Board of Directors
City CU’s Board of Directors consists of five members who are elected to three-year terms and serve without financial compensation. They're responsible for the general direction and control of the business affairs of City CU. The Board meets on the fourth Thursday of each month.
Alan Richardson, Chair
Alan
Richardson joined Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) in 1981 and worked in
Fleet Maintenance before joining Fleet Engineering, where he’s led the Warranty Program and
Fluids Program; he’s currently on the Operations Engineering Team. Alan served on DART Federal
Credit Union’s Board of Directors for 20 years and was Chairman of the Board. He became a City
CU Advisory Director in 2011, a Board Director in 2012 and Board Chairman in 2018. Past roles
include Secretary, Chair of the HR Committee and the Political Action Committee and member of
the Nominating Committee. Alan is active with governmental affairs and engages with state
representatives, legislators and regulators on key issues as a Credit Union Advocate in
Washington, D.C. He completed CUNA’s Professional Development Volunteer Achievement Program,
is a past member of CUES and annually attends director training. Alan completed his third term
as an elected Trustee of his local school district and is a small business owner, part-time
rancher and a member of the Texas Cattle Raisers Association. He graduated from Texas State
Technical College.
Term Date: 2024
Term End Date: 2027
Board
Member Since: 2011
Ronnie Davis, Vice Chair
Ronnie Davis is a purchasing manager for a railroad
construction company, where he’s worked for almost 30 years. Prior to that, he was
self-employed in the dairy business. Ronnie earned an Associate Degree in general agriculture
education from Navarro College and volunteers with various Ennis and Ellis County
organizations. He previously served as a City CU Board Director from 2002-2016 and was a
member of City CU’s political action committee. Ronnie’s also served on the boards of Trinity
Credit Union, Ellis County Tax Appraisal, Ellis County Farm Bureau and was the regional
president of the Associated Milk Producers Young Cooperator Association.
Term Date: 2026
Term End Date: 2029
Board
Member Since: 2022
Larry McDaniel,
Secretary/Treasurer
Larry
McDaniel is General Manager of Dallas County Park Cities Municipal Utility District. His
experience is in management, planning, budgeting and engineering. He is a registered engineer
in the State of Texas and has a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the
University of Memphis. Larry retired from the City of Dallas after 21 years with Dallas Water
Utilities and seven years in Public Works. For many years, he's been involved with
fundraising for Buckner International. Larry served as a City CU Advisory Director for two
years before being elected to the Board in 2016.
Term Date: 2025
Term End Date: 2028
Board
Member Since: 2016
Craig Miller
Craig Miller
retired as the Chief of Police for Dallas ISD. Prior to this, he worked for 30 years as a
Deputy Chief for the Dallas Police Department, in charge of the Crimes Against Person’s
Division. Craig graduated from the University of Memphis with a Bachelor of Arts degree in
criminal justice. He's previously served as an Advisory Director and Board Director.
Term Date: 2026
Term End Date: 2029
Board
Member Since: 2025
John Sutton
John Sutton’s more than 40 years of credit union
experience includes operations, asset liability management, lending, leadership and strategic
planning. He worked with credit unions in Dallas, Houston and El Paso. John has a Bachelor of
Science degree in business administration and a Credit Union Management Designation from
Southwest CUNA Management School.
Term Date: 2025
Term End Date: 2028
Board
Member Since: 2024
Advisory Director
Derek Beard
Derek Beard brings more
than 16 years of diverse experience in the credit union industry, spanning CUSO operations,
marketing, sales and service, asset-liability management, lending and leadership. During his
decade in executive roles, he drove strategic growth and operational excellence. Derek served
as President of the Board for the Dallas Chapter of Credit Unions, demonstrating his
commitment to leadership and community engagement.
Jay Helmer
Jay Helmer is a local business executive with extensive experience guiding
complex, cross-functional global enterprise engineering and technology teams at Fortune 30
companies, including 13 years at Boeing and more than a decade at Alphabet (Google, YouTube,
Cloud, Waymo). His expertise focuses on business intelligence, program management and
technology solutions. Jay currently is a senior leader responsible for shaping the strategic
vision and designing the future state of an enterprise organization that will become
Alphabet’s first independently listed public company. Jay also serves as the Executive
Director of Ellis County Crime Stoppers.
Apply for a Position
City CU’s Board of Directors is always looking for director candidates.
If you want to apply to become a Board Director or Advisory Director candidate, please complete the application below.
City CU Bylaws
2025 Annual Report
2026 Annual Meeting