FONTANA, Calif.–Chuck Papenfus, president and CEO of Inland Valley FCU, has been named board chairman of the California Credit Union League.
Rounding out the League board’s executive committee are vice chairman Hank Barrett, president and CEO of Valley First Credit Union in Modesto, Calif., and Nader Moghaddam, president and CEO Financial Partners Credit Union in Downey, Calif. Past board chairman Jon Hernandez—president and CEO of CalCom Federal Credit Union, Mattel Federal Credit Union, and Nikkei Credit Union—is an ex-officio member.
According to the California league, Papenfus has established as his top priority continued high-quality efforts in advocacy for credit unions in all areas. He’d also like to see further efficiency measures and collaboration with other trade associations to respect the allocation of member funds within the credit union system.
“I also want to work on efforts to unite credit unions so that we can collectively improve our market share and help more consumers than ever, and support all credit unions, whether large or small, to be the best choice for consumers,” said Papenfus, who has served on the California Credit Union League Board of Directors since 2010.
Meanwhile, Wally Murray, president and CEO of Greater Nevada Credit Union in Carson City, Nev., has been named board chairman of the Nevada Credit Union League. He served as chairman during the 2014-2015 year as well.
Elected as vice chairman was Eric Estes, president and CEO of Boulder Dam Credit Union in Boulder City. Rounding out the executive committee are secretary/treasurer Dennis Flannigan, president and CEO of Great Basin Federal Credit Union in Reno; Rick Schmidt, president and CEO of WestStar Credit Union in Las Vegas; and Matt Kershaw, president and CEO of Clark County Credit Union in Las Vegas.
Murray has been president and CEO of Greater Nevada Credit Union since 2000, and has spent more than 26 years in a leadership capacity with that institution, based in northern Nevada. Since 2005 he has also concurrently served as the CEO of the credit union’s wholly owned home lending subsidiary, Greater Nevada Mortgage.
During his credit union career, Murray has also volunteered in a variety of advocacy roles at both the state and national level.