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CUNA Executives Officially Join NCUA

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-NCUA announced last week that CUNA's two top lobbyists are joining the agency in executive capacities. CUNA's chief lobbyist John McKechnie is expected to be named congressional liaison for NCUA, while his second-in-command at CUNA, Gary Kohn is expected to be named as top aide to new NCUA Board member Gigi Hyland.

The two appointments continue a recent trend of CUNA executives being placed in high NCUA positions, as three of the last four NCUA Board members have chosen CUNA operatives as their executive as

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