Meet the Board of Directors
Nick Fabrizio
Chairman
Jennifer Stowell
Vice Chairman
Terri Tulowiecki
Chief Financial Officer
Joseph J. Turczyn
Director
John A. Stevenson
Director
George C. Bauer, III
Director
Board Updates
The 2026 – 2027 Nominating Committee Chairman is Darlene Burns, and their committee members include Tom Harding, Vice Chairperson, and Jennifer Stowell, Secretary.
Two Seats up for Election: George Bauer, Incumbent, Joe Turczyn, 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 2027 Election of Officials by Mail Ballot was based on scheduling backward from the 2027 Annual Meeting date (March 15th) 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 20, 2026, it was recommended that the Board move approval of:
- Members eligible to vote in 2027 must be members of record, who will be at least 16 years of age by March 15, 2027.
- The schedule for 2027 Election of Officials by mail ballot as contained in the proposed Schedule for 2027 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 15, 2027.
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 15, 2027, should indicate their intent prior to August 1, 2026, so the Nominating Committee may nominate a replacement.
Schedule for 2027 Election of Officials by Mail Ballot
Monday, June 1, 2026
Chairman appoints Nominating Committee on or before this date (deadline for quarterly newsletter copy).
Monday, July 6, 2026
Mail Ballot Schedule, Notice of Election Schedule for 2027, call for nominees and names of Nominating Committee published in the July issue of the newsletter mailed with quarterly statements.
Friday, August 7, 2026
Deadline for receipt of nominations to the Nominating Committee.
Tuesday, September 1, 2026
The Nominating Committee reports names of nominees to the Recording Officer of the Board.
Wednesday, October 7, 2026
Publish the October issue of the quarterly newsletter announcing date of the 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, December 15, 2026
Deadline for receipt of nominations by petition; 90 days prior to the annual meeting date.
Monday, December 21, 2026
Post list of nominees in offices.
Friday, January 1, 2027
Ballots were mailed with quarterly statements to members who joined prior to January 2026.
Monday, March 1, 2027
Deadline for receipt of ballots by Tellers of Election.
Monday, March 15, 2027
Annual meeting and announcement of results of election by mail ballot.
Wednesday, March 17, 2027
Deadline for election of table officers of Board and Supervisory Committee.
Wednesday, March 24, 2027
Names of elected Officials and Officers posted in offices. Also, published in the April issue of the quarterly newsletter.
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
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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