Joseph G. Bergeron is President of the Association of Vermont Credit Unions, a state- wide trade association. He has been President since 1982, and affiliated with the organization since 1978 when he began as a consultant to member credit unions.

As chief executive of the association, Joe is the chief political advocate for credit unions with Vermont’s state and federal legislators. In addition, he and his staff provide technical and advisory support for credit unions, provide educational resources for credit union staff and volunteers, and arrange for group purchasing of discounted programs to support the operations of Vermont credit unions.

Joe is actively involved in the national credit union movement. He currently serves on the board of directors the Credit Union National Association (CUNA), and participates in several committees of both the Credit Union National Association and the American Association of Credit Union Leagues (AACUL). His involvement in national credit union issues has included cooperative development, legislative and regulatory issues and advocacy, among others.

Beyond duties in Vermont and with the national association, Joe serves on the supervisory committee of TRICORP Federal Credit Union and is a past Joseph G. Bergeron is President of the Association of Vermont Credit Unions, a state- wide trade association. He has been President since 1982, and affiliated with the organization since 1978 when he began as a consultant to member credit unions.

As chief executive of the association, Joe is the chief political advocate for credit unions with Vermont’s state and federal legislators. In addition, he and his staff provide technical and advisory support for credit unions, provide educational resources for credit union staff and volunteers, and arrange for group purchasing of discounted programs to support the operations of Vermont credit unions.

Joe is actively involved in the national credit union movement. He currently serves on the board of directors the Credit Union National Association (CUNA), and participates in several committees of both the Credit Union National Association and the American Association of Credit Union Leagues (AACUL). His involvement in national credit union issues has included cooperative development, legislative and regulatory issues and advocacy, among others.

Beyond duties in Vermont and with the national association, Joe serves on the supervisory committee of TRICORP Federal Credit Union and is a past board member and chair. He also was a founding member and past chairman of the Cooperative Development Institute. The Institute develops cooperatives and explores inter-coop business opportunities throughout the northeast. He serves as a board member of the Energy Cooperative of Vermont, a growing local heating fuel cooperative. Additionally, he serves as chairman of the Far Post Soccer Club, the largest youth soccer organization in the state, and was recently appointed by Congressman Peter Welch to his Business Advisory Council to provide input on key federal legislative issues.

Joe lives in Colchester, Vermont with his wife and two sons and is a graduate of the University of Vermont, holding a degree in Business Administration with a minor in Music. He is also a graduate of the CUNA Management School for Credit Personnel at the University of Wisconsin. He is a member of the American Society of Association Executives and the Vermont Society of Association Executives. In non-credit union areas, he has served on the board of directors of St. Joseph Elementary School and serves as chairman of the board of directors of Far Post Soccer Club.

Robert Cashman is a third generation credit union executive. During his 24 year credit union career, he has been involved with the Massachusetts Credit Union League in numerous capacities, including currently being Chairman and a member of the Legislative Committee. He has also served as a Director of the Central Credit Union Fund, America’s first corporate credit union.

He currently serves on the Credit Union National Association and CUNA Strategic Services, Inc., Boards of Directors.

Mary is President/CEO of USA Federal Credit Union, headquartered in San Diego, California. USA Federal Credit Union serves all branches of the military with specific emphasis on the Navy, as well as 170 SEGs in and around the San Diego area. The credit union has 22 branches, including eleven branches in Japan and Korea. Assets are $700 million and the credit union serves 59,000 members. The credit union currently employees 230 staff members.

Mary has been involved in the credit union movement for 34 three years and has been a credit union CEO for 23 years. Mary is a graduate of CSU in Edmond, Oklahoma where she studied Broadcast Journalism. She began her credit union career in Oklahoma City after graduation. Mary served as President of two area credit unions before moving from Oklahoma City in 1995 to Madison, Wisconsin where she served as President/CEO of CUNA Credit Union for six years before taking the job with USA Federal in September 2001.

She is a CCUE (Certified Credit Union Executive), a credit union Development Educator, Immediate Past Chairman of the National Credit Union Foundation Board of Directors, Chairman of the Board of Trustees for WCMS, and serves on the board of the RMJ Foundation and the CUNA Board of Directors.

hobbies are traveling, playing golf, and spending time with her three grandchildren.

