Meet the LGFCU Leadership Team

Dwayne Naylor
Dwayne Naylor
Chief Executive Officer
Full biography
Garland Avent
Garland Avent
Chief Financial Officer
Full biography
Sherry Bear
Sherry Bear
Chief Operations Officer
Full biography
Neal Chaloupka
Neal Chaloupka
Chief Lending Officer
Full biography
Lamar Heyward
Lamar Heyward
Chief Marketing Officer
Full biography
Don Larsen
Don Larsen
Chief Human Resources Officer
Full biography
Dayatra Matthews
Dayatra Matthews
Chief Legal Officer/General Counsel
Full biography
Ashley Ruffin
Ashley Ruffin
Chief Impact Officer
Full biography
Sandy Steward
Sandy Steward
Chief Technology Officer
Full biography
Pete VanGraafeiland
Pete VanGraafeiland
Chief Member Experience Officer
Full biography
Donna Gonyeau

Donna Gonyeau

Public Relations Manager

donna.gonyeau@lgfcu.org
800.344.4846
919.755.0534 (In Raleigh)

Quick facts

  • Local Government Federal Credit Union (LGFCU) was founded in 1983. Our assets currently exceed $3.9 billion.
  • More than 400,000 members are served by LGFCU, representing all of North Carolina's 100 counties and 540 towns, cities and villages.
  • LGFCU is the third largest credit union in North Carolina.
  • The LGFCU mission is, "to improve the lives of our members."
  • LGFCU is dedicated to providing services exclusively to local government employees, elected/appointed officials, volunteers and their families. 
  • We partner with State Employees' Credit Union (SECU) to serve our members through its branch and ATM network.
  • LGFCU was designated as a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) by the U.S. Department of Treasury in 2014.
     

More about LGFCU

Local Government Federal Credit Union (LGFCU) is a not-for-profit, full service financial cooperative which follows the cooperative principles adopted by credit unions worldwide.

We are member-owned and democratically controlled. This means each member has one vote in how LGFCU is run, regardless of his or her personal investment in the Credit Union. A volunteer Board of Directors sets general policies and rules of operation for LGFCU. The board is elected from the membership during the annual meeting held each spring.

To be eligible for membership, an individual must be associated with either a local government or a current member of LGFCU. Local governments include towns, cities, counties and affiliated departments such as fire and EMS, law enforcement, planning, finance, recreation and parks. This also includes government-owned hospitals, libraries and authorities such as housing, airport, water/sewer, and sanitary districts. Anyone who volunteers at any of these entities can also join LGFCU. Read more to learn why members join LGFCU.