SANTA ROSA, Calif.--Redwood Credit Union has re-elected volunteer board members Rob Eyler, Jeri Hansen, and Jim Olmsted.
Re-elected for three-year terms (2024-2027):
- Robert Eyler, RCU volunteer official since 2009, holds a prominent position as a professor of economics and director of the Center for Regional Economic Analysis at Sonoma State University. With a doctorate in economics from UC Davis and a bachelor’s degree in economics from CSU Chico, Robert has also worked as an economic consultant throughout California and in other states and countries.
- Jeri Hansen, RCU volunteer official since 2020, serves as Chair of the Nominating Committee and is a member of the Governance Committee. She also currently serves as the President & CEO of the Napa Chamber of Commerce andPresident of the Napa Valley Exposition Board. Previously, she held multiple leadership roles including Immediate Past-Chair of the Workforce Alliance of the North Bay and Chair of the Napa County Planning Commission in 2017, and Past-State President of California Women for Agriculture. Jeri is also a proud alumna of Leadership Napa Valley.
- Jim Olmsted, a volunteer official with RCU since 1993, has served on the credit union’s supervisory committee and the board of directors for RCU Services Group. As principal of Olmsted & Associates, a land use planning consulting firm in Santa Rosa, Jim brings extensive expertise. He holds a bachelor’s degree in social science/urban geography from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.
The board has also named its officer roles for the year as follows:
- Jim Olmsted, Board Chair
- Lisa Wittke Schaffner, Board Vice Chair
- Debbie Watts, Board Secretary
- David Gouin, Board Treasurer