The 2019-2020 CUNA Lending Council Executive Committee was announced at the 25th annual conference November 3-6, in New Orleans.
The 2019-2020 CUNA Lending Council Executive Committee includes:
- Jim Block – chair: EVP, chief operating officer, Baxter CU, Vernon Hills, IL
- Ray Lindley – vice chair: chief lending officer, Elevations CU, Boulder, CO
- Cary Shumway – 2nd vice chair: VP of consumer lending, UNIFY Financial Credit, Union, Mesa, AZ
- Tom Becker: chief lending officer, Hanscom FCU, Littleton, MA
- Julie Lind: VP, consumer and small business lending, WSECU, Olympia, WA
- Mike Long: EVP/chief credit officer, UW CU, Madison, WI
- Kevin Kesecker: SVP, chief lending officer, SECU, Linthicum, MD
- Ethan Nelson: VP, credit administration, Oregon Community CU, Eugene, OR
- Sandi Papenfuhs: SVP, consumer lending, First Tech FCU, Beaverton, OR
- Jon Paukovich: chief lending officer, Ent CU, Colorado Springs, CO
- Debbie Shephard: lending manager, Northern Colorado CU, Greeley, CO*
- 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, CA
- Steve Quigley: VP, retail banking, GreenState Credit Union, Iowa City, IA
- Mike London: chief lending officer, Georgia United CU, Duluth, GA**
**Served the last two years as chair
Learn more about CUNA Lending Council Executive Committee and CUNA Lending Council at cunacouncils.org.

Front Row (from left to right): Tom Becker, Jon Paukovich, Ethan Nelson, Julie Lind.
Back Row (from left to right): Lisa Cox, Debbie Shephard, Cary Shumway, Sandi Papenfuhs, Ray Lindley, Jim Block, Mike Long and Kevin Kesecker.