Diana Dyksta, president and CEO of the California and Nevada leagues, has been elected as the World Council’s new chair.

 New WOCCU Chairman, Other Board Election Results

Diana Dyksta, president and CEO of the California and Nevada leagues, has been elected as the World Council’s new chair.

In addition, current directors Dallas Bergl (USA), Joe Thomas (USA) and Michael Lawrence (Australia) have been appointed to two-year terms. Jeff Guthrie, the new president and CEO of the Canadian Credit Union Association (CCUA), was also appointed to a two-year term. He replaces outgoing CCUA President and CEO Martha Durdin.

WOCCU board members Manfred Dasenbrock (Brazil), Charles Murphy (Ireland), George Ototo (Kenya) and Joseph Remy (Caribbean) were all reelected to two-year terms.

The World Council Board’s committee officers for 2022-23 are:

• Diana Dykstra (USA), Chair
• Michael Lawrence (Australia), Vice Chair/Secretary
• George Ototo (Kenya), Treasurer/Chair of Audit and Risk Committee
• Joe Thomas (USA), Chair of Governance and Elections Committee

Below, Diana Dykstra, center, appears with Elissa McCarter Laborde, WOCCU president and CEO, and outgoing chairman Rafal Matusiak from Poland.