Diana Dykstra

Diana Dykstra is President and CEO of the California and Nevada Credit Union Leagues, one of the largest credit union organization in the country. She has more than 40 years of experience in the credit union industry.
Previously, Diana served as President and CEO of San Francisco Fire Credit Union and CoastHills Credit Union, as well as a Senior Vice President at Patelco Credit Union. During her tenure as Senior Vice President at The Golden 1 Credit Union, Diana led her team to develop the prototype of the now successful Credit Union Direct Lending (CUDL) program.
A certified Credit Union Development Educator (ICUDE), Diana is a 1992 graduate and current President of Western CUNA Management School. She was awarded the James D. Likens Alumni Recognition Award in 2001, the California League’s Distinguished Service Award in 2002, the Phil Greer Lifetime Achievement Award from the CUNA Lending Council in 2012, the American Association of Credit Union Leagues’ highest honor—the Eagle Award—in 2014, and the National Credit Union Foundation’s Herb Wegner Memorial Award in 2019.
She is currently serving as the board chairman of the American Association of Credit Union Leagues (AACUL) as well as serves on the board of directors for CUNA Strategic Services, World Council of Credit Unions, BALANCE, and Plexcity—a cooperative business for member credit union leagues.