The National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions (NAFCU) has elected Thomas DeWitt, president and CEO of State Farm Federal Credit Union, as board chair and announced its 2021-2022 board of directors.
“I am honored to serve as NAFCU’s board chair,” DeWitt said in a release. “It is a privilege to work to advance the interest of an industry that took immediate action to help their members during the pandemic. I look forward to working with the entire board of directors to continue to advocate for a regulatory and legislative environment that benefits credit unions and their 125 million members.”
The NAFCU officers for 2021-2022 are DeWitt, who in addition to being chair is the director for the western region; Gary Grinnell, vice chair and eastern region director, president and CEO of Corning Federal Credit Union in Corning, N.Y.; Brian Schools, treasurer and eastern region director, president and CEO of Chartway Federal Credit Union in Virginia Beach, Va.; and Karen Harbin, secretary and director-at-large, president and CEO of Commonwealth Credit Union in Frankfurt, Ky.
Other board members include Frank Mancini, director-at-large, president and CEO of Connex Credit Union in North Haven, Conn.; Melanie Kennedy, southern region director, president and CEO of Southwest Financial Federal Credit Union in Dallas; James Kenyon, director-at-large, president and CEO of Whitefish Credit Union in Whitefish, Mont.; Lonnie Nicholson, southern region director, president and CEO of EECU in Ft. Worth, Texas; Jan Roche, director-at-large, president and CEO of State Department Federal Credit Union in Alexandria, Va.; Lisa Schlehuber, director-at-large, CEO of Elements Financial Federal Credit Union in Indianapolis, Ind.; and Keith Sultemeier, western region director, president and CEO of Kinecta Federal Credit Union in Manhattan Beach, Calif.