All Credit Union members are invited to attend the 103rd Annual Meeting of the members of Rockland Federal Credit Union. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 19, 2025, at 241 Union Street, Rockland, MA.

The Governance & Nomination Committee has re-nominated current Board Members Jean Jackson and Sonia Giandomenico for the existing three-year vacancies.

Jean Jackson

Currently the Vice Chair of the Board, Jean has been a Board member for the past 30 years. Throughout her time as a Director, Jean has served in Officer positions as a member of the supervisory committee. Most recently, she was part of the search committee for our new President/CEO and has been partnering with the Board and Leadership on Board development and governance.

Jean has 30+ years of leadership experience in human resources (HR) in the non-profit, healthcare/social services sector. She is currently employed at Mass General Brigham and holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. She is certified as a Senior Professional in HR (SPHR) through HCRI and is a Certified Senior Professional through the Society of Human Resources Management (SPRM-SCP).

Sonia Giandomenico

Sonia was elected to the Board of Rockland Federal Credit Union in 2023 after serving, then chairing, the RFCU Supervisory Committee since 1999. She received a BA from Yale University and an MBA from Boston University before embarking on a career in Commercial Banking.

Sonia resides in Walpole with her husband, where she advises a Walpole-based international satellite construction company.

The Governance & Nomination Committee has approved current President & CEO, Kristen VanBeek, to fill the unexpired Board Director vacancy.

Kristen VanBeek

Kris’ career in the financial services industry stretches across more than two and a half decades, including the past 2 years as President & CEO of Rockland Federal Credit Union. 

Previously, Kris spent 12 years as the President and CEO of the USAlliance Federal Credit Union (dba USALLIANCE Financial) in Rye, NY.

During his tenure at USALLIANCE Financial, he led the organization to become a progressive competitor in the FinTech space and Credit Union industry.

While at USALLIANCE, Kris spearheaded the launch of Dora Financial, the first neo-credit union, a bi-lingual alternative banking solution that serves the underbanked and unbanked populations. He also led the establishment of the Live Life Fully Foundation, a charitable organization providing opportunity, financial education, and financial wellness for those in need.

Prior to joining USALLIANCE in 2011, Mr. VanBeek was the Senior Vice President of Information Systems and Risk Management at the Digital Federal Credit Union and has held positions with FDIC, Fiserv Boston, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.

Through his career he has served on several Boards of Directors, including Mercantile Bank & Trust Company, Posh Artificial Intelligence, and the Credit Union Executives Society, among many others.

Nominations by Petition

Any Rockland Federal Credit Union member wishing to
nominate a candidate by petition may now obtain a petition. To be eligible for nomination, a candidate must be a member in good standing and at least 18 years old by the date of the annual meeting. Petition candidates must obtain 500 valid Rockland
Federal Credit Union member signatures and submit the petition by 4:00 p.m. on October 10, 2025.

For further information on filing a nomination by petition, please contact RFCU at [email protected].

Nomination and Election Procedure at the Annual Meeting

Nominations would be taken from the floor only if there were to be fewer than one nominee, by petition or by the Governance and Nomination Committee, for each open position.

The election would only be conducted by ballot if there were to be more nominees than the number of open positions.