Call for Candidates for Minnesota Credit Union Network Board of Directors

The Minnesota Credit Union Network Election Committee, appointed by Mary Hansen, Chair of the Minnesota Credit Union Network, has the responsibility of overseeing the 2022 Network Board of Directors election process.

The election will be conducted exclusively by mail ballot. Three (3) seats are up for election in 2022: one in the at-large category (3-year term), and two in the 10,000 or fewer credit union members category (3-year terms).

​​The current Board of Directors is comprised of the following individuals (an asterisk indicates that the seat is up for election):

Dave Boden: At-Large*
Mary Hansen: At-Large
Brian Sherrick: At-Large
Tom Smith: At-Large
Dan Stoltz: At-Large
Karen Fleming: Fewer than 10,000 members*
Julia Havens: Fewer than 10,000 members
Debora Almirall [1]: Fewer than 10,000 members*
Randy Willert: Fewer than 10,000 members

The election process is outlined in the Network bylaws, Network Election Policy and 2022 Election Rules, and was initiated with the appointment of the Election Committee.

The components and time frames are as follows:

1. Solicitation of candidates: emailed January 14, 2022.
2. Closing date for receiving candidacy declarations: February 18, 2022.
3. Distribution of candidate bios and ballots (if a contested election): March 4, 2022.
4. Ballots must be received at the offices of CliftonLarsonAllen LLP no later than 4:30 p.m. CDT on April 8, 2022.

The election results will be announced at the Network’s annual business meeting on April 21, 2022. The 2022 Candidacy Declaration form and the 2022 Board Election Rules are located on 2022 Board Elections webpage. 

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact any member of the Election Committee. The members of the committee are set forth below.
Brian Sherrick, Chair
Ideal Credit Union
Phone: (651) 747-8903
[email protected]
Randy Willert
Two Harbors Federal Credit Union
Phone: (218) 834-2266
[email protected]
Kim Westphal
HomeTown Federal Credit Union
Phone: (507) 451-3798
[email protected]