America's Credit Unions Eliminates Two Executive Roles
The association is restructuring its executive leadership, with Jill Tomalin and Susan Parisi departing the organization.
Updated on Nov. 3, 2026 in People
America's Credit Unions announced changes to its executive leadership structure, eliminating the executive vice president and chief of staff position and the chief corporate counsel position. Jill Tomalin and Susan Parisi are departing the organization.
Why it matters
The changes are intended to align leadership responsibilities with the association's evolving strategic and operational needs. The restructure consolidates legal, governance, and enterprise risk functions under a single new executive-level role.
Jill Tomalin has served America's Credit Unions for more than 26 years, and Susan Parisi has provided 40 years of service to the association. The extraction does not specify the size of the leadership team or any budgetary effects of the eliminations.
The players
Scott Simpson
Scott Simpson is the president and CEO of America's Credit Unions, to whom all executive leadership team members will now report directly.
America's Credit Unions
America's Credit Unions is a national trade association representing the credit union industry in the United States.
The details
All members of the executive leadership team will now report directly to President and CEO Scott Simpson. Legal, organizational governance, and enterprise risk functions will be brought together under unified executive leadership in a new position.
Timeline
November 3, 2026: America's Credit Unions announced the leadership restructure.
Organizational Shift
The restructure follows a broader pattern in trade associations of consolidating legal, governance, and enterprise risk oversight under a single senior executive. Leadership changes of this kind are intended to align roles with an organization's evolving strategy.
For credit union members and industry stakeholders, the restructure signals a shift in how America's Credit Unions manages legal and risk oversight. The changes centralize reporting lines under the president and CEO, which may affect how policy and governance decisions are coordinated across the association.
The takeaway
Leadership restructures like this one show how associations can consolidate oversight to better match strategic priorities. Readers following the credit union industry can track how the new executive-level role takes shape.
Further reading
Explore more People coverage for context on leadership changes across the business world.
Source note: This article includes information reported by CUToday.
