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(Albany, NY) – Universal Sharing Network (UsNet) is pleased to announce the composition of its board of directors for 2010-2011. The results were announced during the organization's annual meeting held recently in Cooperstown, N.Y.

Reelected to new three-year terms were Board Chair Mark Pfisterer, president/CEO of AmeriCU Credit Union; Al Frosolone, manager/CEO of Niagara's Choice Federal Credit Union; and Nancy Kasprzak-Whitmore, president/CEO of Niagara County's Federal Credit Union.

Returning as vice chair, treasurer and secretary are Vicki O'Neill, president of ACMG Federal Credit Union; Edward Paternostro, CEO of Nassau Educators Federal Credit Union; and Mark Welshoff, president/CEO of Palisades Federal Credit Union, respectively.

Kevin Brauer, president/Northeast Region of Members United Corporate Federal Credit Union; William J. Mellin, president/CEO of the Credit Union Association of New York; and Bruno Sementilli, president/CEO of Quorum Federal Credit Union, were re-elected to one-year terms.

Newly elected to the board were Don Denofio, president/CEO of Saratoga's Community Federal Credit Union; and John Tucker, president/CFO of FASNY Federal Credit Union.

Filling out the 14-member board are returning directors: James Doig, president/CEO, Sidney Federal Credit Union; Robert G. Allen, president/CEO of Teachers Federal Credit Union; and Christine Peters, CEO of Family First of NY Federal Credit Union.

"We are more than pleased with the caliber of our board members," said Marc Inger, UsNet's chief operating officer. "The coming year presents both challenges and opportunities for shared branching, and I look forward to working with this distinguished group of leaders."

UsNet has provided credit unions with a gateway to the national shared branching network since 1993. They are partnered with the largest network provider, CO-OP Shared Branching, which offers participating credit unions and their members access to more than 4,000 CU Service Centers both nationally and internationally. For more information about UsNet, visit www.universalsharing.com.