The 2019-2020 CUNA Lending Council Executive Committee was announced at the 25^th annual conference November 3-6, in New Orleans.

Learn more about CUNA Lending Council Executive Committee and CUNA Lending Council at cunacouncils.org. 

The 2019-2020 CUNA Lending Council Executive Committee includes:

• Jim Block – chair:  EVP, chief operating officer, Baxter CU, Vernon Hills, Ill.
• Ray Lindley – vice chair: chief lending officer, Elevations CU, Boulder, Colo.
• Cary Shumway – 2^nd vice chair: VP of consumer lending, UNIFY Financial Credit, Union, Mesa, Ariz.
• Tom Becker: chief lending officer, Hanscom FCU, Littleton, Mass.
• Julie Lind: VP, consumer and small business lending, WSECU, Olympia, Wash.
• Mike Long: EVP/chief credit officer, UW CU, Madison, Wis.
• Kevin Kesecker: SVP, chief lending officer, SECU, Linthicum, Md.
• Ethan Nelson: VP, credit administration, Oregon Community CU, Eugene, Ore.
• Sandi Papenfuhs: SVP, consumer lending, First Tech FCU, Beaverton, Ore.
• Jon Paukovich: chief lending officer, Ent CU, Colorado Springs, Colo.
• Debbie Shephard: lending manager, Northern Colorado CU, Greeley, Colo.*
• Lisa Cox: vice president of lending, CORE CU, Statesboro, Ga.*

*New executive committee members

The following outgoing CUNA Lending Council Executive Committee members were acknowledged for their service:

• Rita Fillingane: VP, research & collaboration, California and Nevada Credit Union Leagues, Ontario, Calif.
• Steve Quigley: VP, retail banking, GreenState Credit Union, Iowa City, Iowa
• Mike London: chief lending officer, Georgia United CU, Duluth, Ga**

**Served the last two years as chair