2025-26 AmeriCU Board Member Nominations
The 2025 – 2026 Nominating Committee Chairman is Darlene Burns, and their committee members include Tom Harding, Vice Chairperson, and George Bauer, Secretary.
Three Seats up for Election: Terri Tulowiecki, Incumbent, Jennier Stowell, Incumbent, and Nicola Fabrizio, Incumbent.
The election of officials by mail ballot requires that the Board and staff carefully plan and schedule the election procedures to maximize use of regularly scheduled mailings to members within the time frames permitted for each action in the election process.
It is important that the mail ballot process operate smoothly and that we schedule to take advantage of the maximum times allowed for each action. Accordingly, the proposed Schedule for 2026 Election of Officials by Mail Ballot was based on scheduling backward from the 2026 Annual Meeting date (March 9th) to conform to both the bylaw requirements and the mailings of quarterly statements.
The Supporting Actions for Mail Ballot Election lists the supporting actions to be taken by the Board/staff.
At its regular meeting on May 21, 2025, it was recommended that the Board move approval of:
- Members eligible to vote in 2026 must be members of record, who will be at least 16 years of age by March 9, 2026.
- The schedule for 2026 Election of Officials by mail ballot as contained in the proposed Schedule for 2026 Election of Officials by Mail Ballot.
- The Nominating Committee may nominate no more than two nominees over the number of vacancies expected to be filled on March 9, 2026.
If item 3. is approved and there are no nominations by petition or unannounced resignations from incumbent Directors and the Nominating Committee nominates only one nominee per vacancy, the Credit Union may eliminate the mailing of ballots and the associated expenses of the election. For this procedure to be effective, incumbents, who expect to resign prior to March 9, 2026, should indicate their intent prior to August 1, 2025, so the Nominating Committee may nominate a replacement.
Board Members Up For Re-election
Nick A. Fabrizio
Healthcare Consultant & Educator; Chairman, AmeriCU Credit Union Board; Senior Lecturer at Cornell University
- Chairman, Board of Directors – AmeriCU Credit Union
- Senior Lecturer – Cornell University, Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy
- Clinical Assistant Professor – SUNY Upstate Medical University
- Adjunct Professor – Syracuse University Maxwell School
- Founder of Fabrizio & Company, specializing in healthcare consulting, governance, and strategic planning
- Former faculty for the National Association of Corporate Directors; developer of executive programs for Cornell and eCornell
- Lifetime Fellow, American College of Healthcare Executives; Fellow, American College of Medical Practice Executives
- Extensive board service supporting healthcare and community organizations
- Education: Ph.D., Applied Management & Decision Sciences – Walden University; M.A., Public Policy Analysis – Binghamton University; B.A., Political Science – SUNY Cortland
Jennifer S. Stowell
Human Resources Leader; Director of HR & Insurance at Onondaga County Water Authority; AmeriCU Credit Union Board Member
- Board of Directors – AmeriCU Credit Union
- Director of Human Resources & Insurance – Onondaga County Water Authority
- Former Director of Human Resources – Morrisville Auxiliary Corporation
- Former Town Manager – Town of Manlius
- Experienced HR and operations leader with expertise in policy development, organizational alignment, and governance
- NACAS Advanced Institute for Managers graduate; Presenter at NACUFS Northeast Regional Town Hall
- Board of Assessment Review – Town of Cazenovia; SUNY Morrisville Alumni Board
- Education: Associate in Applied Science – Office Management, Morrisville State College
Terri G. Tulowieck
Chief Financial Officer at Elmcrest Children’s Center; AmeriCU Credit Union Board Member; Experienced Financial Executive
- Board of Directors – AmeriCU Credit Union
- Chief Financial Officer – Elmcrest Children’s Center
- Extensive experience in financial management, benefits administration, purchasing, and service contracts
- Former Accounting Manager with expertise in audits, financial statements, budgeting, and internal control evaluation
- Negotiated financing for ten major construction projects since 1996
- Board Member – AccessCNY, Finance Committee Chair; Former Board Member – Transitional Living Services (Treasurer & Finance Chair)
- Professional memberships: American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; CGMA of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
- Education: Bachelor of Science in Accounting – Le Moyne College
Please Note: The election will not be conducted by ballot and there will be no nominations from the floor when there is only one nominee for each position filled. Presently, there are three nominees for three open positions.
