About UFCU

Board of Directors & Senior Leadership

Board of Directors

  • Cale McDowell, JD, Chair
  • Laura Kilcrease, Vice Chair
  • Molly Beth Malcolm, EdD, Secretary
  • Leslie Blanke, PhD, Treasurer
  • Linus Akanoh, Jr, CIA, CISA, CRMA, CGMS
  • Michael Harris, PhD, CPA.CITP
  • Kathryn Hoyt, MBA
  • Jason Kelley, MBA
  • John Martin
  • Thomas Miranda
  • David Niesel, PhD

Directors Emeritus

  • Carl Hansen, PhD
  • Cynthia Leach

Supervisory Committee

  • Brady Cole, RADM USN SC (Ret), Chair
  • Christine Plonsky, Secretary
  • Steven Darnell, CPA, MBA
  • Dena Jansen, CPA
  • Ellen Wood, CPA

Principal Officers

  • Michael Crowl, CPA, CEO & President
  • Tom Moore, EVP Strategic Growth
  • Rhonda Pavlicek, CPA, EVP Finance & Risk/CFO
  • Chris Turnley, EVP Member Experience

  • Esther Edevold, VP Insights & Innovation
  • Bernardo Meza, Chief Marketing Officer
  • John Orton, CPA, VP Enterprise Risk Management
  • Christy Soukhamneut, Chief Lending Officer
  • Dave Wagner, Chief Information Officer
  • Kenyon Warren, Chief Retail Officer

  • Joe Gonzalez, AVP Everyday Banking
  • Paul Koller, AVP Finance
  • Janice Matthews, AVP Retail & Lending Experience
  • Jason Qunell, AVP Business Banking
  • Mike Woods, AVP Digital Development

Leadership at UFCU

The UFCU Board of Directors, committees, and task forces are all composed of Member-volunteers. Interested in learning more?

Contact the Director of Board Relations at [email protected] for more information.