ANNUAL MEETING 2025
Want to make a difference by serving on our Board? Any nominations for members wishing to serve on the Board of Directors must be filed with the Nominating Committee of the Board of Directors.
Nominating Committee and Election Procedures:
As mandated in Article 4 of evergreenDIRECT Credit Union’ Bylaws, a Nominating Committee has been appointed to nominate candidates for vacancies on the Board of Directors and Audit Committee (AC).
The nominating committee consists of the following Board of Directors:
- Earlene Fantz
- Amy Tiemeyer
- Mike Ricchio
The terms of Director and Chair Sue Girsch, Director Jim Sherry, and Audit Committee (AC) Member Cyndi Presnell will expire at the upcoming 2025 Annual Meeting. Director Girsch, Director Sherry, and AC Cyndi Presnell have all expressed an interest in seeking re-election. At the 2024 Annual Meeting, in error there was no motion to approve our newest AC member as of December 2023, Amy Tiemeyer by acclamation. This will need to occur at the 2025 Annual Meeting.
Any nominations for members wishing to serve on the Board of Directors of evergreenDIRECT Credit Union must be filed with the Nominating Committee of the Board of Directors. Members not nominated by the committee, who would like to run for a board position in the election, may be nominated by the membership through the submission of a petition signed by at least two percent of the membership*.
Nominees must include a volunteer application and resume, statement of qualifications, biographical data, and a statement of willingness to serve as a director addressed to the Nominating Committee, PO Box 408, Olympia, WA, 98507.
Nominations, Petitions, and requested information must be received by Friday, January 31st to be considered as February 1, 2025, is a Saturday and our offices are closed for business. The Committee will submit the complete list of candidates to the Secretary at least 45 days prior to the annual membership meeting. Nominations for Director or Audit Committee member positions may not be made from the floor of a membership meeting, and an individual’s name may not be submitted as a write-in candidate on any ballot.
*A petition would require 99 signatures to make up two percent of the membership as of November 30, 2024.
