Richmond-Area Executives Elected to Board of State Credit Union Trade Association

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Rose Gilliam Elected to Board of Directors of the Virginia Credit Union League.

LYNCHBURG, VA (04/29/2011)(readMedia)-- The Virginia Credit Union League, a trade association for the state's credit unions, is pleased to announce the election of four individuals to its board of directors, including two Richmond-area credit union executives. Election results were announced at the League's recent Annual Meeting in Norfolk, Virginia.

The two Richmond-area credit union executives elected to the League Board are Rose Gilliam, of DuPont Fibers Federal Credit Union, and Chris Williams, of Henrico Federal Credit Union. Both were elected to a three-year term.

Williams will represent credit unions in Richmond, Petersburg and parts of Southside Virginia with $50 million or more in assets. He is CEO of his credit union, which has $113 million in assets.

Gilliam won one of the board's five at-large seats, and will represent credit unions statewide. She is CEO of her credit union, which is based in Richmond and has assets of $184 million.

Re-elected to the board were two Northern Virginia credit union executives: Cheryl Dickerson, of Fairfax City Federal Credit Union, and Gaye DeCesare, of Belvoir Federal Credit Union. Each won a three-year term on the board.

Dickerson will represent credit unions with less than $50 million in assets in Northern Virginia, the Shenandoah Valley and Charlottesville. She has served on the League Board since 2007, and is manager of her credit union, which has $2.5 million in assets.

DeCesare was re-elected to one of the board's five at-large seats, representing credit unions statewide. She serves as Chief Administrative Officer at Woodbridge-based Belvoir Federal Credit Union, which has $270 million in assets. She was first elected to the League Board in 2008.

The Virginia Credit Union League is the state trade association for the commonwealth's 191 member-owned, not-for-profit credit unions. For more than 75 years, the League has provided training and education services, lobbied lawmakers on behalf of credit unions, and served as an information and operations resource. The League's service corporation -- through its many partnerships -- also provides card services, check printing and processing, and insurance and lending products to credit unions.

The League Board comprises 13 board members elected by affiliated credit unions. The Board directs League affairs and sets policy for the organization. Learn more about the League and Virginia's credit unions online at http://www.vacul.org.