NCUA Announces 2026 Leadership Team

Kyle Hauptman

The National Credit Union Administration today announced the names of its executive leadership team, which will support the agency’s mission of enabling access to financial services by facilitating safe, sound, and resilient credit unions.

• The Honorable Kyle S. Hauptman, Chairman of the Board
• Sarah Bang, Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor to Chairman Hauptman
• Nate Kreoger, Deputy Chief of Staff
• Sierra Robinson, Director, Office of External Affairs and Communications
• Larry Fazio, Executive Director
• Kelly Lay, Acting Deputy Executive Director

Central Office Leadership

• Matthew Biliouris, Director, Office of Consumer Financial Protection, and Acting President, Central Liquidity Facility
• Towanda Brooks, Director and Chief Human Capital Officer, Office of Human Resources
• Melane Conyers-Ausbrooks, Board Secretary and Acting Director, Office of Minority and Women Inclusion, and Acting Equal Employment Opportunity Director
• Katherine Easmunt, Chief Ethics Counsel
• Kelly Gibbs, Director, Office of Continuity and Security Management​
• Amber Gravius, Director, Office of Business Innovation, and Acting Chief Information Officer
• Frank Kressman, General Counsel
• Melissa Lowden, Acting Chief Financial Officer
• Amanda Parkhill, Acting Director, Office of Examination and Insurance
• Marcia Sigal, Acting Director, Office of Credit Union Resources and Expansion

Regional Leadership

• Julie Cayse, Director, Western Region
• John Kutchey, Director, Eastern Region
• Cory Phariss, President, Asset Management and Assistance Center and Acting Director, Southern Region
• Jamie Underwood, Acting Director, Office of National Examinations and Supervision

Office of Inspector General

•  Marta Erceg, Acting Inspector General

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