Vancity Announces 2015 Board Election Results

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - April 28, 2015) - Vancity is pleased to announce Teresa Conway, Jan O'Brien and Greg McDade have been re-elected to its board of directors, each for a three-year term.

During the election, which took place from March 31 to April 24, a total of 19,576 valid ballots and 53,828 votes were cast.

The following three candidates received the highest number of votes:

Teresa Conway received 11,225 votes. A Vancity member for 25 years, she has been elected for a second term on the board.

Jan O'Brien received 10,357 votes. A Vancity member for 38 years, she has been elected for a third term on the board.

Greg McDade received 7,461 votes. A Vancity member for 24 years, he has been elected for a second term on the board.

Here are the full results of votes cast in our 2015 election:

Candidate	Votes
Teresa Conway recommended	11,225
Jan O'Brien recommended	10,357
Greg McDade recommended	7,461
Gary Steeves recommended	5,932
Neal Nicholson recommended	4,556
Lisa Barrett	3,018
Vittoria DeMichina	2,870
John F. (Barry) McCormack	2,400
Sharon Halfnight	1,951
Becky Herrmann	1,852
Gordon Reid	1,464
Man-Kit Kwan	742

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"Vancity is owned by our members who have a say in how we do business. It's a fundamental aspect of co-ops that members are represented and that their interests and concerns are central to decision-making. Our members are at the heart of our business and why we exist. We thank the 12 members who put themselves forward with the desire to lead our credit union and our members for participating and making their voices heard in this year's election."

- Virginia Weiler, chair of the nominations and election committee, Vancity

For images of the newly elected directors, click here.

About Vancity

Vancity is a values-based financial co-operative serving the needs of its more than 509,000 member-owners and their communities through 58 branches in Metro Vancouver, the Fraser Valley, Victoria and Squamish. As Canada's largest community credit union, Vancity uses its $18.6 billion in assets to help improve the financial wellbeing of its members while at the same time helping to develop healthy, communities that are socially, economically and environmentally sustainable.

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