ESL Federal Credit Union announces that its annual meeting of members will be held on Monday, January 22, 2024, at 4 p.m. at the Credit Union’s Corporate Headquarters, 225 Chestnut Street, Rochester, New York. The Nominating and Governance Committee of ESL Federal Credit Union has selected nominees for vacancies on the Board of Directors. The nominees for the positions, together with their qualifications and biographical data, are:
Julie Camardo – Ms. Camardo serves as the fifth generation owner and CEO of Zweigle's Inc. She was born and raised in Rochester, NY and attended Mercy High School. She went on to Providence College where she received a BA degree in Psychology. Ms. Camardo is committed to the community. She serves on the boards of the MCC Foundation, Holy Childhood, Special Touch Bakery, Foodlink Foundation and the Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce.
Flor M. Colón – Ms. Colón is Deputy General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Chief Ethics Officer of Xerox Corporation. She is responsible for oversight and management of legal support for various critical functions, including litigation, executive compensation, benefits and employment matters; ensuring the company's compliance with regulatory and statutory requirements, legal entity management, and corporate governance support to the Board of Directors. She is also responsible for overseeing and managing Xerox's global Business Ethics Office. She has served on the board of directors of several non-profit organizations in Rochester. Ms. Colón has a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Pace University and a Juris Doctor from Brooklyn Law School.
Scott Chapman – Mr. Chapman is the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer for Butler/Till, Inc. which includes its subsidiaries Digital Hyve Marketing, LLC and Butler/Till Real Estate Holdings, Inc. As the CFO, Scott is responsible for business and financial strategy ensuring its execution aligns with the long term business plan. Mr. Chapman has a breadth of experience, including fifteen years in marketing and advertising and extensive experience in business strategy, operations, human resources, and business mergers and acquisitions. He serves on the Board of Trustees, Executive Committee and is Chair of the Audit Committee for Nazareth University. Mr. Chapman holds a bachelor's degree in Accounting from Nazareth University and is a Certified Public Accountant licensed in the State of New York.
Daniel J. Goldstein – Mr. Goldstein is Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of Royal Oak Realty Trust. He earned a Bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, before returning to Rochester, NY in 1993 to begin a career as a public accountant. He practiced public accounting in Rochester for 11 years, maintaining his CPA through 2021. He currently serves on the board of directors for the Monroe Community College Foundation, Syracuse University Hillel, and is a current board member, Executive Committee member and a past President of the Jewish Community Center of Greater Rochester.
Nominations for the vacancies may also be made by petition signed by 500 members. Each nominee by petition shall submit with the petition a statement of qualifications and biographical data similar to the statement prepared by each nominee submitted by the Nominating and Governance Committee. The nominating petitions shall be accompanied by a signed certificate from each nominee stating that he or she is agreeable to the nomination and will serve if elected to office.
Completed petition forms must be returned to the Board Secretary no later than 5 p.m. on December 8, 2023.
In the event there is only one nominee for each position to be filled, then the election will not be conducted by ballot and there will be no nominations from the floor. Further, in the event there is more than one nominee for any position to be filled, voting instructions will be provided to all members eligible to vote, ages 18 and older, no later than December 18, 2023.
Members who join the Credit Union or become age 18 after December 1, 2023, are not eligible to vote until the next annual election.
