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Staff & Board

ARC Federal Credit Union is governed by a volunteer group of Board of Directors. These individuals dedicate countless hours in overseeing the operational soundness of your credit union. We’d like to thank these individuals and celebrate their commitment to ARC FCU and the entire credit union movement.

Board of Directors

Jack Musser

Jack Musser
Chair

Dick Haines

Dick Haines
Vice-Chair

Christopher Reighard

Chris Reighard
Treasurer

Donna McEldowney

Donna McEldowney
Secretary

Steve McCloskey

Steve McCloskey
Director

Matt McConville

Matt McConville
Director

Amy Mearkle

Amy Mearkle
Director


Supervisory Committee

The Supervisory Committee is made up of volunteers who perform periodic reviews and audits to ensure credit union efficiency. Our Supervisory Committee members include:

Doug Field

Doug Field
Committee Chair

Steve McCloskey

Steve McCloskey
Member

Brendan Moran

Brendan Moran
Member

Anne Marie Longwill

Anne Marie Longwill
Member


Management

Stephen Dalecki

Stephen Dalecki
President & CEO

Timothy Graupensperger

Tim Graupensperger
CFO

Dawn Drexler

Dawn Drexler
VP of Human Resources & COO

Charlie Hackett

Charlie Hackett
VP of Lending

Mike Mignogna

Mike Mignogna
VP of Business Lending

Angela Gochnour

Angela Gochnour
VP of Member Services

Katie Fulton

Katie Fulton
Juniata Branch Manager
Card Coordinator

Tracy Wilkins

Tracy Wilkins
7th Ave Teller Manager

Liesl Kapfhammer

Liesl Kapfhammer
Marketing Manager


Board of Directors Information

 

Jack Musser, Chairperson

Jack joined ARC's Board of Directors in 2014. He retired from Reliance Bank as Senior Vice President of Administration after 35 years of service. He currently serves as director of Idacon, Inc. Jack has also served on the boards of Greater Altoona Economic Development Corp., Housing Opportunities of Blair County, and Neighborhood Housing Program, Inc.

Dick Haines, Vice-Chairperson

Dick has served on ARC's Board of Directors since 1996. He currently serves as Chairperson of the Asset Liability Committee. Dick graduated from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 1966 and then from Pennsylvania State University with a Master of Regional Planning Degree in 1975. He served as Planning Director of the Blair County Planning Commission for 35 years. He is a Charter Member of both the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) and the American Planning Association. He currently serves as a member of the Altoona City Planning Commission.

Christopher Reighard, Treasurer

Christopher is currently the Sr. VP for Finance (CFO) and Planning for Allegheny Lutheran Social Ministries.  Chris obtained a B.S. in Health Policy Administration and a A.S. in Biomedical Engineering Technology from Penn State University, plus his M.B.A. from Indiana University of Pennsylvania.  Chris has 10 years of experience serving as Treasurer on the Altoona Hospital Credit Union Board.  He has also served on the boards of Kairos, Lutheran Services of America, Altoona Area Baseball Assoc., St. Leonard Home, and Juniata Gap PTA.

Donna M. McEldowney, Secretary

Donna has served on ARC's Board of Directors since 1996. She has served as Secretary since 1997. Donna has also served as the Chairperson of the Planning and Membership Committee and graduated from the Altoona School of Commerce. Donna had owned and operated Lucretia II Bridals by Donna for 25 years and now owns We Sell Your Furniture.

Amy Mearkle, Director

Amy joined the Board of Directors in 2018. As Director of Marketing and Advertising for DelGrosso's Amusement Park and Marianna's Fundraisers, Amy believes in the saying "you make a living by what you get, and you make a life by what you give." She graduated from Elizabethtown College in 1998 with a degree in Communications. Before joining the DelGrosso Family of Companies in November of 2011, Amy worked as the morning/noon anchor for WTAJ-TV. Amy has a love for public service and believes in paying it forward. She is active in a number of non-profit organizations including serving on the board of the Blair County Chamber of Commerce, Allegheny Lutheran Social Ministries, and on an advisory board for the Greater Altoona Career and Technology School. Amy also volunteers as a Mistress of Ceremonies for numerous events around the region.

Matthew J. McConville, Director

Matt has served on the Board of Directors since 1998. He has served as Chairman of the Board, Vice-Chairman of the Asset Liability Committee, and Chairman of the Scholarship Committee. Matt is a Licensed Funeral Director and Licensed Insurance Agent. For the past 18 years, he has worked as the Operations Manager for Stevens Mortuary, Inc.

Steve McCloskey, Director

Steve joined the Board of Directors in 2018.  He is the Project Manager for McCloskey Builders.  Prior to that, Steve was the Business Relationship Manager, Credit Analyst, Mortgage Underwriter and Loan Origination System Administrator for Reliance Bank.  He was also a Portfolio Representative for Freddie Mac.  Steve graduated from the Pennsylvania State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting.  He is also a graduate of the Blair Chamber Leadership Blair County and has served on the Board of the American Red Cross.