Brancucci, Chavez, Chilcott, Luimes, Oram, Perez and Purvis join distinguished group of credit union executives
MADISON, WI (April 24, 2014) -- Filene Research Institute welcomes seven new credit union CEOs to its research council:
- Joseph Brancucci, president and CEO at GTE Financial in Tampa, Fla.
- Robert Chavez, president and CEO at Sandia Laboratory Federal Credit Union in Albuquerque, N.M.
- Mitchell Chilcott, CEO at North Peace Savings and Credit Union in Fort St. John, British Columbia, Canada
- Ralph Luimes, president and CEO at Hald-Nor Community Credit Union Ltd. in Caledonia, Ontario, Canada
- Kent Oram, president and CEO at Idaho Central Credit Union in Pocatello, Idaho
- Gary Perez, president and CEO at USC Credit Union in Los Angeles, Calif.
- Chuck Purvis, president and CEO at Coastal Federal Credit Union in Raleigh N.C.
Filene’s research council helps plan the nonprofit’s research projects, volunteers to pilot Filene innovations at their credit unions, and works with Filene’s outside researchers to provide access and insights to the credit union system. Brancucci, Chavez, Chilcott, Luimes, Oram, Perez and Purvis join 28 other CEOs from credit unions across the United States and Canada currently serving as members of the research council.
“The research council has played a crucial role in charting the future of cooperative finance since Filene’s beginnings 25 years ago,” said Mark Meyer, CEO at Filene. “Under their guidance, we’re committed to delivering research that not only addresses credit unions’ and financial consumers’ current needs but also identifies emerging issues before they become urgent.”
Read more about these new research council members on Filene’s blog. For a full list of Filene’s research council members, visit filene.org.
About Filene: Filene Research Institute is an independent, consumer finance think and do tank dedicated to scientific and thoughtful analysis about issues affecting the future of credit unions, retail banking and cooperative finance. Founded 25 years ago, Filene is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Nearly 1,000 members make the nonprofit’s research, innovation and impact programs possible.