Meet your reelected candidates
A call for board candidate applications was published in the Summer 2021 Owner’s Manual newsletter and on Dupaco.com. After a thorough evaluation and interview process, members reelected these candidates:

Steve Chapman
Director
Chapman is vice president and chief operating officer of Auxiant, which has offices in Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Madison, Wis.; and Milwaukee, Wis. He joined the Dupaco board in 1988 and has served on numerous board committees and the Credit Union Service Organization (CUSO) board. He has served as chair of the board three times and as treasurer. He is currently board secretary, chair of the Salary Savings Committee and serves on the Personnel and Investment committees.

Ron Meyers
Chair of Board
Meyers is principal of Wahlert High School in Dubuque, Iowa. He was first elected to the Dupaco board in 2016. He is currently vice chair, serves on the Credit/Delinquency and Marketing committees and is chair of CUSO Board of Managers. He previously served on the Nomination Committee.

Renee Poppe
Secretary
Poppe is senior vice president, sales service center for Medline Industries in Dubuque, Iowa. She was first elected to the Dupaco board in 2010 and has served on numerous board committees. She is currently treasurer of the board, chair of the Marketing Committee and serves on the Personnel Committee. She previously served as chair and vice chair and is a past Iowa Credit Union League delegate.

Ellen Goodmann Miller
Director
Goodmann-Miller is community resource development specialist with Gronen in Dubuque, Iowa. She also provides resource development, grant writing, strategic planning and political consulting services through Hawks Goodmann & Associates. Goodmann-Miller joined the Dupaco board in August 2021, when she was appointed to fill the unexpired term of Ron Mussehl, who passed away in April 2021.
How it worked
2022 Board Election
Each year, Dupaco members have the opportunity to participate in Dupaco’s board elections. This year, Dupaco’s trusted partner, Credit Union Executive Society (CUES), helped administer the election. Members were able to request a paper ballot or vote online.