Our Executive Team

Prior to joining Patelco in 2013, Erin served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union. Her career began as a part-time teller for American Savings Banks, where she progressed to SVP of Retail Banking. Erin’s more than 30 years’ experience in the financial industry also includes CIO and SVP of Operations at Western Financial Bank and Chief Technology Officer of Health Net, Inc.

Erin earned the designation of Certified Chief Executive from the Credit Union Executive Society, is a graduate of the Advanced Leadership Institute at Harvard Business School, and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration. She currently serves as a director for CU Direct, serves as a director and treasurer for CUES, serves on the CUNA Advocacy Committee and is an executive member of the California/Nevada Wine Auction raising funds for the Children’s Miracle Network and related hospitals. In 2015 and 2016, she was honored as one of the Most Influential Women in Bay Area Business and in 2017 inducted into the Forever Influential honor roll; in 2017 she was also recognized by San Francisco Business Times as one of the Most Admired CEOs 2017. She was the recipient of the American Banker – The Most Powerful Women ​in Credit Unions, 2022.

Before joining Patelco, she served as VP of Human Resources at CoreLogic for the Data & Analytics Division. Prior to CoreLogic, Susan was VP of Human Resources with Fifth Third Bank, where she led Human Resources for the Processing Solutions and Investment Advisors business lines.

Susan holds a Bachelor of Arts from UCLA, is a Certified Innovation Executive from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business, and an HBX Disruptive Strategy & Sustainable Business Strategy certificate from Harvard Business School.

Melissa’s extensive experience includes Managing Partner at Savant Inc., a national high-tech professional services corporation, and ten years with Wells Fargo. At Wells Fargo, Melissa held several senior roles including SVP, Affluent Customer Segment Manager; SVP, Customer Experience Manager; and SVP, Business Manager/Consumer Credit. In addition to her senior roles with Wells Fargo, Melissa worked with Citigroup as their SVP, Internet Marketing & US Partnerships and VP, Area Retail Branches and Call Center Manager.

Melissa has a Bachelor of Science in Economics and International Management from Oklahoma State University, has completed graduate level coursework in Economics at Columbia University, and holds a Series 7 license.

Rolly held several executive level positions at MUFG Union Bank and Washington Mutual and most recently was EVP and chief financial officer of Accion Opportunity Fund, a nonprofit community development financial institution focused on providing small business loans and technical assistance to entrepreneurs who are women, people of color, or low-to-moderate income.

Richard received his undergraduate degree from Williams College and his MBA from Columbia Business School.

Kal leads the teams responsible for enterprise application development and engineering, data governance and architecture, operations and infrastructure, information security, project management and the integration and conversion of systems in support of Patelco’s strategic plan and priorities. He also sets the strategic direction for technology and technical operations to support Patelco’s financial health and wellbeing mission and commitment to our members.

She brings deep experience in financial services regulatory compliance, complex commercial transactions, and corporate matters, and her areas of specialty include regulatory compliance, commercial technology transactions, corporate law, licensing, labor and employment, M&A, data privacy, and risk management. Angela was recognized and honored with a 2022 Women, Influence & Power Law Award in the category of In-House Counsel – Collaborative Leadership.

David joined Patelco after more than 25 years of experience in financial services and professional auditing firms. Prior to joining Patelco, David was EVP, Head of Audit Oversight for the Retail Banking Division for Bank of the West. He has also held audit and quality assurance roles at BlackRock and Charles Schwab. Across all his roles, David has brought clarity and definition to processes that have been new or needed redesigning, and he has a strong reputation for simplifying complex concepts and making them actionable. David has Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees in Business Administration and Accounting.

Prior to joining Patelco in 2013, Erin served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union. Her career began as a part-time teller for American Savings Banks, where she progressed to SVP of Retail Banking. Erin’s more than 30 years’ experience in the financial industry also includes CIO and SVP of Operations at Western Financial Bank and Chief Technology Officer of Health Net, Inc.

Erin earned the designation of Certified Chief Executive from the Credit Union Executive Society, is a graduate of the Advanced Leadership Institute at Harvard Business School, and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration. She currently serves as a director for CU Direct, serves as a director and treasurer for CUES, serves on the CUNA Advocacy Committee and is an executive member of the California/Nevada Wine Auction raising funds for the Children’s Miracle Network and related hospitals. In 2015 and 2016, she was honored as one of the Most Influential Women in Bay Area Business and in 2017 inducted into the Forever Influential honor roll; in 2017 she was also recognized by San Francisco Business Times as one of the Most Admired CEOs 2017. She was the recipient of the American Banker – The Most Powerful Women ​in Credit Unions, 2022.