UNCLE Credit Union‘s board election wrapped up at its virtual annual meeting in April, adding a new director and confirming three incumbents as the $756 million institution heads into the second half of 2026.
| Detail | Info |
|---|---|
| Annual Meeting Date | April 16, 2026 (virtual) |
| New Director Elected | Ronald Jeffrey |
| Re-elected Directors | Robin Morris, Mila Shapovalov, John Stein |
| Total Assets (end of 2025) | $756 million |
| Members Served (end of 2025) | 37,000+ |
| California State Ranking | 80th largest credit union |
UNCLE Credit Union Board Election Results at a Glance
The annual meeting was held virtually on April 16, a format that has become standard at many credit unions since 2020. Ronald Jeffrey stepped up from Associate Board Director to a full seat. Three long-serving members — Robin Morris, Mila Shapovalov, and John Stein — were returned to the board by member vote.
Jeffrey, a Stockton resident, had spent time as an Associate Board Director building familiarity with governance, fiduciary duties, and risk management before the full election. He joins Neda Gray and John Freeman on the Audit Committee, where he will serve as a member alongside Freeman under Gray’s chairmanship.
New Face in the Boardroom
Board Chair Chung Bothwell flagged Jeffrey’s governance discipline and strategic orientation in announcing the result. Bothwell continues as Chairman; Shapovalov moves to Vice Chair; Morris takes the Treasurer seat; and Katherine Enchill steps into the Secretary role for the first time, drawing on her experience as a Senior Financial Analyst at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
Enchill is a returning board member but a first-time Secretary. That distinction matters for governance continuity: she brings financial analysis experience to a role that handles meeting records and compliance documentation.
A Board Reflecting the Communities It Serves
The three re-elected directors each bring sector-specific depth. Morris retired from the City of Livermore as Police Business Services Manager and carries more than 35 years of public-sector financial and operational background. Shapovalov, a Resource Manager at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, brings nearly two decades of budgeting, forecasting, and compliance work. Stein, a Ph.D. with roughly fifteen years on the board, worked as a scientist and engineer and served Livermore as both a City Councilman and Planning Commissioner.
The spread of backgrounds — public safety administration, national laboratory finance, engineering, community banking — reflects UNCLE’s field of membership, which spans Alameda, Contra Costa, San Joaquin, and Stanislaus counties.
According to the credit union’s 2025 annual report, UNCLE ended last year with total assets of $756 million and more than 37,000 members. Those figures are slightly ahead of the $750 million and 36,000 members the institution has cited in recent boilerplate, suggesting modest growth continued through year-end. Founded in 1957, UNCLE holds NCUA charter number 64482 and ranks as the 80th largest credit union in California by assets.
The institution operates five financial centers and a Wealth Management office across the Bay Area and Central Valley, with access to 5,600 branches and more than 30,000 surcharge-free ATMs through the CO-OP Shared Branching Network.
With the UNCLE Credit Union board election now settled and leadership roles assigned, the new configuration will face its first test at the next scheduled board meeting, where long-term strategy and the trajectory past $756 million in assets will be on the table.
