World Council of Credit Unions CEO and leadership

Linda Bowyer is a President & Chief Executive Officer at World Council of Credit Unions (WOCCU), Board Director at World Council of Credit Unions (WOCCU), and Chair Of The Board Of Directors at Credit Union Agencies Alliance Ltd (CUAAL) and is based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She has worked as Term Professor at Okanagan College, Vice President at TD, and SVP & CXO (Chief Member Experience Officer) at BCAA. Linda attended Simon Fraser University between 1998 and 2000.

Claude Clodomir Fils is a Chief of Party USAID HOME - Country Director at World Council of Credit Unions (WOCCU) and is based in Haiti. He has worked as Deputy Chief of Party at World Council of Credit Unions (WOCCU), Cultural Envoy for Exchange Development at AIESEC United States, and M&E Director at GLOBAL COMMUNITIES. Claude attended Columbia University and Purdue University.

Development finance leader. Expertise in project management and implementation with a technical focus on access to finance for MSMEs, entrepreneurship and gender development. 14 years of international experience working in developing countries for an array of institutions, including World Bank, EBRD, UN Women, WOCCU, OPIC, consulting companies and NGOs.

Specialties: MSME Finance, Agribusiness and Rural Finance, Financial Education, SME Loan Guaranty Facility, Private Sector Development, Sustainable Development, Women Empowerment, Post-conflict, Project Management and Implementation, Proposal Development, Donor Cultivation/Business Development, Team Management, Due Diligence.

Country experience: Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ukraine, Russia, Poland, Romania, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan, Afghanistan, Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Sudan, and DR Congo.

Jack Van Kauwenbergh is a Board of Directors at Pharma Finish LLC and Chief Information Officer at World Council of Credit Unions (WOCCU) and is based in Houston Texas Area. He has worked as Chief Technology Officer at World Council of Credit Unions (WOCCU), Office Manager at Custom Metals Inc., and PC Support Analyst at WPS Health Insurance. Jack works or has worked at Franchise Options and Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance Corporation. He attended Cardinal Stritch University between 2010 and 2013, Verona High School, and Madison Area Technical College between 1994 and 1996.

Patrick Muriuki is a Chief of Party and Project Director at World Council of Credit Unions (WOCCU) and is based in United States.

Steven Funk is a Chief Financial Officer at World Council of Credit Unions (WOCCU) and is based in Wisconsin Area, Madison, Wisconsin. He has worked as Accounting Manager - Interim at Group Health Cooperative of South Central Wisconsin; Chief Financial Officer at eflexgroup; and Director of Operations, CFO at Helping Hands Community. Steven studied at Capella University between 2008 and 2014 and University of Minnesota between 1984 and 1985.