WCMS Faculty
Bill Adler is a Senior Partner leading SW&M’s Executive Compensation and Corporate Governance practice groups. Bill joined the firm in 1984 as a law clerk and became a Partner only four years later. Before embarking on a legal career, Bill was a CPA at a Big 4 accounting firm. Bill assists financial institutions at the …
Dr. Michelle Bligh is Executive Vice President and Provost of Claremont Graduate University. Prior to becoming Provost, she served five years as Dean of the School of Social Science, Policy, and Evaluation and as Professor of Organizational Behavior. From 2014-2016 she served as Professor of Leadership at NEOMA Business School in France, where she was …
Following a long and productive career as Chief Economist and Chief Policy Officer of the Credit Union National Association (CUNA) in Washington DC, Bill Hampel is now an economic consultant specializing in explaining trends in the economy and financial institutions to business leaders. Bill served as Interim President/CEO of CUNA from June to September 2014. He was …
Harry Eggleton is particularly happy to be a member of the WCMS faculty. 2023 will be his 35th year! 35!!!!! Though a one-time line banker, where he made use of his MBA in finance, Harry worked to develop his expertise in training & consulting and became the Director of Training for Security Pacific— then the …
Matt is the current President & CEO of Rogue Credit Union. He was hired by Rogue in January 2004 and has served in various roles, including Information Services Manager, VP of Sales & Operations, Chief Operations Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer. In April of 2021, he was appointed President and in …
Miguel Unzueta is an Associate Professor of Management and Organizations. He joined the faculty at the UCLA Anderson School of Management in 2006 after earning his PhD in Organizational Behavior from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Professor Unzueta’s latest research explores the manner in which people and companies define diversity and the impact that …
Bill Birnie assumed the position of President and Chief Executive Officer at Frontwave Credit Union on August 31, 2015. Prior to this time, he served eight years as the President and Chief Executive Officer at Eagle Community Credit Union, three years as the Vice President Finance & Risk Management and seven years as the Internal Auditor at Pacific Marine Credit Union. In addition to his more than 26 years …
Shonna Shearson is the President and CEO of First U.S. Community Credit Union in Sacramento, CA. Shonna started her career in credit unions in 2000 as a Training Manager and has held roles such as VP of Member Service and SVP of Operations at Valley Strong Credit Union before moving into her current CEO role …
Stacey was inducted into the National Speaker’s Association CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame in 2022. She is one of less than 200 members in the world who hold this designation, that is a representation of her body of work in the speaking profession to the clients she has served for over 20 years. She is …
John Janclaes is president of Nymbus CUSO. For more than 30 years, John has successfully led strategic growth initiatives for financial services organizations, dedicating much of his career to the credit union movement, including as president and CEO of Partners Federal Credit Union. He is a highly regarded industry innovator, advocate and connector. After leading …