Upcoming Events at MIDFLORIDA

Join us for the 67th Annual Meeting of the members.

General Business, as well as election of the board of directors for 2020, will be conducted.

The following candidates have been selected by the nominating committee:

Chet Brojek - 3 year term

Chet retired after 35 years in the Highlands County School system where he was a teacher, track coach and athletic director at Avon Park High School. Chet serves as founder/president of the Central Florida Striders Runners Club. The native Floridian is a resident of Sebring and active in numerous community events and civic clubs. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. Chet has served as a credit union volunteer since 1981.

Gary Ruhle - 3 year term

Gary is a CPA with more than 20 years of financial management experience in the food service and hospitality business. Prior to working in private industry, he was in public accounting where he gained knowledge of credit union accounting and auditing matters. A longtime Lakeland resident, Gary is a graduate of Florida State University. He served on the credit union’s Supervisory Committee for 13 years before joining the board of directors in 2006.

Harry Williams - 3 year term

Harry retired from the education system after having served as the principal for Bartow Middle School and Compass Middle Charter School. Harry is a native Floridian; is active in many education and community boards both locally and statewide; and holds a bachelor’s degree from Florida A&M University as well as a master’s degree from Rollins College. His volunteer work for the credit union began in 1991 and he served as Chairman of the credit union’s Supervisory Committee in the past.

John Upperco - 3 year term

John J. Upperco Jr., is a longtime Orlando resident. He is married to Randi Brooks and retired from Lockheed Martin after 35 years in financial management. He is currently a board member of the Mennello Museum, MEUSF, and director of the credit union. He is a graduate of the University of the South (BA) and Florida Institute of Technology (MBA). John is an adventure traveler, recreational golfer, serial volunteer, award-winning winemaker and rescues Greyhounds.

Christopher Geiger - 2 year term

Mr. Christopher Geiger is the Director of Enterprise Risk and Sustainability at Lockheed Martin, an aerospace and defense company with 105k employees and $50B in annual revenue. Mr. Geiger is a Licensed Professional Engineer, a Certified Information System Security Professional (CISSP), a member of the Royal Aeronautical Society, and a Board Leadership Fellow with the National Association of Corporate Directors. His volunteering in the credit union movement has included a decade on the Supervisory Committee, six years on an Asset Liability Management Committee, and five years on the board of directors.

Members desiring to run for elective office are required to submit their petition for nomination to the President of the credit union by February 27, 2020. The petitions, which may be picked up at our corporate office, must be signed by a minimum of 500 members of this credit union. All members must be present at the annual meeting to exercise their voting rights. The election will not be conducted by ballot when there is only one nominee for a position. There will be no nominations from the floor. For more information, contact Danielle Rhoden, Marketing Specialist, at (863) 616-2176.