The newly-formed Heartland Credit Union Association elected its inaugural board of directors after member credit unions in Kansas and Missouri electronically casted their votes last week, the association said Tuesday.
The new board will set the course for the new two-state trade association that was established after the members of the Kansas Credit Union Association and the Missouri Credit Union Association decided to consolidate in October, according to a prepared Heartland association statement.
The board is expected to select the new league president/CEO during the first quarter of next year.
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The board members are John Beverlin, president/CEO of the $382 million Mainstreet Credit Union in Lenexa, Kan.; Jim Holt, president/CEO of the $261 million Mid American Credit Union in Wichita, Kan.; Rick Nichols, president/CEO of the $115 million River Region Credit Union in Jefferson City, Mo.; and Randy Yeck, chief human resources officer of the $766 million Vantage Credit Union in Bridgeton, Mo. They are all board members in the league's geographic category.
Board members in the league's asset category of less than $50 million and up to $350 million are Brenda Kliewer, president/CEO of the $33.5 million McPherson Co-Op Credit Union in McPherson, Kan.; Kirk Mondy, president/CEO of the $47.7 million Ozark Federal Credit Union in Poplar Bluff, Mo.; Judy Hadsall, president/CEO of the $98 million CU Community Credit Union in Springfield, Mo.; and Chris McCreary, president/CEO of the $128 million United Consumers Credit Union in Independence, Mo.
Additional board members in the asset category of more than $250 million include Lisa Ginter, president/CEO of the $2.1 billion CommunityAmerica Credit Union in Kansas City, Mo., and James Nastars, president/CEO of the $1 billion Meritrust Credit Union in Wichita, Kan.
Board members in the two asset categories will serve until the Heartland association's 2017 annual meeting, and those in the geographic category will serve until the 2018 annual meeting.
The Heartland association board will meet for the first time on Dec. 17 for an organization meeting, which will be followed by a board meeting on Dec. 18 in Kansas City, Mo.
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