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Management Team

The AmeriChoice Management Team is made of Senior Management personnel at the credit union. These individuals oversee the operations, service, and product development and implementation as well as keeping the credit union financially strong and making the member's money work for them.

Meet the AmeriChoice Management Team

C. Kipp Stecher
President/CEO

C. Kipp Stecher’s career with AmeriChoice Federal Credit Union began in 1979 when he joined the staff as President/CEO. In 1985, he and his family moved to Tucson, Arizona where Mr. Stecher held leadership positions with both Hughes Federal Credit Union and Waterfield Financial. Always a true Pennsylvanian, Kipp and his family moved back to Central PA and he rejoined the credit union as President/CEO of AmeriChoice in 1990.

As President/CEO, Mr. Stecher is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of AmeriChoice and has grown the credit union from $4.9 Million dollars in assets to over $166 million in assets.

Mr. Stecher is a graduate of East Pennsboro Area High School and earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Clemson University in South Carolina. He also holds a Credit Union Management degree from the University of Wisconsin.

He is very active in the Central Pennsylvania community serving as a member of the Board of Directors for the West Shore Chamber of Commerce. In addition to extensive involvement on various committees for the Pennsylvania Credit Union Association, he gives back to the community by participating in and supporting the initiatives of multiple non-profit organizations. Under his leadership, AmeriChoice employees volunteer over 2,000 hours of community service per year.

Photo of Anna May Nauss Anna May Nauss
Senior Vice President

Anna May Nauss has been employed with AmeriChoice Federal Credit Union since 1985. Before her promotion, she served as the Vice President and Controller of AmeriChoice. Previously she worked for 6 years as the Senior Accountant for Holy Spirit Hospital.

As Senior Vice President, Ms. Nauss is responsible for overseeing the day to day financial operations of the credit union.

She earned her Bachelor of Business Administration degree with a major in Accounting from Penn State University.

After serving for 12 years as Treasurer of PA State Grange (Community Service organization), Ms. Nauss currently serves as Secretary of Valley Grange and Treasurer of the County Grange organization. In addition, she currently serves as Director of Youth/Young Adults Activities for the PA State Grange. She is involved in the many activities, community service projects and fundraisers for all levels of the Grange. She is a member of the Board of Directors for the Mechanicsburg Chamber of Commerce, serves as Secretary of the Board and participates in many of their activities. She also serves as a mentor at Mechanicsburg Middle School and Secretary of Operation Wildcat, an organization which is part of the Mechanicsburg Area School District. She also serves as a member of the audit committee of her church.

Photo of James A. Glatfelter James A. Glatfelter
Executive Vice President of Lending

James Glatfelter has been employed with AmeriChoice Federal Credit Union since 1981. He has more than 38 years experience in the financial services industry and has been serving the credit union segment for 32 years.

As Executive Vice President of Lending, Mr. Glatfelter is responsible for overseeing and managing the consumer lending, visa and collection departments.

He is a graduate of the CUNA Management School at the University of Wisconsin, Leadership Cumberland, and is a Certified Credit Union Executive (CCUE). He has completed the Volunteer Achievement Program and has received the Edward A. Filene and Friedrich W. Raiffeisen awards.

Through the years he has served the community by volunteering in various charities; 9 years for the Capital Region Big Brothers Big Sisters Association. During that time he served as a big brother for 5 years, served for 2 years on the West Shore Advisory Board and 2 years on the committee for “Bowling For Kids Sake”. He has served for 4 years on the Harrisburg Chapter of Credit Unions Board of Directors and also has been on various committees for the chapter. He also coached Little League baseball for 13 years and 7 years for the YMCA Youth baseball program.

Photo of John Needs John Needs
Executive Vice President of Business and Mortgage Lending

John Needs has been employed with AmeriChoice Federal Credit Union since 2003. Mr. Needs has more than 30 years experience in the financial industry and has been serving the credit union segment for 10 years. His previous experience includes serving as Assistant Vice President of Lending for Keystone Financial, Inc.

As Executive Vice President of Business and Mortgage Lending, Mr. Needs is responsible for directing business lending, mortgage lending, and business development.

He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from Pennsylvania State University.

Mr. Needs is currently involved on various committees of the West Shore Chamber of Commerce. Previously he served as an Auditor for the Boys & Girls Club and was an active Rotarian for many years with the Rotary Club of Mechanicsburg.

Photo of Thomas Ha Thomas Ha
Vice President of Information Technology

Thomas Ha has been employed by AmeriChoice FCU since 1997. Mr. Ha has 28 years’ experience in the computer field, working with multiple hardware platforms and software packages in the midrange, PC and network arenas. His background includes work in the health care, education, manufacturing and finance industries.

His current role as Vice President of Information Technology for AmeriChoice offers him a chance to support a wide range of products and services while aiming at the moving target of information security.

Mr. Ha’s time is also spent supporting multiple non-profit organizations in roles as varied as Treasurer for the National Association of Rocketry (nar.org) and Publicity Chair for the American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk (makingstrideswalk.org/Harrisburg). He is also a twenty seven year volunteer for WITF, Inc. (witf.org) both as a tour guide and as a Pledge Supervisor.

Photo of Carol Fastrich (Aranos) Carol Fastrich (Aranos)
Vice President of Marketing

Carol Fastrich has been employed with AmeriChoice Federal Credit Union since 2000. Ms. Fastrich has more than 17 years of sales and marketing experience and is also a former business owner.

As Vice President of Marketing, Ms. Fastrich is responsible for overseeing many areas; most notably the strategic marketing initiatives for the credit union, the web site, community development, and all communications.

She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing from Bloomsburg University and her Master’s of Business Administration at Eastern University. In addition, she is a graduate of CUES Executive Marketing Institute.

She is a Rotarian, member of CPAFE, serves on the board for the West Shore Foundation and The PA Credit Union Foundation, and teaches Junior Achievement. In addition, she is an active member of her church, Christian Life Assembly. She is dedicated to serving the community in which she lives and works.

Photo of Dallas Zulli Dallas Zulli
Vice President of Business Lending

Dallas Zulli has been employed with AmeriChoice Federal Credit Union since 2004. His previous experience includes serving as Business Lending Officer and Assistant Vice President of Lending for AmeriChoice.

As Vice President of Business Lending, Mr. Zulli is responsible for overseeing the operations and procedures of the business lending department.

He earned his Bachelor of Science degree and Master of Business Administration degree from Stetson University.

In addition to volunteering for multiple non-profit organizations, he is a member of the Board of Directors for the East Pennsboro Ambulance Service, a not-for-profit corporation providing 24 hour coverage for emergency and non-emergency transportation service to residents of East Pennsboro Township and surrounding communities.


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