Tom Dorety is President/CEO of Suncoast Schools Federal Credit Union in Tampa, Florida, the seventh largest credit union in the United States with over $6 billion in assets and over 450,000 members. He became CEO at Suncoast in April 1996 after serving as a Senior Vice President for 8 years. Prior to coming to Suncoast, he spent 13 years at State Employees' Credit Union in North Carolina.

Tom currently serves as Director and Immediate Past Chairman of the Credit Union National Association Board and the MEMBERS Trust Company Board. He is also a member of the Hillsborough County Education Foundation Board of Trustees and the All Children's Hospital Board of Trustees. He is past chair of the Filene Research Council Administrative Board and the National CEO Roundtable.

Tom and his wife, Glenda, have four daughters between the ages of 25 and 27 and a 3-year-old son.

Pete Dzuris is President/CEO of Northland Area Federal Credit Union, in Oscoda, Michigan. He has served in this capacity since August of 2006. He has experience in the same capacity at two credit unions in the prior eight years. His affiliation with credit unions began as the Vice President of Finance at Michigan Catholic Credit Union in 1995. His total credit union and financial institution experience totals more than 15 years.

Pete is actively involved in the credit union movement. In addition to serving on CUNA’s board of directors, he currently serves on several other boards of directors, including the Michigan Credit Union League’s (MCUL’s) wholly-owned subsidiary, CUcorp, as Vice Chairman of CU Village, and on the Michigan Council of the Credit Union Executive Society (CUES). His involvement spans across several task forces for the MCUL, including the Education Needs, Bankruptcy, and Business Services Task Forces, and for the CUNA Accounting Task Force. He serves as a member of the Blue Ox Chapter Executive Committee and has also served in the Mid Michigan Pete Dzuris is President/CEO of Northland Area Federal Credit Union, in Oscoda, Michigan. He has served in this capacity since August of 2006. He has experience in the same capacity at two credit unions in the prior eight years. His affiliation with credit unions began as the Vice President of Finance at Michigan Catholic Credit Union in 1995. His total credit union and financial institution experience totals more than 15 years.

Pete is actively involved in the credit union movement. In addition to serving on CUNA’s board of directors, he currently serves on several other boards of directors, including the Michigan Credit Union League’s (MCUL’s) wholly-owned subsidiary, CUcorp, as Vice Chairman of CU Village, and on the Michigan Council of the Credit Union Executive Society (CUES). His involvement spans across several task forces for the MCUL, including the Education Needs, Bankruptcy, and Business Services Task Forces, and for the CUNA Accounting Task Force. He serves as a member of the Blue Ox Chapter Executive Committee and has also served in the Mid Michigan Chapter, most recently as Treasurer and in prior years as the Legislative Forum Representative.

Pete has been active in his community as well. As a member of the Midland Kiwassee Kiwanis, he served on their board of directors, as chairman of their fundraising committee, as well as joint chairman of the membership committee. Pete has served as an adjunct faculty member at Delta College in Saginaw and Midland, Michigan, teaching evening business courses.

Pete holds a Bachelors Degree in Accounting and a Masters Degree in Finance, both received at Walsh College of Accountancy and Business Administration in Troy, Michigan. He has earned his certificate for credit union compliance through CUNA’s CUCE program. Prior affiliations include membership in the Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants, the Detroit branch of the National Association of Business Economists, and the CUNA CFO Council.

Gene Foley is president and CEO of Harvard University Employees Credit Union, serving the faculty, staff, students and alumni of Harvard University and its affiliates. In his career with the Harvard Credit Union, Gene was promoted from vice president to CEO in 1994 and appointed president in 1997. He serves as a director and past Chairman of the Massachusetts Credit Union League, as the Chairman of the CUNA Bank Secrecy Act Task Force, as a member of the CUNA Exam and Supervisory Committee, as board member of Payment Systems for Credit Unions, as a Trustee of the Central Credit Union Fund Foundation, as a past contributor and Advisory Board member of the Banker & Tradesman newspaper, and as an appointee to the Massachusetts Fair Lending Task Force. Gene has worked with a number of Harvard faculty on national consumer finance issues and developed and teaches a financial literacy program for Harvard students. He has provided Congressional testimony on behalf of the credit union industry and is also very active in local and national legislative and housing initiatives. Gene holds a bachelor's degree from Boston University and a master's in business administration from Babson College.

