UCU Board of Directors Nominees

 

During this year’s Annual General Meeting, three current Board members and one new Board member were elected by acclamation to the UCU Board of Directors.

The newly elected members bring diverse knowledge and viewpoints to the Board and will work closely with other members to support UCU's Vision Statement. The Board members will be involved in strategic planning, policy development and management oversight of the Credit Union.

Meet the newly elected Board members.

Slawko (Yaroslaw) Borys

Slawko (Yaroslaw) Borys was elected to the UCU Board of Directors in 2013 and has served as Chair since 2019. He is also a member of the Governance Committee.

Mr. Borys has been involved in the Aviation Industry for over 20 years - primarily dealing with flight operations, safety & risk management and regulatory affairs. During his career he has held several management positions with Canadian airlines and is currently Director of Safety, Security and Regulatory Affairs for Air Canada’s new airline, Air Canada rouge.

He is an active member of the Ukrainian Canadian community with leadership roles in the Ukrainian National Federation and sits on the Board of UNF – Toronto.

Bob Diakow

Bob Diakow is a retired senior manager with a broad background in manufacturing, wholesale distribution and municipal government in the Information Technology (IT) sector. He has extensive experience in strategic planning, project management, governance and financial management.

Mr. Diakow served on the board of the Ukrainian (St. Catharines) Credit Union for 25 years, before its merger with Ukrainian Credit Union Limited, including ten years as President of the Board.

He is an active member of the Ukrainian Canadian community and is currently on the executive of the St. Catharines branch of the UNF and the Niagara Branch of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress.

Elena (Olena) Kroupa

Elena (Olena) Kroupa is the Director of Information Systems and Technology Solutions at United Way of Greater Toronto. She has been driving transformational change through complex corporate initiatives for close to two decades across multiple industries, including marketing and advertising, financial services, insurance, and pharmaceutical.

She is an active member of the Ukrainian Canadian community and supports many projects initiated by the Josyf Cardinal Slipyj School and the Ukrainian Heritage School of St. Nicholas Parish.

Taras (Walter) Rohatyn

Taras (Walter) Rohatyn has been a UCU Board member for the past 5 years. He has a broad employment background which includes working in banking, commercial credit, the provincial government and the non-profit sector.

He is an active member of the Ukrainian Canadian community and currently holds the position of Chair of the UNF Foundation. He was past Director of the National Executive of UNF Canada as well as past President of the Sudbury and Windsor UNF Branches.

More information about the UCU Board of Directors can be found on the UCU website.