Origence Announces New Board Officers and Members

Tony Boutelle

​Origence, the nation’s leading provider of lending technology solutions for credit unions, has announced the results of their board of directors election during the company’s annual shareholders meeting.
The new board members are:

• Bob McKay, president & CEO of Together Credit Union, St. Louis, MO, an incumbent director 
• Ron Neumann, president & CEO of OCCU, formerly associate director
• Sandra Sagehorn-Elliott, president & CEO of Vantage West Credit Union, formerly associate director
  
  

The Board also recognized two board members who had reached their term limits.
The Board elected the following officers:

• Chairperson: Erin Mendez, president & CEO of Patelco Credit Union
• Vice Chairperson: Bob McKay, president & CEO of Together Credit Union
• Secretary & Treasurer: Todd Marksberry, president & CEO of Canvas Credit Union

 
All board changes are effective as of April 20, 2023.
 
Also serving on the Board are Bill Cheney, president & CEO of SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union, Thayne Shaffer, president & CEO of America First Credit Union, Steph Sherrodd, president & CEO of Sandia Laboratory Federal Credit Union, Kim Sponem, president & CEO of Summit Credit Union, Don Clark, president & CEO of Sound Credit Union (associate director), and Karen Roch, president & CEO of Credit Union West (associate director).
 
Board members who had reached their term limits and were recognized at the annual meeting were Jim Laffoon, president & CEO of Security Service Federal Credit Union, who had served as Director from 2014 to 2023, and Chairperson from 2021 to 2023, along with Keith Sultemeier, president & CEO of Kinecta Federal Credit Union, who had served as director from 2013 to 2023, and as chairperson from 2019 to 2021.
 
“I am honored to welcome our new board members and officers and grateful for all the years of service that Jim and Keith provided to Origence,” said Tony Boutelle, president and CEO of Origence. “Their terms coincided with one of the most successful and exciting periods in our company's history. I am confident our new board will help us sustain that success.”

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