The Virginia Credit Union League has announced the results of recent elections for its board of directors.
Stan Leicester of the $1.3 billion BayPort CU in Newport News was re-elected to a three-year term representing credit unions with $50 million or more in assets in the Hampton Roads and Tidewater chapters.
Iris Ellis of the $11 million Assurance FCU in Richmond was re-elected to a three-year term representing credit unions with less than $50 million in assets in the Richmond and Southside chapters.
Cliff DeMars of the $115 million Blue Eagle CU in Roanoke was re-elected to a three-year term representing credit unions with $50 million or more in assets in the Lynchburg, Piedmont, Roanoke Valley and Southwestern Virginia chapters.
Carl Ratcliff of the $391 million ABNB FCU in Chesapeake was elected to a three-year term as an at-large director.
Joe Thomas of the $288 million Fairfax County FCU in Fairfax was re-elected to a three-year term as an at-large director.
In the board's reorganization meeting, the following officers were elected:
- Suzanne Hodgins of the $657 million University of Virginia Community CU in Charlottesville was re-elected as chair.
- Karen Orie of the $3.5 million Hampton Roads Educators' CU in Hampton was elected vice chair.
- Rose Gilliam of the $194 million Argent CU in Richmond was elected treasurer.
- Chris Williams of the $202 million Henrico FCU in Henrico was elected secretary.
The VCUL board also elected officers for the league's service corporation – Virginia Credit Union Services, Inc. – a wholly owned subsidiary of VCUL which provides products and services that include insurance, lending assistance, shared branching, card services and share draft processing:
- Iris Ellis of the $11 million Assurance FCU in Richmond was re-elected chair.
- Gaye DeCesare of the $309 million Belvoir FCU in Woodbridge was re-elected vice chair.
- Rose Gilliam of the $194 million Argent Credit Union in Richmond will serve as treasurer.
- Cheryl Dickerson of the $2.4 million Fairfax City FCU in Fairfax was re-elected secretary.
Complete your profile to continue reading and get FREE access to CUTimes.com, part of your ALM digital membership.
Your access to unlimited CUTimes.com content isn’t changing.
Once you are an ALM digital member, you’ll receive:
- Breaking credit union news and analysis, on-site and via our newsletters and custom alerts
- Weekly Shared Accounts podcast featuring exclusive interviews with industry leaders
- Educational webcasts, white papers, and ebooks from industry thought leaders
- Critical coverage of the commercial real estate and financial advisory markets on our other ALM sites, GlobeSt.com and ThinkAdvisor.com
Already have an account? Sign In Now
© 2025 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.
