MADISON, Wis. -- CUNA announced two new board members who willtake office at the close of the group's Governmental AffairsConference in the spring.

USA Federal Credit Union President/CEO Mary Cunningham willrepresent District 6, mid-size credit unions, while DiscoverFederal Credit Union President/CEO Edwin L. Williams will representCUNA's District 1 in the smallest asset category. Both ranunopposed. They will begin their terms March 3, 2008.

Five incumbents ran unopposed for re-election:

-District 1, Class D: Association of Vermont Credit UnionsPresident Joseph G. Bergeron;

-District 2, Class B: Cincinnati Central CU President/CEOWilliam A. Herring;

-District 2, Class D: Ohio Credit Union System President Paul L.Mercer;

-District 4, Class A: Point Plus CU President/CEO Pat Wesenberg;and

-District 5, Class C: GECU CEO Harriet May.

Voting will close on Dec. 14 for other positions. Running torepresent the largest credit unions in district 3, Class C areSuncoast Schools FCU President/CEO Tom Dorety and SRP FCU ChairmanBruce Burns. Whoever wins the seat will serve a three-year termbeginning March 3, 2008.

Four candidates--American Southwest CU President/CEO BrianBarkdull, Railway CU President Paul Brucker, Guadalupe CUpresident/CEO Winona Nava, and Trona Valley FCU President MarshaTynsky--are running in a special election to fill the seat beingvacated by Mary Shipe, president of Alhambra Credit Union, who hasresigned effective Dec. 31. The winner will take office Jan. 1 withthe term expiring in 2009.