BECU is Washington's leading and largest credit union. We are a member-owned, not-for-profit financial institution that members can trust and experience the best value and service.
BECU is proud to have this group of qualified professionals serve as our BECU Executive Management Team.
Gary J. Oakland
President/CEO
Gary J. Oakland has been the President/CEO of BECU since 1986.
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Tom Berquist
Senior Vice President of Member Strategies
Tom Berquist has over 20 years of experience in the financial services industry and has worked at BECU since 1994.
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Katherine Elser
Senior Vice President of Finance & Administration, Chief Financial Officer, and Corporate Treasurer, BECU
Kathy has been involved in the financial institution industry since 1989. She joined BECU in 1996 as the Manager of Accounting and subsequently held the position of Controller.
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Parker Cann
Senior Vice President and General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Parker has 30 years of experience in the financial institutions industry with extensive involvement in legal and regulatory matters.
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Butch Leonardson
CIO/SVP of Information Technology
Butch Leonardson has 30 years in Information Technology (IT) leadership. His initial 12 years in the profession were in strategic IT consulting and large-scale systems implementation.
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Grace Semingsen
Senior Vice President of Member Solutions
Grace Semingsen is Senior Vice President of Member Solutions at BECU. Grace has over 30 years experience in the credit union industry.
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Scott Strand
Chief Lending Officer and Senior Vice President of Member Operations
Scott Strand has over twenty-five years of experience in the financial services industry and has been with BECU since 2008.
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Anne Shannon
Senior Vice President of Human Resources
Anne Dessi brings with her a wealth of valuable experience and knowledge of Human Resources specifically in the areas of Talent Management to include Executive Coaching, Strategic Planning, Organizational Development, Succession Optimization and Workforce Planning.
Read Full BioBECU is now accepting applications for positions on its Board of Directors and Supervisory Committee. Elections take place at the BECU Annual Meeting held in March 2012. Learn more.
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