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Wisconsin league president elected AACUL chairman

NAPLES, Fla. (11/16/09)--The American Association of Credit Union Leagues (AACUL) elected its executive board and officers during its annual meeting held Thursday through Saturday in Naples, Fla.

They are:

  • Chairman, Brett Thompson, president/CEO of the Wisconsin Credit Union League;

  • First vice chairman, Bill Mellin, president/CEO of the Credit Union Association of New York;

  • Second vice chairman, Wendell Lyons, president/CEO of the Kentucky Credit Union League;

  • Treasurer, Bill Cheney, president/CEO of the California and Nevada Credit Union Leagues; and

  • Secretary, Tracie Kenyon, president/CEO of the Montana Credit Union Network.

Thompson, formerly the first vice chairman of ACCUL, said of his election, "Leagues and credit unions have a full plate of challenges and opportunities--economic, legislative and regulatory among them. I look forward to addressing them as AACUL chair.

"Our goal, as always, is to work collaboratively to best position leagues as a powerful and innovative resource and advocate for our member CUs."

Also serving on the board in ex-officio capacity are Rosie Holub, immediate past chairman and president/CEO of the Missouri Credit Union Association, and Susan Newton, executive director of AACUL.

For more coverage of the ACCUL meeting, see "Matz to AACUL: NCUA to help CUs manage higher risk" and other stories in News Now's Washington section.

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