ACUMA Elects New Board Officers

Denver, Colo. – The American Credit Union Mortgage Association (ACUMA) has elected a new slate of officers to its Board of Directors. The change of guard occurred during the ACUMA Business Meeting, held Monday, Sept. 22, in conjunction with the association’s 2025 Make Your Mark Annual Conference in Denver, Colo.

The election results are as follows:

• Alissa Sykes Tulloch, EVP and Chief Operating Officer at AmeriCU, has been named Board Chair
• Jason Sasena, Chief Strategy Officer for Global Credit Union, has been named Board Vice Chair
• Vince Salinas, Chief Lending Officer for Commonwealth Central Credit Union, has been named Board Treasurer
• Julie Bowering, SVP of Lending for A+ Federal Credit Union, has been named Board Secretary

The remaining Board members include Amy Moser, SVP of Operations Support for Mountain America Credit Union; Barry Stricklin, AVP/Chief Lending Officer for Tower Federal Credit Union; and Brandon Webb, SVP of Mortgage Lending for Arkansas Federal Credit Union.

“I am delighted and honored to have been elected chair by this esteemed Board,” says Tulloch, who previously served as ACUMA vice chair. “The Board has a lot of ideas swirling and projects in the making, and I can’t wait until we get some of these potential programs in the works and provide even more services to ACUMA members.”

“I have worked with all of these individuals for many years and have always been impressed with their professionalism, capabilities, and the ability to make change happen in meaningful and constructive ways,” says Peter Benjamin, president of ACUMA. “I think I speak for the entire organization when I say we’re looking forward to a new Board configuration under Alissa Sykes Tulloch’s guidance and direction.”

About ACUMA

The American Credit Union Mortgage Association (ACUMA) is a not-for-profit trade association dedicated to credit unions and mortgage lending. ACUMA provides resources and education to credit unions aimed at streamlining performance, processes, and procedures for real estate lending services. ACUMA’s goal is to encourage credit unions to help more consumers get fairly priced and safe mortgage loans delivered locally, and in so doing, providing them with a pathway to the American dream of home ownership. ACUMA brings together the shared real estate lending and financing interests of hundreds of credit unions and CUSOs. ACUMA member organizations include federal and state charted credit unions and CUSOs, mortgage insurance companies, secondary market investors, investment banking firms, and technology companies. Visit ACUMA’s website at www.acuma.org for more information.​

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