Laida E. Garcia is President/CEO of floridacentral Credit Union, headquartered in Tampa, Florida. Prior to assuming the position of President/CEO, Garcia served as Executive Vice President. floridacentral is 37,000 members strong with assets of $265 million, and operates eight branch offices located throughout the west coast of Florida. The credit union has received notable recognition in the areas of member service, community involvement and commitment to the principles and ideals of credit union philosophy. It is recipient of the Roy F. Bergengren Award for High Achievement, the Dora Maxwell Social Responsibility Recognition Award and the Louise Herring Award for Philosophy in Action.

In addition to serving as a CUNA Board Member, Garcia also serves on several CUNA committees, including Finance and the Hispanic Advisory Task Force. She also serves as Treasurer of the NCUF Board and chairs the Investment Committee. Garcia is past chairman of the Florida Credit Union League and the Florida Credit Union Service Group, and was an inaugural member of the Filene Research Institute’s I-3 Innovation work group – a team charged with the challenge of identifying, developing and implementing ideas that will help credit unions to better serve their members and communities.

Garcia holds degrees in Communications and Business Administration from the University of South Florida.

Since July 16, 1990, John has been the President/CEO of Kentucky Employees Credit Union in Frankfort, KY. Under his leadership, the credit union has transformed from a "mom & pop" credit union to a full service financial institution. Assets and loans have tripled, introduction of numerous new products & services, and the transition from a 500 square foot office in a state government facility to a 10,000 square foot main office facility.

Prior to coming to KECU, John served as the Director of the Division of Support Services for the Kentucky Horse Park as well as Equine Lending Office for First Security Bank. His first job out of college was watering trees on a 1,000+ acre horse farm where he was promoted to mucking stalls.

John has been very active on both the local, state, and national credit union scene. He is an active member of the Blue Grass Chapter and served as President for two years. He has served on the Kentucky Credit Union League Board since 1993. He has served as Chair, Treasurer, and Secretary. He has been or currently serves on the following committees: Annual Meeting (Chair), Awards (Chair), Education, Finance, Governmental Affairs, Personnel, and several ad hoc committees. He has also been a member of the Kycul Board. On the national level, he has served on the CUNA Board representing District 2, Class A credit unions since September 2005. He has been or currently serves on the following committees: Audit, Corporate Governance, Evaluation Review, Ethics, and State Credit Union Subcommittee. He has been a member of CUES since 1994.

In 2000, John was presented the Kentucky Credit Union League's Frank Moore Professional Award. This is the highest award presented to a credit union professional by the League.

KECU has won the Kentucky Dora Maxwell Award in their asset category every year since 2000 and finished second nationally in 2002. KECU won the Kentucky Louise Herring Award in their asset category this year.

John graduated from the University of Kentucky in May, 1981 with a B.S. in Accounting. He has completed all of the STAR & MERIT modules plus some AIB courses.

Bill Herring has been with Cincinnati Central Credit Union since 1969 and currently is its President/CEO. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of Smart Money Community Services who, in partnership with Cincinnati Central Credit Union, works for economic development and provides financial services to the unserved and underserved residents, organizations, and businesses of the Over-the-Rhine (OTR) neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio. The OTR neighborhood is a low-income neighborhood near the central business district of Cincinnati.

Herring is involved in civic and credit union organizations. Currently he is a board member of the American Share Insurance Corporation and Chair of Excess Share Insurance Inc., past Chairman and current board member of the Ohio Credit Union League and Affiliates and a member of the Credit Union Executives Society. In 2004, he was elected to serve on the CUNA Board. He is also active with the Rotary Club 17 of Cincinnati, Ohio. Herring received the 2002 Herb Wegner Award for Individual Achievement.

Herring received his bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Cincinnati.

Roshara J. (Rosie) Holub is president and chief executive officer of the Missouri Credit Union Association (MCUA), the service and support association for Missouri's 156 credit unions, which have combined assets exceeding $8 billion and more than 1.3 million members.

Holub has extensive experience in credit union operations and association management, legislative and regulatory relations, marketing, education, and public relations. She currently serves as Chairman of the American Association of Credit Union Leagues (AACUL), as Chairman for Credit Union House, LLC (Washington, DC), and is on the Board of Directors of the Credit Union National Association (CUNA), CUNA Strategic Services, Inc, and the Filene Institute. Rosie also serves on the Board of Trustees for the Missouri Council on Economic Education (MCEE) and the Board of Advisors for the University of Missouri's College of Health and Environmental Sciences: Financial Planning Department.

