BETH MAAS - Bergengren Credit Union

EILEEN CURRY
Born and raised in Antigonish, Eileen is a graduate of StFX with a Bachelor of
Business Administration concentrating on Entrepreneurship. In August 2007
she partnered with her brother Mark Curry to launch the Justamere Café and
Bistro. Now in her 7th year of business Eileen knows fully well the importance
of community support, involvement and interaction.
BETH MAAS
Beth is the Accounts Manager at Ross Screen Print where part of their mission
is building their community. In her spare time she volunteers and enjoys being
involved with the community. She just finished a term of serving on the Youth
Community Council of Bergengren Credit Union.
KEVIN MACDONALD
Kevin lives and works in your community and he has been a self-employed
businessman for the past 15 years. Kevin served on the Bergengren Board
of Directors from 2009 to 2012. He is a Credit Union Director Achievement
Program Graduate who has a good voice and is eager to get back to work for
the Bergengren members.
Board of Directors Election: 2014 Candidates
HELEN MACPHERSON
Helen is the present Chair of Bergengren’s Board of Directors. She was also chair from
2007 to 2009 and has eleven years’ experience on the Bergengren board, including
service to the Executive, HR, Amalgamation, Credit, Negotiation, Governance and
CSR committees. She received her business degree in 2002 from StFX with a major
in accounting. Helen is a Credit Union Director Achievement Program Graduate
and has completed optional director training courses. She is currently employed in
the Finance Department of the Sister of Saint Martha and serves as a lay minister
at Bethany Chapel. Helen is a former volunteer with Antigonish Minor Hockey,
St. Ninian Cathedral, St. Ninian’s CWL, Antigonish Arena Expansion, Elementary
School Parents’ Committee and Shepherds of the Manor.
MARY OXNER
Mary Oxner is the current Audit Committee Chair of the Bergengren Credit Union
Board of Directors. She is both a Chartered Accountant and a Chartered Financial
Analyst, holds a PhD in Accounting and is currently an Associate Professor at the
Schwartz School of Business. Prior to joining the Business faculty, Mary was the
Senior Vice President of Quorum Funding Corporation, a strategic management
company, and CFO of Quorum Growth Inc. Mary also worked in Ernst & Young’s
International audit group. Mary volunteers in her community by serving as
Treasurer of the VON, Chair of the Finance Council of St. Ninian Parish, Past Chair
of the Antigonish Guysborough Early Childhood Intervention Program (AGECIP)
and Chair of the Finance Council of the Diocese of Antigonish. On campus, Mary
is the faculty advisor to the Student Investment Society (“lnvest-X”), the former
Treasurer of the StFX Association of University Teachers (STFXAUT}, and on the
Board of Governors of StFX.
RANDY PETERS
Randy Peters is from Antigonish where he lives with his wife, Lauri, and daughter,
Lydia. Employed for the last three years at St. Francis Xavier University as the
Faculty Relations Academic Budget Advisor, Randy is currently enrolled in an
MBA program at St. Mary’s University while working towards the Certified
Management Accountant designation (expected fall 2014). A graduate of
the business program at StFX, he previously worked for twelve years at the
paper mill in Port Hawkesbury holding various positions dealing with process
improvement, cost analysis, development projects and contract negotiations
with the Woodlands group and in the plant. Presently serving as the Treasurer
for the Antigonish Celtics Soccer Club, Randy is interested in broadening his
community involvement.
RUTH THOMPSON
Although Ruth is a “come from away” from Alberta, she has lived in Pictou
County for 46 years and has been a member of the co-op and credit union since
1974. After graduation High School Ruth became a Medical Lab Tech, worked
for a number of years in Calgary and also in Toronto at the Red Cross Research
Laboratory. She left work to raise her family with her husband Jack Thompson.
They have four children and nine grandchildren. She says the last 15 years of
working on the New Glasgow and Bergengren Board of Directors have been
very satisfying.
Board of Directors Election: 2014 Candidates