MADISON, Wis. - The National Credit Union Foundation is taking nominations for three board seats now through Oct. 31.
Each of the three seats has its own set of qualifications:
- Seat 5 - credit union executive or director: candidate must be an executive officer or director of a credit union.
- Seat 13 - at-large: must be and remain a representative of an organization outside the credit union system such as a cooperative that has demonstrated a commitment to the purposes of NCUF.
- Seat 17 - credit union executive or director or system affiliates or at-large.
Volunteers may serve up to three terms of three years each on the NCUF board, as long as they are re-nominated by the NCUF Nominations Committee and re-elected by the NCUF board.
Qualified candidates interested in applying for any of these three seats can get more information and apply at www.ncuf.coop.
Laida Garcia, president and CEO of $395 million floridacentral Credit Union in Tampa, Fla., is completing her second three-year term on the NCUF Board. Garcia currently occupies Seat 5 and has expressed interest in serving another term, the NCUF noted.
Seat 13 currently is held by John Gregoire, president of The Pro-Con Group in Madison, Wis. He is completing his final three-year term and therefore is not eligible to serve another.
Seat 17 is vacant.
