Meet your candidates
Board candidates
We are pleased to announce the candidates for the three available volunteer positions on the 2025 Board of Directors. Select view bio to learn more about each candidate.
Pedro Antonio Guazo Alonso
Board candidate
Greenwich, Connecticut, USA
Bettina Tucci Bartsiotas
Board candidate (Incumbent)
Kifissia, Greece
Dominik Jaksekovic
Board candidate
Vienna, Austria
Paradzai Clement Nematadzira
Board candidate
Meyrin, Switzerland
Theresa Panuccio
Board candidate (Incumbent)
Rome, Italy
Karl-Ludwig Wilhelm Soll
Board candidate
Riverview, Florida, USA
Dennis Thatchaichawalit
Board candidate
Bangkok, Thailand
Board responsibilities
Directors fulfill vital leadership, legal, and fiduciary responsibilities and act in the best interests of UNFCU members. Collectively, the Board provides leadership and oversight to ensure that UNFCU remains competitive and resilient to changing economic and market conditions. The Board also establishes policies that management and staff follow in achieving UNFCU’s mission and vision.
Getting your ballot
You will be able to vote for up to three candidates beginning in April.
To receive your ballot by email, please ensure you have chosen to receive communications from UNFCU electronically. You can view or update your selection in Digital Banking. Simply sign in, and locate Statement Options under Account Services.
Once your statement setting is set to electronic, ensure we have your correct email address. You can view and update your information in Digital Banking. Sign in, and locate Update Personal Information under your Profile. If you need to make changes, follow the prompts.
Petition process
The UNFCU Bylaws permit candidates to be added to the ballot by petition. The petition must be signed by a minimum of 500 members and filed by 12 April 2025. For additional information about the petition and filing procedure, please email petitioncandidates@unfcu.com. To better understand the responsibilities and time commitment of the Board, read our frequently asked questions (FAQs).
Election timeline
View our timeline to stay up to date on upcoming deadlines. Election results will be announced at our Annual General Meeting (AGM).
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12 April
Petition process closes
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24 April
Voting starts
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24 June
Voting closes
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25 June
Annual General Meeting (AGM) where results will be announced
Time: 13:00 New York time
The AGM will be broadcast on-demand. Details coming soon.
Top Board of Directors Election FAQs
Directors fulfill vital leadership, legal, and fiduciary responsibilities and act in the best interests of UNFCU members. Collectively, the Board provides leadership and oversight to ensure that UNFCU remains competitive and resilient to changing economic and market conditions. The Board also establishes policies that management and staff follow in achieving UNFCU’s mission and vision.
The Board Chairperson appoints at least three UNFCU members to the Nominating Committee in November of each year. The Nominating Committee is responsible for reviewing all applications and selecting qualified UNFCU members as candidates for election to the Board.
Members may apply for a Board nomination from December through the end of January. Applicants must complete an online application and submit it to the Nominating Committee during this time. The Nominating Committee will select and notify the candidates in February.
We announce the selected candidates on the UNFCU website in March. We also send emails to the UNFCU membership. Voting starts in late April and continues through the day before the Annual General Meeting (AGM) in June. The successful candidates are announced during the AGM. All candidates are notified by email immediately following the AGM.
In addition to required professional and educational experience, the UNFCU Nominating Committee considers the following criteria:
- Is the member at least 18 years of age?
- Has the member been convicted of a crime involving dishonesty or breach of trust?
- Is the member in good standing with UNFCU?
- Is the member able to act solely for the interest and benefit of UNFCU and its members?
- Does the member have relevant education and/or experience?
A member in good standing is a member who:
- Has a fully funded Membership Share
- Is not significantly delinquent on any UNFCU loans
- Has not had any UNFCU accounts closed due to abuse or negligent behavior
- Has not caused a financial loss to UNFCU
- Has not engaged in violent, belligerent, disruptive, or abusive activities, such as actions that may cause material risk or financial harm to UNFCU
To ensure continuity on the Board, no more than one-third of the Board seats turn over in any given year. Therefore, each year, three seats are voted on by the UNFCU membership.
Meet our current leadership
Learn about our Board of Directors and senior management.