Nusenda Credit Union's 90th Annual Meeting

Nusenda Credit Union will hold its 90th Annual Meeting on April 23, 2026, at the Albuquerque Museum located at 2000 Mountain Rd NW, Albuquerque. This is your best opportunity to hear about your financial cooperative’s performance during 2025. Registration and attendance details will be provided to all members and available on our website at nusenda.org/annual-meeting.

The Nominating Committee has submitted the following members for the vacancies on Nusenda’s Board of Directors:

  1. Elsa Borrego, 2-year term. Elsa Borrego is Principal Consultant of Culture First Consulting in El Paso. Elsa has led Global Training Teams for Bank of America and USAA. She served as Global Head of Culture & Training with Helen of Troy, a consumer packaging company headquartered out of El Paso, SVP of Human Resources with GECU, and Chief People Officer with El Pasoans Fighting Hunger. She earned her bachelor’s degree in business management and master’s degree in Adult Education & Training from the University of Phoenix. She is a proud graduate of Leadership El Paso Class XL and serves on the Board of Directors of the El Paso Children's Hospital and Executive Forum. Elsa joins the board to fulfill the remainder of the term previously held by Ray Renteria, who transitioned to Director Emeritus in 2025.
  2. Ann Brooks, 3-year term. Ann Brooks is a Senior Lecturer at Wake Forest University School of Business. Prior to her teaching position at Wake Forest, she was Principal Lecturer at the University of New Mexico, Anderson School of Management, and was a part-time instructor at Central New Mexico Community College for 20 years. In addition to teaching accounting, Ann provides financial, cost management, corporate governance, and strategic and operational consulting services to governmental, not-for-profit, and private entities. She has been on the Board since 2007 and prior to that served on the Supervisory Committee from 2002 to 2014. She has a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in accounting from the University of New Mexico. Ann earned the National Association of Federally Insured Credit Unions Certified Volunteer Expert (NCVE) designation in 2016 and the Credit Union Executives Society Certified Credit Union Director (CCUD) credential in 2014.
  3. Leigh Anne Chavez, 3-year term. Leigh Anne Chavez is the Recycled Metals Prosecutor with the State of New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department. She holds a Juris Doctorate from the University of California Los Angeles, a bachelor’s degree from the University of Nevada Las Vegas, and a master’s degree in accounting from the University of New Mexico. Leigh Anne is a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) and a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS). She has served on the Nusenda Board since 1994 and served from 2022 to 2025 on the Nusenda Foundation Board of Directors. She earned the National Association of Federally Insured Credit Unions Certified Volunteer Expert (NCVE) credential in 2019. Leigh Anne also volunteers with Animal Humane New Mexico.
  4. John Landis, 3-year term. John Landis retired from Stryker Orthopaedics where he was Senior Team Member/Inventory Analyst. He has been on the Board since 2015 and served on the Supervisory Committee from 2004 to 2018. John serves on the Nusenda Foundation Board of Directors and the Board of Directors of Meals on Wheels New Mexico. John holds a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of New Mexico. He earned the National Association of Federally Insured Credit Unions Certified Volunteer Expert (NCVE) credential in 2016.

The Board members serve without compensation. Parties interested in filing nominations by petition are required to adhere to these pertinent Credit Union bylaws:

  1. Nominees must be members in good standing.
  2. Nominees must submit a petition containing the signatures of no fewer than 500 Credit Union members.
  3. Petition samples can be obtained from Nadine Waslosky at our Administrative Campus: 505-889-2523.
  4. Each nominee’s petition must have a statement of qualifications and biographical data that includes the member’s name, account number, and birth date. Each nominee must also submit a signed statement indicating that they are agreeable to nomination and will serve if elected. Noncompliance with these rules may invalidate the petition.
  5. Nominating petitions must be addressed c/o Secretary of the Board, 4100 Pan American Fwy. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87107, and be received by the close of business on March 14, 2026.
  6. If no nominations are submitted, the Nominating Committee’s selection will be elected by general consent. No nominations will be taken from the floor unless unforeseen circumstances create a vacancy on the ballot.
  7. In the event a petition is submitted, upon verification, the election will be conducted at the Annual Meeting. The Supervisory Committee shall act as tellers of the election.
  8. Meetings of the members will be conducted according to Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised. No motions are permitted from the floor of the Annual Meeting.