Meet the Board of Directors
Nick Fabrizio
Chairman
Jennifer Stowell
Vice Chairman
Terri Tulowiecki
Chief Financial Officer
Ryan D. Kuhns
Recording Officer
Joseph J. Turczyn
Director
John A. Stevenson
Director
George C. Bauer, III
Director
Board Updates
AmeriCU’s 75th Annual Meeting was held on Monday, March 10, 2025. The meeting was held in-person at AmeriCU’s Griffiss Financial Center located at 231 Hill Road in Rome, New York, and was also made available virtually.
Board Chairman Nick Fabrizio, along with President and CEO Ron Belle, addressed the membership, highlighting the historic 75th anniversary and the outstanding credit union achievements we saw in 2024, while laying the foundation for what we can plan to see in 2025.
Additionally, we recognized our 10 scholarship winners. We congratulate the scholarship winners in all their future endeavors! Learn more.
The results of the Board of Directors’ election are as follows:
The 2025 Slate of Officers:
- Nicola Fabrizio, Chairman
- Jennifer Stowell, Vice Chairman
- Ryan Kuhns, Recording Officer
- Terri Tulowiecki, Chief Financial Officer
- George C. Bauer, III, Director
- John A. Stevenson, Director
- Joseph J. Turczyn, Director
Members of the Supervisory Committee:
- Glenn Gaslin, Chairman
- Robert J. Angelhow, Member
- Jaclyn Lawrence, Member
- Michael Sewall, Member
Copies of AmeriCU’s 2024 Annual Report are available online at www.americu.org/about/annual-reports/, at your local AmeriCU Financial Center, or you can request a copy by calling our Member Contact Center at 800.388.2000.
The 2024 – 2025 Nominating Committee Chairman is Darlene Burns, and her Committee Members are Tom Harding and George Bauer.
Two Seats up for Election: John Stevenson, Incumbent; and Ryan Kuhns, Incumbent.
The election of officials by mail ballot requires that the Board and staff carefully plan and schedule the election procedures to maximize use of regularly scheduled mailings to members within the time frames permitted for each action in the election process.
It is important that the mail ballot process operate smoothly and that we schedule so as to take advantage of the maximum times allowed for each action. Accordingly, the proposed Schedule for 2024 Election of Officials by Mail Ballot was based on scheduling backward from the 2024 Annual Meeting date (March 10th) to conform to both the bylaw requirements and the mailings of quarterly statements.
The Supporting Actions for Mail Ballot Election lists the supporting actions to be taken by the Board/staff.
At its regular meeting on May 22, 2024, I will recommend that the Board move approval of:
- Members eligible to vote in 2024 must be members of record, who will be at least 16 years of age by March 10, 2025. (This is Annual Meeting Day)
- The schedule for 2024 Election of Officials by mail ballot as contained in the proposed Schedule for 2024 Election of Officials by Mail Ballot.
- The Nominating Committee may nominate no more than two nominees over the number of vacancies expected to be filled on March 10, 2025.
If item 3. is approved and there are no nominations by petition or unannounced resignations from incumbent Directors and the Nominating Committee nominates only one nominee per vacancy, the Credit Union may eliminate the mailing of ballots and the associated expenses of the election. For this procedure to be effective, incumbents, who expect to resign prior to March 10, 2025, should indicate their intent prior to August 1, 2024, so the Nominating Committee may nominate a replacement.
Schedule for 2024 Election of Officials by Mail Ballot
Monday, June 3, 2024 – Chairman appoints Nominating Committee on or before this date (deadline for quarterly newsletter copy).
Monday, July 1, 2024 – Mail Ballot Schedule, Notice of Election Schedule for 2025, call for nominees and names of Nominating Committee published in the July issue of the newsletter mailed with quarterly statements.
Thursday, August 1, 2024 – Deadline for receipt of nominations to the Nominating Committee.
Monday, September 2, 2024 – Nominating Committee reports names of nominees to the Recording Officer of the Board.
Tuesday, October 1, 2024 – Publish October issue of the quarterly newsletter announcing date of Annual Meeting, listing names of nominees selected by the Nominating Committee and calling for nominations by petitions to the Recording Officer of the Board.
Tuesday, November 1, 2024 – Deadline for receipt of nominations by petition.
Friday, November 8, 2024 – Post list of nominees in offices.
Thursday, January 2, 2025 – Ballots mailed with quarterly statements to members who joined prior to January 2023.
Monday, March 3, 2025 – Deadline for receipt of ballots by Tellers of Election.
Monday, March 10, 2025 – Annual meeting and announcement of results of election by mail ballot.
Wednesday, March 12, 2025 – Deadline for election of table officers of Board and Supervisory Committee.