Rosie has instructed at colleges and universities in Alaska, Colorado, Wisconsin, New Mexico and Wisconsin. Holub has extensive experience in call center management and technology applications and authored the Credit Union National Association Center for Professional Development's "Call Center Handbook for Credit Unions", published by Kendall Hunt in 1999.

Holub earned her bachelor degree in business administration from Southern Methodist University and a master degree in education supervision and administration from the University of Phoenix. She has been named as one of the 25 most influential businesswomen in St. Louis.

Sandy began serving credit unions in 1974 and has managed four different credit unions. She is now CEO of Clinchfield Federal Credit Union in Erwin, Tennessee. When she began in 1977, CFCU was $1.6M in assets with 1,200 members. Today, CFCU is a $56M credit union with 6,100 members.

Sandy achieved her Certified Credit Union Executive designation in 1991 and served on the Board of Directors of ICCUE. She also has served as Chairman of the Tennessee Credit Union League Board of Directors and is currently a member of the board of directors for CUNA and the National Credit Union Foundation.

Locally, she serves on the board of directors of the Monroe Foundation and is active in and a past board member of Kiwanis. Sandy and Grady have been married for 37 years and have three children, Jamie, Lisa and Julie and one perfect grandchild, Jacob. She enjoys participating in church activities and enjoys baking bread, basket weaving, making jewelry, painting and water aerobics.

Marla S. Marsh is President/CEO of the Kansas Credit Union Association, assuming this position in October of 1996. The primary responsibilities of the Association are lobbying and governmental affairs on both the state and national level, public relations and communications, managerial and operational support and education and training of management, staff and volunteers of Kansas’ 117 credit unions.

Marsh currently serves as a board member from District 5 for the Credit Union National Association (CUNA), as vice chair of CUNA’s Cooperative Alliances Committee and a member of CUNA’s State Credit Union Subcommittee. She is an executive committee member of the Kansas Cooperative Council, member of the Wichita State University Economic Outlook Team and is also a member of the American Association of Credit Union League’s (AACUL) State Issues Advocacy Committee.

Marsh has been involved with credit unions since 1980 in four states—Ohio, Illinois, New York and Kansas—in various capacities including governmental affairs, consulting, business planning, education and public relations. Prior to working with credit unions, Marsh was a secondary education teacher, utilizing her B.S. degree in education and business from The Ohio State University.

Harriet May is President and CEO of GECU. Throughout her 35 years at GECU, May has made a positive impact on the credit union movement locally, nationally, and internationally. She has volunteered her time to serve on the boards of Town North National Bank (the only U.S. bank owned solely by credit unions), the Credit Union National Association, the Filene Institute Research Council, and the World Council of Credit Unions.

May currently serves as Vice Chair of CUNA.

Kris Mecham is president and CEO of Deseret First Federal Credit Union in Salt Lake City, Utah. His entire career has been spent in the credit union industry. Prior to his current position, he was an executive officer of Idaho's two largest credit unions and president of the Idaho Credit Union League. As president, he served on several national committees: American Association of Credit Union League (AACUL) Service Delivery and Legislative Response Task Forces (which was responsible for Operation Grass Roots). Mecham served on the Utah Credit Union League Board from 1992 to 2001 as first vice chairman, chairman of the Public Affairs Committee, and chairman of the League's Governmental Affairs Committee. He has served on many state and national committees, including the CUNA Governmental Affairs Committee, Renewal Review Committee, Marketing Committee, National Credit Union Foundation Board, and as chairman of the Consumer Protection Subcommittee. Mecham is currently Chairman of the CUNA Board of Directors and serves on the Board of Directors of CUNA Strategic Services, Inc.

Daniel A. Mica, a former U.S. congressman, is president and CEO of the Credit Union National Association & Affiliates, the leading trade association representing the nation's 10,000 credit unions and credit union leagues in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Credit unions are not-for-profit, member-owned financial cooperatives. With 90 million members-about one in three Americans-credit unions constitute perhaps the nation's largest membership group.

Mica assumed his duties at CUNA & Affiliates in July 1996, a time of major internal and external challenge for the association. Since then Mica has restructured and improved the association's fee-based operations, unified credit unions in support of legislation protecting consumers' membership rights, strengthened CUNA's senior management, and brought the association's presence in Washington, D.C. to an unprecedented level of respect, recognition and credibility. CUNA now consistently ranks high on Fortune magazine's annual list of "powerhouse" Washington lobbying organizations, and Mica was recently named by The Hill newspaper as one of the most influential former members of Congress who have since become lobbyists.

