Texas Gov. Greg Abbott made appointments to the Texas Credit Union Commission, highlighted by a new credit union CEO getting a seat on the panel and a current commission member being elevated to presiding officer.
According to a statement from the Cornerstone Credit Union League, the nine-member Credit Union Commission is responsible for overseeing the activities of the Credit Union Department in the Lone Star State. Four members of the commission come from the credit union industry and the other five represent the general public. The commission is a board of private citizens appointed by and responsible to the Governor of Texas.
Gov. Abbott named Allyson “Missy” Morrow, CEO of $88 million Rio Grande Valley Credit Union, Harlingen, Texas, and current commission member, presiding officer of the commission.
Morrow is a board member for the Harlingen Boys & Girls Club and for United Way of Northern Cameron County, and she serves as a committee member of the RGV Livestock Show. Morrow received a Bachelor of Science in agricultural education from Texas A&M University and a Master of Science in agricultural education from Texas A&M University.
Gov. Abbott appointed Jim Minge, president and CEO of $1 billion Texas Trust Credit Union in Arlington, to the commission for a term set to expire on Feb. 15, 2023.
Minge is a member of the Texas State Society of Public Accountants and the Fort Worth Chapter of the Texas State Society of Public Accountants. He received a Bachelor of Business Administration in accounting from The University of Texas at Austin.
Gov. Abbott reappointed Sherri B. Merket and appointed Ricky “Rick” Ybarra to the commission as public members. Merket is from Midland and is an executive assistant at Hillander Private School. She is a member of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas and the Midland County Historical Commission. Ybarra is from Austin and is the director of development for St. Edward’s University. He is a member of the Estate Planning Council of Central Texas, Charitable Gift Planners of Austin, and the AGE of Central Texas board of directors. Their terms will also expire on Feb. 15, 2023.
