Board of Directors & Executive Leadership
Dedicated to Improving the Daily Lives of Members
Our volunteer Board of Directors are Workers Credit Union members, just like you. They take a strategic, long-term view of our operations to ensure the success of our core mission.
Nilesh Gunda
Chairperson of the Board, Director of Coatings Product Technology at Entegris, Inc
Ryan Lichwell
Vice-Chairperson of the Board, CEO at New England Appliance Group
Mary Heafy
Board Director, President & CEO, The Arc of Opportunity of North Central MA
Raven Smith
Clerk of the Board, VP Product at FIGUR8, Inc
Andrew Shepherd
Board Director, President and CEO at Bayberry Hill Water
Scarlett Abraham Clarke
Board Director
Ana L. Balcarcel
Board Director, Economic Consultant at Charles River Associates
Honorary Directors
In appreciation of their service as past Board members.
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Jay Champion
Chief Executive Officer & President
Robert Leger
Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer, Senior Vice President
Chad Lewkowski
Chief Operating Officer
Ellie Fordyce
Chief People Officer
Robert S. Lockett, III
Chief Revenue Officer
Johan Seo
Chief Risk Officer & General Counsel
Laci Gettings
Chief Performance Excellence Officer
Deb Larsen brings more than 30 years of commercial banking experience to Workers Credit Union. She began her career in 1990 with Bank of Boston which would eventually become Fleet Bank and subsequently Bank of America. She also served eight years as the senior commercial lending officer at Unibank for Savings before leading commercial lending business development for Wells Fargo Middle Market Banking. Larsen first joined Workers as a banking consultant in September 2023 before stepping into her role current role. She holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration as well as an MBA from Assumption University. Larsen serves as a board member of the United Way of Central Mass.
Deborah Larsen
Chief Commercial Banking Officer
Sandesh Parulekar
Chief Information Officer
Caroline Santangelo
Senior Vice President, Marketing and Product Performance
Glen Edwards
Senior Vice President, Technology & Innovation
Via De Leon Bennett
Senior Vice President, Retail Banking
Alisha Kaliviotis
Senior Vice President, Retail Lending