A five-term member of Congress, Mica represented his home state in Florida from 1979 to 1989 in the U.S. House of Representatives. During that time he made his mark in public service as a bipartisan consensus-builder. He served on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Select Committee on Aging, and Veteran's Affairs Committee. He also served in the House leadership as deputy whip; and he was a member of the U.S. Secretary of State's Commission on Terrorism (the "Inman Commission").

His accomplishments while in Congress include investigating management corruption at the largest government-funded health maintenance organization (HMO) in the country, authoring anti-terrorism legislation that was enacted into law and reorganizing the federal court system by adding a new court district that helped relieve the system's backlog of cases.

While serving in Congress, Mica was appointed by President Reagan to be congressional representative to the United Nations. In 1991, President Bush appointed him to serve on the Board for International Broadcasting. In 1993, he was appointed by President Clinton to serve as Chairman of the Board of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.

After leaving Capitol Hill, Mica joined the American Council of Life Insurance in Washington, D.C., as executive vice president overseeing ACLI's federal affairs division. He was with ACLI, the life insurance industry's leading trade group, from 1989 to 1996. From 1968 to 1978, he served as chief of staff for Congressman Paul G. Rogers (D-FL).

Mica holds a Bachelor of Arts degree and an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Florida Atlantic University. He also holds an honorary law degree from Barry University, Florida.

Mica is married, has four grown children and has been a credit union member for over 40 years.

Mike Mercer is currently the President/CEO of Georgia Credit Union Affiliates. In this capacity, he is responsible for the state trade association and several other state-level credit union support organizations. Mr. Mercer has represented the interests of Georgia credit unions in numerous ways for more than two decades.

In addition to his responsibilities with the Georgia credit union movement, Mr. Mercer is actively engaged in regional and national cooperative efforts. He is currently serving as Secretary on the CUNA Board of Directors. He served on the board of the National Cooperative Bank, and was named as the first chairman from the credit union sector in 2003. He has served as a board member of U.S. Central Credit Union and as a member of CUNA Mutual Group's Research and Advisory Committee. In December 1998, Mr. Mercer Mike Mercer is currently the President/CEO of Georgia Credit Union Affiliates. In this capacity, he is responsible for the state trade association and several other state-level credit union support organizations. Mr. Mercer has represented the interests of Georgia credit unions in numerous ways for more than two decades.

In addition to his responsibilities with the Georgia credit union movement, Mr. Mercer is actively engaged in regional and national cooperative efforts. He is currently serving as Secretary on the CUNA Board of Directors. He served on the board of the National Cooperative Bank, and was named as the first chairman from the credit union sector in 2003. He has served as a board member of U.S. Central Credit Union and as a member of CUNA Mutual Group's Research and Advisory Committee. In December 1998, Mr. Mercer was elected as chairman of the Association of Credit Union League Executives. Over the years, there have been numerous other board and committee appointments at state, regional and national credit union credit union support organizations.

In the early 1990's, Mr. Mercer was instrumental in forging a partnership between the Georgia credit union system and the emerging credit union system in Poland. He was recognized for his work in March, 2004 by the National Association of Polish Credit Unions. Mr. Mercer was recognized for his work with Georgia credit unions as a recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award. In addition, Mr. Mercer is a recipient of the Eugene H. Farley League Leadership Award and the AACUL Eagle Award.

Mr. Mercer came to Georgia in 1980 as President of Georgia Central Credit Union. He was named to his present position in 1985. In 1979, Mr. Mercer served as assistant to the manager at U.S.Central Credit Union in Kansas City. Mr. Mercer studied economics at the University of Rhode Island and earned his Master's degree in Banking and Finance at the University of Wisconsin. He is married with three children and makes his home near Atlanta, Georgia.

Paul Mercer is President of the Ohio Credit Union League, the umbrella organization for the Ohio Credit Union League and its four affiliates -- OCUL Services Corporation, OCULAC & OCULPAC, the Ohio Credit Union Foundation and the Ohio Credit Union Defense Coalition. Prior to his June 1997 appointment as CEO, Mercer served for five years as the League's vice president of credit union development.

