, thanks to a National Institute for State Credit Union Examination (NISCUE) grant.

Additionally, NASCUS congratulates Alabama, Virginia, and South Carolina for their recent Accreditation achievements.