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Altura Credit Union members elect woman Chairman of the Board
RIVERSIDE, CA (July 21, 2015) — Ofelia Valdez-Yeager has been elected Chairman of the Altura Credit Union Board of Directors becoming the first woman to hold that title in the credit union’s 58-year-history. Jacqueline Hall was elected vice chairman, the second woman to hold that post after Valdez-Yeager. Jerry Rivera was elected treasurer and Gloria Perez was elected secretary.
The 2015-2016 Officers were announced by the Board of Directors following the credit union’s 59th Annual Meeting in late June. Other members of the Board include: Mark Balys, Immediate Past-Chairman, and Dr. Ron Pardee, Bob Gray, Dr. Linda Wisher and Keith Downs.
Valdez-Yeager has served on Altura’s Board since 1998 and has been a strong presence in the local community for many years. She was the first Latina to be elected to the Riverside Unified School District’s Board of Trustees and is retired from the Riverside County Office of Education. In addition, in 2014, she was named a “Champion for Justice” by the Riverside County Fair Housing Council and the Art Pick Leadership Award Recipient by the Greater Riverside Chambers of Commerce.
“Ofelia is a real asset for this community and for Altura Credit Union”, said Altura CEO Mark Hawkins. “We’re very fortunate that Ofelia believes in credit unions, and we’re delighted to have her on our team.”
Jacqueline (Jackii) Hall is a school principal in the Riverside Unified School District. Jerry Rivera is retired from the Riverside County Transportation Commission; and Gloria Perez is a project manager for the County of Riverside.
“All of our board members bring a wide range of experiences and professionalism to Altura, helping to guide us through the challenges and opportunities of today’s economy, as we focus on meeting our Members’ financial needs,” said Hawkins.
Altura’s Board of Directors are unpaid volunteers who are elected by the membership of the credit union. Altura is a not-for-profit financial cooperative owned and operated by its Members.
Altura Credit Union is very proud of its 58 years of service to Members in the Inland Empire. Altura is a past-recipient of the California Award for Performance Excellence (CAPE), the state’s equivalent of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. Today, Altura Credit Union has nearly 84,000 Members and more than $799 million intotal assets. For more information on Altura, visit our website, www.alturacu.com, or call 1-888-883-7228.