Wednesday, March 19, 2025 – Names of elected Officials and Officers posted in offices. Also, publish in April issue of the quarterly newsletter.
Supporting Actions for Mail Ballot Election
Select and contract for Tellers of Election to draw names for ballot positions, observe mailing of ballots, receive ballots, tally ballots, and report results to the Chairman at the Annual Meeting.
Approve mail ballot format for 2024.
Obtain Tellers’ mailing address and business reply mail permit number.
Contract for printing of ballots.
Obtain hard copy listing of names and account numbers of all members 16 years and older for use of Tellers in verification of eligibility to vote and authenticity of ballots.
Select and contract for refreshment caterer at the Annual Meeting.
Results of Board of Directors Election
March 11, 2024
The 2023 Slate of Officers is:
- Nicola Fabrizio, Chairman
- Jennifer Stowell, Vice Chairman
- Ryan Kuhns, Recording Officer
- Terri Tulowiecki, Chief Financial Officer
- George C. Bauer, III, Director
- John A. Stevenson, Director
- Joseph J. Turczyn, Director
Members of the Supervisory Committee are:
- Glenn Gaslin, Chairman
- Robert J. Angelhow, Member
- Jaclyn Lawrence, Member
- Michael Sewall, Member
The 2023 – 2024 Nominating Committee chairman is Darlene Burns, and her Committee Members are Tom Harding and Nick Fabrizio.
Two Seats up for Election and Filled by: George Bauer, Incumbent; and Joseph Turczyn, Incumbent.
AmeriCU’s 73rd Annual Membership Meeting was held on Monday, March 13, 2023. The meeting was held in-person at AmeriCU’s Griffiss Financial Center located at 231 Hill Road in Rome, New York, and was also made available virtually.
Board Chairman John A. Stevenson, along with President and CEO Ron Belle, addressed the membership, highlighting the outstanding credit union achievements we saw in 2022, while laying the foundation for what we can plan to see in 2023.
Additionally we recognized our 12 scholarship winners. Learn more.
The results of the Board of Directors’ election are as follows:
2023 Slate of Officers
Nicola Fabrizio, Chairman
Jennifer Stowell, Vice Chairman
Ryan Kuhns, Recording Officer
Joseph J. Turczyn, Director
George C. Bauer, III, Director
John A. Stevenson, Director
Terri Tulowiecki, Chief Financial Officer
2023 Supervisory Committee
Glenn Gaslin, Chairman
Robert J. Angelhow, Member
Lester Burt, Member
Jaclyn Lawrence, Member
Mike Sewall, Member
Copies of AmeriCU’s 2022 Annual Report are available online at www.americu.org/about/annual-reports/, at your local AmeriCU Financial Center, or you can request a copy by calling our Member Contact Center at 800.388.2000.
The 2022 – 2023 Nominating Committee chairman is Darlene Burns, and her Committee Members are Tom Harding and George Bauer.
Three Seats up for Election and Filled by: Terri Tulowiecki, Incumbent; Jennifer Stowell, Incumbent; and Nick Fabrizio, Incumbent.
Meet the Supervisory Committee
Glenn Gaslin
Chairman
Robert J. Angelhow
Member
Jaclyn Lawrence
Member
AmeriCU’s Supervisory Committee
On behalf of the Board of Directors, AmeriCU’s Supervisory Committee performs financial audit oversight, serving as a means of checks and balances at the credit union. Their responsibility is to ensure you are happy with AmeriCU’s products, services, and teammates at all times.
As a group, the Supervisory Committee must ensure that the Board of Directors and credit union management:
The Supervisory Committee is responsible for ensuring that the board of directors and management of the Credit Union:
• Meet required financial reporting objectives and establish practices and procedures sufficient to safeguard members’ assets.
• To carry out these responsibilities, the Supervisory Committee must determine whether:
○ Internal controls are established and effectively maintained to achieve the credit union’s financial reporting objectives which must be sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the supervisory committee audits, verification of members’ accounts and it’s additional responsibilities;
○ The credit union’s accounting records and financial reports are promptly prepared and accurately reflect operations and results;
○ The relevant plans, policies, and control procedures established by the board of directors are properly administered; and
○ Policies and control procedures are sufficient to safeguard against error, carelessness, conflict of interest, self-dealing and fraud.
If you have any comments, questions, or concerns, we urge you to contact any member of the staff, management, Board, or you may contact the Supervisory Committee through email at [email protected] or by mail at:
AmeriCU Credit Union
P.O. Box 164
Rome, NY 13442
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