This year, it’s change the MCU

[Pages:2]This year, it's

time for a change at the MCU.

The New Unity Slate: (l to r) Angel Audiffred, Almeta Coaxum, Hon. Sylvia Ash, Samuel Nana Osei-Bonsu, Mark Brantley, Shirley Jenkins.

f you're a member of the Municipal Credit Union, what All six were endorsed by the official nominating

Iare you looking for in individuals to lead the MCU? committee established by the MCU's by-laws and all six Folks with honesty, integrity, vision, energy and skill. support one another.

This year, you have the chance to make a change at Unfortunately, the current MCU leadership was so

the Municipal Credit Union. Six uniquely qualified candi- threatened by this democratic nominating process that

dates for the MCU board are running together as a slate. they tried to fire the nominating committee and throw

They share a common commitment to excellence at your these officially nominated candidates off the ballot. Only

credit union and have the integrity to make sure that the a judge's order stopped them.

MCU is professionally and effectively administered for all This year, you have the opportunity to elect uniquely

of the MCU's 300,000 members, including you.

qualified candidates to the MCU board. And you have

Two incumbents ? Mark Brantley and Shirley Jenkins ? the opportunity to make sure that those who would take

who bring experience and vision to their work on the your vote and your voice away from you are not re-

board, are joined by four exciting new candidates ? elected to the board.

Angel Audiffred, Judge Sylvia Ash, Almeta Coaxum and Restore credibility to the MCU board. Vote for these

Samuel Nana Osei-Bonsu ? who bring new ideas and six exceptional candidates - see the reverse for more

fresh energy.

information about each of them.

Vote for the New Unity Slate in its entirety. It's time for a change at the MCU.

VOTE IN PERSON # ELECTION DAY ? MAY 5, 2009 # VOTE: 10AM-7PM BRIDGEWATERS #11 FULTON ST (SOUTH ST SEAPORT)

Hon. Sylvia Ash

Prior to her election as Judge of the Civil Court in Kings County, Judge Sylvia Ash was a practicing attorney for over twenty years. She worked as a Supervising Attorney and Chief Counsel in the Legal Department of District Council 37, AFSCME, AFL-CIO, where she provided quality legal services to the 125,000 municipal employees represented by the union. Judge Ash was a former Judicial Law Clerk and General Counsel for the NAACP's Department of Social Services. Judge Ash received her Juris Doctorate Degree from Howard University School of Law in 1984.

Angel L. Audiffred

Angel L. Audiffred is a Bronx native who was raised, along with his brother, in the Castle Hill area. Mr. Audiffred graduated from F.I.T. SUNY in 2000. As an undergraduate, he participated in the Harvard Business School's summer management program and completed a fellowship at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute in Washington, D.C. His fianc?e Irma and he now reside in Kew Gardens, Queens. Mr. Audiffred was the Communications Director for the Majority Leader of the New York City Council and is currently chief of staff to Councilmember Julissa Ferreras of Queens.

Mark S. Brantley, Esq.

Mark S. Brantley is currently a member of the MCU board and has held the positions of Budget Chairman and Treasurer. He also serves on the Fiscal and Coordinating Committees. Mr. Brantley is the Chief Administrative Officer for the N.Y. County Clerk's Office. He holds a law degree and is admitted to the U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts, and the U.S. Supreme Court. Mr. Brantley was also an administrative law judge for the City of New York. An ordained minister, Mr. Brantley is married and has a 2-year-old daughter.

Almeta Coaxum

Since 1998, Almeta Coaxum has been a Principal Administrative Associate at the NYC Department of Citywide Administrative Services' Unemployment Division. Prior to joining DCAS, she was a Hospital Care Investigator at Harlem Hospital Center in the Department of Patient Accounts. She holds an Associate's Degree in Business Administration, as well as a certificate in lobbying techniques. She is a native New Yorker and resident of Manhattan. Ms. Coaxum is currently the President of the Malcolm X Blvd. Tenant Association, has volunteered with the American Red Cross, and is a Campaign Captain at DCAS for the Combined Municipal Campaign fund.

Shirley G. Jenkins

Shirley Jenkins has been a member of the Municipal Credit Union for more than 40 years. Elected in 1983 to MCU's board with the highest number of votes, she was the first female board President in 90 years. She served as board Secretary for 22 years and is currently a Director. She serves on the Membership and Coordinating Committees, as MCU's Legislative Chair and Pension Trustee. She assisted in organizing the African-American Credit Union Coalition, served on the National Directors Advisory Panel, and was inducted into the New York State Credit Union Hall of Fame in 2005. Ms. Jenkins retired from the NYC Dept. of Housing Preservation and Development in 1984 and is currently president of Solid Gold Travel. She is known and respected worldwide in the credit union movement.

Samuel Nana Osei-Bonsu

Samuel Nana Osei-Bonsu works for the Department of Homeless Services and possesses over 25 years of work experience in the governmental, private, international and banking sectors as a Contract Manager, a Management Development Consultant to the United Nations Development Program, Director of Projects Development for the Ghana Cooperative Bank and as a Research Fellow at the University of Nigeria. He has also served as a PTA president at CS 44 in the Bronx and as a member of Bronx Community Board 6. He has proven leadership, managerial, financial management, and budgeting skills. He received an MPA from NYU, an MA from The Hague, a BSN from Pace University and a BA from the University of Science and Technology in Ghana.

Vote for the New Unity Slate in its entirety. It's time for a change at the MCU!

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