New Executive Committee Members, Leadership Announced for CUNA CEO Council

David Tuyo

The CUNA CEO Council announced three new credit union CEOs to the 2023-24 CUNA CEO Council’s Executive Committee. 

New to the CUNA CEO Council executive committee: 

• Kent Lugrand, President & CEO, InTouch Credit Union - Plano TX
• David Tuyo, President & CEO, University Credit Union – Los Angeles, CA
• Mike Valentine, President & CEO, BCU – Vernon Hills, IL

Lugrand and Valentine were elected to vacancies created by the departure of Rudy Pereira, CEO of PremierAmerica Credit Union and Stephanie Sievers, CEO of AltaOne FCU, who completed their terms on the executive committee. Tuyo was appointed to fill the unexpired term of Maurice Smith, who retired in January.

The 2023-2024 CUNA CEO Council Executive Committee also includes:

• Gerry Agnes – President & CEO, Elevations Credit Union, Boulder, CO
• Jackie Buchanan – President & CEO, Genisys Credit Union - Auburn Hills, MI
• Sandi Carangi – President & CEO, Mercer County Community FCU - Hermitage, PA
• April Clobes – President & CEO, Michigan State University FCU – East Lansing, MI
• Keith Kauffeld – President & CEO, University of Nebraska FCU - Lincoln, NE
• Jason Lindstrom, President & CEO, Evergreen Credit Union – Portland ME 
• Linda Rossi – President & CEO,  Ventura County CU - Ventura, CA
• Suzanne Weinstein – President & CEO, Orlando Credit Union – Orlando, FL

​Additionally, it was announced that the new chair of the group is Jackie Buchanan, taking over from Maurice Smith, who served as chair or the Executive Committee from March 2021 until January of this year. Suzanne Weinstein is the group’s new vice chair.  ​

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