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.

Executive Management Team

BECU is proud to have this group of qualified professionals serve as our BECU Executive Management Team.


Benson Porter
President/CEO

Benson Porter became the President/CEO of BECU in May 2012.

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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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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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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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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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Doug Marshall
Senior Vice President of Digital Channel & Product Management

Doug has over 25 years of business management and marketing experience and joined BECU in 2013.

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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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Anne Shannon
Senior Vice President of Human Resources

As Senior Vice President of Human Resources for BECU, Anne Shannon guides the HR department with skill and experience, applying specific emphasis to the areas of Talent Management including Executive Coaching, Strategic Planning, Organizational Development, Succession Optimization and Workforce Planning as well as providing leadership in Total Rewards programs encompassing Compensation, Benefits, Incentives and Rewards.

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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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Help run your credit union

BECU accepts applications for positions on its Board of Directors and Supervisory Committee in the Fall of each year. Elections take place at the BECU Annual Meeting held in March. Learn more.

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