Leadership Team
Our leadership team is focused on providing the best in financial services for our members. Whether through digital channels or in our branches, they spend every workday ensuring that all UFirst members receive the outstanding service they have come to trust and deserve.
Kasey Kirk
President/CEO - Dedicated since 2008
Jody Carpenter
VP of Human Resources - Dedicated since 1999
Melissa Manor
VP of Finance - Dedicated since 2022
Eric McDowell
VP of Member Experience - Dedicated since 2006
Jessica Bernard
Lending Manager - Dedicated since 2017
Amanda Peary
Branch Manager II - Dedicated since 2024
Shelby Siskavich
Member Experience Manager - Dedicated since 2001
Shelby Engelhardt
Marketing Manager - Dedicated since 2025
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Board of Directors and Supervisory Committee
Members of our Board of Directors are not only long-time members of UFirst, they are your neighbors. Here in the North Country, that means something. They have shown their commitment to the communities in which we serve through education or service. Their diverse backgrounds allow them the opportunity to share their unique viewpoints and expertise in a way that best represents you.
What they do?
One of the most important differences between a credit union and a bank is our member elected, volunteer Board of Directors. These unpaid volunteers are focused on the welfare of their fellow members and the sound operation of the credit union.
Meet the volunteers dedicated to serving you.
We would like to recognize and thank each of our volunteers for their service and commitment in helping to make UFirst such a wonderful credit union.
Michele Friedman
Chair - Serving since 2016
William D. Laundry
Vice Chair - Serving since 1985
Ryan Lee
Secretary - Serving since 2020
Jim Abdallah
Treasurer - Serving since 2018
Vicki Marking
Director - Serving since 2022
Richard Higgins
Director -Serving since 2019
Michael Caraballo
Director - Serving since 2016
Brian Post
Director - Serving since 2018
Ron Deragon
Director - Serving since 2023
Alissa Momot
Associate Director - Serving since 2024
Supervisory Committee
Appointed by the Board of Directors, the Supervisory Committee performs and oversees audits and investigations to ensure our members’ accounts and financial records are safely and adequately protected.
Robert Gertsch
Committee Chair - Serving since 1994
Ginny Brady
Committee Member - Serving since 2022
Contact Us
P.O. Box 2560
Plattsburgh, NY 12901-0229
Your vote matters for our future.
As a credit union owner and member, you have a voice. Each year, UFirst FCU hosts an Annual Meeting that is open to our entire membership. This is a huge part of what makes credit unions so different from banks. It is at the Annual Meeting that the members get to choose the Volunteer Board of Directors for the credit union, ask questions, voice your opinions, and be involved in making the credit union better. Now what bank lets you do that?! The UFirst Annual Meeting is held every year on the last Wednesday of September, so be sure to mark your calendars! Interested in serving on the Credit Union's Board of Directors? Learn more here.