President and CEO of MembersFirst Credit Union based in Decatur, GA – was named chairman of the board of directors of the Georgia Credit Union League during its 83rd annual meeting in Savannah last week, which was part of the Georgia Credit Union Affiliates annual convention.

Other officers of the board include 1st Vice Chairman Brian Akin of North Georgia Credit Union, 2nd Vice Chairman Stephen Smith of Family First Credit Union, Treasurer Tim Bridges of Associated Credit Union, and Secretary Jay Gratwick of Delta Community Credit Union. The board also includes Barry Heape of DOCO Credit Union, Pat Conn of United 1st Federal Credit Union, Stacie Branch of Interstate Federal Credit Union, Kelly Garmon of Georgia’s Own Credit Union, Chris Leggett of LGE Community Credit Union, John Rhea of Robins Financial Credit Union and Stacy Tallent of Health Center Credit Union.

“Credit unions face a continuously changing environment with daily challenges from competition, disruption in our space, and regulations, just to name a few,” noted Hardy. “My hope is that the Georgia League will continue to help credit unions, especially small credit unions, face these challenges and know that they are not alone. They have an advocate in the Georgia League to help reduce the regulatory burden and give them a heads up on new technologies and competitors that challenge their business models.”

Hardy will serve a two-year term as chairman of the board of the state trade association, supporting Georgia’s 114 credit unions which have combined assets of more than $21 billion and serve more than 2.1 million members.