About UFCU

Board of Directors & Senior Leadership

Board of Directors

  • C Cale McDowell, JD, Chairman
  • Laura J Kilcrease, Vice Chairman
  • Molly Beth Malcolm, EdD, LPC, Secretary
  • Leslie L Blanke, PhD, Treasurer
  • Linus N Akanoh, Jr, CIA, CISA, CRMA, CGMS
  • D Michael Harris, PhD, CPA, CITP
  • Kathryn E Hoyt, MBA
  • Jason Kelley, MBA
  • John A Martin
  • Thomas Miranda
  • David W Niesel, PhD

Directors Emeritus

  • Carl E Hansen, PhD
  • Cynthia A Leach

Supervisory Committee

  • Brady M Cole, RADM USN SC (Ret), Chairman
  • Christine A Plonsky, Secretary
  • Steven K Darnell, CPA, MBA
  • Dena Jansen, CPA
  • Ellen E Wood, CPA

Principal Officers

  • Michael E Crowl, CPA, CEO & President
  • Michael F Clifford, EVP Business Transformation
  • Rhonda L Pavlicek, CPA, EVP Finance & Risk/CFO
  • Chris J Turnley, EVP Member Experience
  • Esther E Edevold, VP Insights & Innovation
  • Rhonda N Hall, VP Human Resources & Organizational Development
  • Bernardo D Meza, VP Communications & Marketing/CMO
  • John T Orton, CPA, VP Enterprise Risk Management
  • Dave Wagner, VP Information Technology/CIO
  • Kenyon Warren, VP Retail/Chief Retail Officer
  • Joe L Gonzalez, AVP Consumer Lending & Lending Innovation
  • Janice H Matthews, AVP Retail & Lending Experience
  • Mike G Woods, AVP Digital Development

Volunteer at UFCU

University Federal Credit Union’s board of directors, committees and task forces are all comprised of member volunteers. Interested in becoming one of them?

Contact the President/CEO’s office for a volunteer application:

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