Mercer served as Chairman of the American Association of Credit Union Leagues (AACUL) in 2004 and 2005. He was elected to the Credit Union National Association Board of Directors in August of 2005, and serves as the Chair of HR Value Group. In Ohio, Mercer sits on the boards of Cooperative Business Services and AIL-Ohio.

Mercer has held management positions at the Massachusetts Credit Union Association, the New York State Credit Union League, and Heritage Community FCU. He started his credit union career at Empire Corporate Federal Credit Union where he served as loan and investment officer.

Mercer holds a degree in Finance and Economics from the University of Connecticut.

Winona Nava is President/CEO of Guadalupe Credit Union and has served the credit union industry for 31 years. This service includes Chair of the CUANM Board of Directors and the Credit Union Chapter. She currently serves as Chair of the CUNA Hispanic Outreach Task Force and CUES Rocky Mountain Council Board.

As chief executive officer of CommunityAmerica Credit Union, Dennis Pierce is responsible for the strategic vision and long-term direction of the credit union.

Mr. Pierce is a 26-year veteran of the credit union industry, serving initially as manager of United Consumers Financial Credit Union from 1983 to 1993. From 1993 to 1998, Mr. Pierce served as president of Members America Credit Union. When Members America and CommunityAmerica merged in 1998, Mr. Pierce assumed the role of CEO of the combined credit unions. He has completed the Certified Credit Union Executive program (CCUE). He attended Central Missouri State University and Rockhurst College.

Mr. Pierce is an active participant in both industry and community organizations. He is currently a member of the Board of NACUSO, serving as Secretary in 2005 and Vice Chairman in 2006. He currently serves as the At-Large Member of the Executive Committee on the CUNA Board of Directors. He served as Chairman of the National Credit Union Roundtable in 2004/2005, the Renewal Review Committee and various other committee assignments. He also serves as Secretary of CUNA Strategic Services, Inc. In 2007, Mr. Pierce was re-elected to the board of the Missouri Credit Union Association, having previously served as director, vice chairman and chairman. Mr. Pierce also was a member of the Kansas City Chapter of Credit Unions and the Filene Research Council. From a community standpoint, Mr. Pierce serves on the Boards of Directors of the Learning Exchange, Reach out America and the Lenexa Chamber of Commerce. Previous civic involvements include Northland Regional Chamber of Commerce, Blue Valley Kiwanis Club, YMCA and Club North.

Mr. Pierce has lived in the Kansas City area since 1955. He and his wife, Lisa, have two daughters.

Dave Rhamy is President/CEO of Silver State Schools Credit Union in Las Vegas, Nevada, a position he has held since 1999. Prior to that, he served as President/CEO of Vandenberg Federal Credit Union in Vandenberg AFB, California for nine years. He was elected to the CUNA Board of Directors for a three year term, beginning February 2009.

He is active in the local, state and national credit union movement. Since 2004, he has served on the Nevada Credit Union League’s PAC Committee and Government Relations Committee. He has also been involved in the following: WesCorp Federal Credit Union Chairman of the Board (1997-2000), Board member (1995-2006); California Credit Union League Assembly of Delegates District 10 Representative; Channel Chapter President (1992), Channel Chapter Secretary (1993-1998), Cuesta Chapter Board Member (1995-1997); Government Relations Committee; Code of Ethics Committee; Richard Myles Johnson Educational Foundation Board Member (1993-2007), President, Board of Directors (1995 - 1999); as a member of Credit Union Executives Society; Western States CEO Roundtable; HRD Network, California Youth Involvement Council and as a speaker for California Credit Union League, Western CUNA Management School, NACUSO, CUES, HRD Network and NAFCU.

At the community level, Mr. Rhamy has served on the Governor’s Advisory Council (2002–present); Hugh O’Brian Youth Foundation Nevada President (2003–present); Southern NV Science Education Consortium (2007–present); Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce Advisory Council (1999-2002); Kids Voting Greater Las Vegas (2002 – present); President, Lompoc CA Police Activities League (1997-1999); Board Member, Lompoc CA Chamber of Commerce (1996-1998); President, Lompoc CA Industry Education Council (1996-1999) and Treasurer, Santa Barbara County Boys & Girls Club (1994-1999).

Mr. Rhamy received his BA in Accounting from Defiance College (OH), MA in Business Management from Central Michigan University (MI) and his JD from UNLV Boyd School of Law (NV).

