Diana Dykstra Named Board Chair of World Council of Credit Unions
The CEO of the California and Nevada Credit Union Leagues is the second woman leader of the international organization.
Diana Dykstra, president/CEO of the California and Nevada Credit Union Leagues, was named board chair of the World Council of Credit Unions during the organization’s conference in Glasgow, Scotland on Tuesday.
She succeeded Rafał Matusiak, president of the National Association of Cooperative Savings and Credit Union-Poland.
Dykstra, who is the second female WOCCU leader, will serve as board chair for a one-year term through July 2023, WOCCU said in a prepared statement. She joined the organization’s board of directors in 2016, serving as treasurer from 2017–2020 and vice chair/secretary from 2021–2022.
“I want to thank you for this honor,” Dykstra said as she addressed 1,500 general session attendees. “I look forward to working with you in the coming year. Thank you so much.”
The WOCCU board of directors also reappointed to two-year terms current directors Dallas Bergl, president/CEO of the $581 million Inova Federal Credit Union in Elkhart, Ind.; Joe Thomas, president/CEO of the $500 million NextMark Federal Credit Union in Fairfax, Va.; and Michael Lawrence, CEO of the Customer Owned Banking Association in Sydney, Australia.
Jeff Guthrie, the new president/CEO of the Canadian Credit Union Association in Toronto, was also appointed to a two-year term. He succeeds outgoing CCUA President/CEO Martha Durdin.