CU*Answers announces new board volunteers
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (June 24, 2019) — CU*Answers, a 100% credit union-owned cooperative, recently announced that two credit union CEOs were chosen by their peers to serve a three-year term on the CUSO’s Board of Directors, during elections held at the 2019 Annual Stockholders Meeting held on Wednesday, June 19, 2019. Incumbents Linda Bodie, CEO of Element Federal Credit Union in Charleston, West Virginia; and Jeff Jorgensen, President of Sioux Empire Federal Credit Union in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, will both serve another a three-year term on the CU*Answers Board of Directors beginning this October.
In addition, the CUSO also introduced three new CUSO volunteers who will be working with the CU*Answers Board of Directors over the coming year, starting in October. Joining as Associate Board Members will be Bill Burke, CEO of Day Air Credit Union in Kettering, Ohio, and Carolyn Mikesell, CEO of Public Service Credit Union in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Participating as a volunteer on the CUSO’s Investment Committee will be Don Mills, CEO of Alpena Alcona Area Credit Union in Alpena, Michigan. Tom Gryp, Chair of the 2019 Nominating Committee and CEO of Notre Dame Federal CU in Notre Dame, Indiana, welcomed the new volunteers and thanked them for participating in the governance of the CUSO. These new positions were incorporated into the CU*Answers governance structure during
2018.
This year’s Annual Stockholders Meeting was attended by 86 people, representing 42 of the CUSO’s 136 owner credit union clients, with many more owners sending their vote electronically or by proxy.
About CU*Answers
CU*Answers offers expertise in implementing technical solutions to operational needs, and is a leader in helping credit unions form strategic alliances and partnerships. CU*Answers provides a wide variety of services for credit unions including its flagship CU*BASE® processing system (online and in-house) and Internet development services featuring It’s Me 247 online and mobile banking. Additional services include web development, network design and security, and image check processing. Founded in 1970, CU*Answers is a 100% credit union-owned cooperative CUSO providing services to credit unions representing over 2 million members and $26 billion in credit union assets. For more information, visit www.cuanswers.com.