Steve has been involved in the credit union movement for 30 years and has been the President/CEO of Tricorp since 1995. He started his career at Tricorp during its early years as an assistant to the president and has held several positions there including Operations Manager and Vice President. He has been with the corporate for 27 years and seen its assets grow from $200 million to today’s asset size that nears $900 million. Prior to Tricorp, Steve worked at a natural person credit union, Maine Family FCU, for 3 years.

In addition to his responsibilities at Tricorp, he is the Chairman of the Association of Corporate Credit Unions. At the regional level, Steve sits on the Board of Directors of the New England Automated Clearing House Association. When he is not busy with the business of credit unions, he enjoys spending time with his wife and 2 sons camping, golfing and skiing.

Mr. Roy earned his bachelor’s degree in Accounting from the University of Southern Maine located in Portland, Maine. He has graduated from CUNA’s Management School, CUES Executive Management School, and Stamford School of Executive Development.

Rod Staatz has been President and CEO of SECU Credit Union since 2003, but his financial services roots run deep. With over 30 years of financial experience, Rod has held various executive banking positions before joining the credit union movement in 1996. SECU is a $1.8 billion credit union headquartered in Linthicum, Maryland with over 250,000 members.

Working in both the banking and credit union worlds has given Rod a unique appreciation for what credit unions provide that for-profit financial institutions can’t. He is passionately dedicated to the credit union philosophy. Rod also sits on the Boards of CSCU (Card Services for Credit Unions), CUALN (Credit Union Auto Lending Network), CUBC (Credit Union Business Capital), OTS (Open Technology Solutions), Credit Union Miracle Day, the Maryland/DC Credit Union Association, and is Chairman of the Advocacy Committee for the Association. He was Vice-Chair of the CUNA Growth Task Force in 2007 and is the Chairman of the Large Credit Union Roundtable for 2008 – 2009.

Susan M. Streifel, CCE is President/Chief Executive Officer of Woodstone Credit Union, an $85 million financial cooperative. She assumed her chief executive responsibilities in February 2002. To this role, she brings 29 years of financial cooperative experience, with 18 years held in senior management positions. Susan not only brings significant experience but also commitment and dedication to the business philosophy of credit unions as member-owned financial cooperatives designed to meet the financial needs of their members.

Susan’s passion and advocacy for credit union excellence is evident in her many advisory positions. She currently serves on the Credit Union National Association (CUNA) Board of Directors and on a local level, as a member of the Credit Union Executive Society Puget Sound Council board. And she is co-chair of the Governmental Affairs Committee for the Washington Credit Union League.

She has been recognized for her commitment. She was the recipient of the Susan M. Streifel, CCE is President/Chief Executive Officer of Woodstone Credit Union, an $85 million financial cooperative. She assumed her chief executive responsibilities in February 2002. To this role, she brings 29 years of financial cooperative experience, with 18 years held in senior management positions. Susan not only brings significant experience but also commitment and dedication to the business philosophy of credit unions as member-owned financial cooperatives designed to meet the financial needs of their members.

Susan’s passion and advocacy for credit union excellence is evident in her many advisory positions. She currently serves on the Credit Union National Association (CUNA) Board of Directors and on a local level, as a member of the Credit Union Executive Society Puget Sound Council board. And she is co-chair of the Governmental Affairs Committee for the Washington Credit Union League.

She has been recognized for her commitment. She was the recipient of the Washington Credit Union League’s Mark of Excellence award and has been recognized by the Professional Credit Union Women’s Association as “Woman of the Year.”

Susan is equally committed to building strong communities through involvement of time and resources. She currently serves as Past Chair on the Federal Way Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and on the Advancing Leadership Steering Committee, a program designed to produce graduates who possess exceptional interpersonal and leadership skills in order to help build healthy communities. She also serves on the Board of Directors as Treasurer for Valley Cities Counseling and Consultation, an organization that promotes healthy communities and quality of life in South King County.

Susan is a graduate of the Credit Union Executives Society’s (CUES) CEO Institute, a three year professional development program combining the faculties, facilities and educational resources of three of the world’s top business schools: The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, the Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University, and Darden Graduate School of Business Administration at the University of Virginia. She is also a graduate of the Credit Union National Association Management School, Claremont College, Pomona, California. She is co-author of the book 100 Years of Credit Unions in Washington.

Susan was raised in Renton, Washington, and now lives in Issaquah, Washington, with her husband Rick and son Matt. In her spare time, she and her husband manage an 21-acre private forest in Cle Elum, Washington.

