Carrie Hunt Departing Virginia Credit Union League to Serve as Chief Advocacy Officer for America's Credit Unions

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Lewis Wood
Virginia Credit Union League
800.768.3344, ext. 1629
lwood@vacul.org

The Virginia Credit Union League Board of Directors announced today that President/CEO Carrie Hunt will be leaving the League to serve as Chief Advocacy Officer for America’s Credit Unions, effective March 1, 2024.

America’s Credit Unions is the new national trade association being formed through the merger of the Credit Union National Association (Credit Union National Association) and the National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions (NAFCU).

“Carrie’s leadership enabled the League to reach new heights as the champion for Virginia-based credit unions and as a national leader in advocating for the advancement of all credit unions,” said League Chairman Joe Thomas, of NextMark Credit Union. “We appreciate Carrie’s service during the past three years in the Commonwealth, and we’re pleased that her work on behalf of credit unions will continue on the national stage.”

Prior to joining the Virginia Credit Union League in 2021, Hunt served as Executive Vice President of Government Affairs and General Counsel for the National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions (NAFCU), managing the association's legislative, political, regulatory, compliance and research divisions. She was named to The Hill newspaper’s top Washington lobbyist lists in 2019 and 2020.

Before joining NAFCU, Hunt worked as the legal counsel to Massachusetts state Sen. Andrea Nuciforo, Jr., Senate Chairman of the Joint Committee on Banks and Banking. Hunt also worked as a law clerk to a federal judge at the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.