SECU PRESIDENT AND CEO ELECTED VICE CHAIRMAN OF CUNA BOARD

Rod Staatz, President and Chief Executive Officer of SECU – Maryland’s largest state chartered credit union – has been elected Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Credit Union National Association (CUNA).

CUNA is the premier national trade association serving credit unions. Ninety percent of credit unions in America are affiliated with CUNA.

Staatz, who has served on the CUNA Board since 2010, has been extremely active in CUNA affairs. He previously has testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services regarding the Overdraft Protection Act, as well as before the House Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit regarding the proposed Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

As President and CEO of SECU, Staatz has directed the continued growth of the largest credit union in Maryland, which now has more than 230,000 members. SECU also ranks among the top 50 credit unions in the U.S. for total assets. As of December 2014, assets topped $2.8 billion.

Staatz has also spearheaded SECU’s ongoing work with young adults around financial literacy. SECU’s involvement in a number of educational initiatives and scholarship programs provides young adults with consumer advice on issues impacting their financial well-being and enables them to better understand their own personal financial situations.

Staatz – who is a current Director and past Chairman of the Board of the Maryland & DC Credit Union Association (MDDCCUA) – was elected Vice Chairman of the CUNA Board following CUNA’s Annual General Meeting in Washington, DC on March 9.

Other officers elected to the CUNA Board of Directors are: Susan Streifel, Woodstone Credit Union, who was elected Chairwoman; Patrick S. Jury, Iowa Credit Union League, elected Secretary; and Maurice Smith, Local Government Federal Credit Union, elected Treasurer. In addition, Brett Martinez, Redwood Credit Union, was named At-Large Executive Committee Member.

For more information about SECU, visit www.secumd.org

ABOUT SECU

Founded in Baltimore in 1951, SECU is the largest credit union in Maryland, with over 230,000 members. SECU is ranked among the top 50 credit unions for total assets in the U.S. As of December, 2014, assets were $2.8 billion. Headquartered in Linthicum, MD, SECU has 22 branches and 106 ATMs throughout Maryland. SECU also provides access to over 72,000 free ATMs through the CO-OP and Allpoint networks. For more information about SECU, visit secumd.org.

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