Dennis Tanimoto has been president and chief executive officer of Hawaii Credit Union League and its wholly-owned subsidiary, HCU Services Corporation, since July 1992. The League is a trade association representing the interests of all 94 credit unions domiciled in Hawaii and two credit unions domiciled in Guam. It is one of 50 credit union leagues throughout the United States affiliated with the Credit Union National Association (CUNA).

Prior to joining the League, Dennis was an officer at two community banks in Hawaii for 19 years. He spent most of those years in various administrative and lending capacities – including executive assistant to the chairman/CEO, consumer loan administrator, corporate loan officer and manager of the residential mortgage loan department. He was also a member of Hawaii Bankers Association’s legislative committee.

Dennis is one of three people in Hawaii who holds a certified association executive (CAE) professional designation conferred by the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE). He received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in business administration from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, and is a life member of Beta Gamma Sigma international honor society of accredited business colleges. He is also a graduate of the Pacific Coast Banking School at the University of Washington, and earned all three certificates then offered by the American Institute of Banking.

Active in industry, association and community affairs, Dennis is active with numerous nonprofit organizations including a member of the CUNA board of directors, member of the CUNA finance committee, director of HEDCO Local Development Corporation (a Honolulu-based certified development company that grants Small Business Administration 504 loans), member of the ASAE executive management section council, treasurer and past president of Aloha Society of Association Executives, and member of Trade Association Executives of Honolulu. Additionally, he serves as chairman of the Aloha United Way economic well-being community care team, director and immediate president of United Cerebral Palsy Association of Hawaii, and director and past president of Susannah Wesley Community Center.

His hobbies and interests include collecting vintage and limited edition fountain pens, fine wristwatches and German automobiles. Dennis resides in Honolulu with his wife, Dale, and has two adult children who are pursuing their master’s degrees in business administration and accounting, respectively.

Brett A. Thompson has been President & CEO of The Wisconsin Credit Union League since 2001. He currently serves on CUNA’s Board of Directors and its Governmental Affairs and Partnership Committees. He also serves as First Vice Chair on the American Association of Credit Union Leagues Executive Board, and in that role, as Chair of the Credit Union Legislative Action Council (CULAC). He also serves on the Board of Credit Union House in Washington, DC.

Prior to joining The League, Thompson was in the private practice of law for 17 years and served as managing shareholder of La Follette, Godfrey & Kahn in Madison, Wisconsin. While at The League, Thompson has been actively involved in The League’s state and federal legislative and regulatory efforts.

Pat Wesenberg is the President/CEO of Central City Credit Union (formerly Point Plus CU) in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. She has served as in this capacity since her hire in April 1994. Pat was elected to the CUNA Board of Directors in June 2004 and to the CUNA Strategic Services, Inc. (CSS) Board of Directors in June 2006. She currently serves as CUNA's Treasurer and as CSS' Chair. Pat also serves on the CUNA Small Credit Union Committee, Finance Committee and Partnership Committee.

Pat has worked in various positions in the credit union industry since 1981. She is a member of the Credit Union Executive Society and is a 2007 graduate of the NCUF Developmental Educator program. During her tenure in the credit union environment, Pat has served on numerous committees for the Wisconsin Credit Union League and held various officer positions for the Central Wisconsin Chapter of Credit Unions. Pat is currently working on the One with the League Committee and the Redistricting Task Force. Pat is a board member of the CTI users group for Wisconsin Credit Unions and serves on the planning committee for the CTI Midwest users group.

The Wisconsin Credit Union League recognized her in 1997 as the credit union professional of the year. Pat is very active in her local community and currently serves on many boards.

She is married, has 2 daughters and resides in Stevens Point, Wisconsin.

Edwin Williams is currently Treasurer of the Board of Directors for the Berks County Food Bank, is the Vice-President of the Schuylkill Valley Chapter of Credit Unions, serves on the 2007 Credit Union Advisory Council for the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia and serves on the Board of Directors for the Pennsylvania Credit Union Foundation. He is also involved in countless community and local non- profit organizations and events.

Williams has an impeccable leadership reputation of always doing the right things, cultivating an empowered and highly-trained staff and conducting business ethically with fairness and respect. Through his leadership, advocacy and support, Williams is dedicated to energizing and strengthening the credit union movement around the globe.

With more than 25 years of financial industry experience, Williams holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting and is a CPA.