RCU volunteer officials named for three-year terms, 2026–2029
Santa Rosa, Calif., May 5, 2026—Redwood Credit Union recently re-elected volunteer board members Debra Watts, David Gouin, and M. Christina Rivera.
RCU’s board of directors guides the credit union’s long
-term vision and policies. As a not
-for
-profit cooperative, RCU is led by a volunteer board made up of members, elected by fellow members to represent the community’s best interests.
Re-elected for three-year terms (2026–2029):
- Debra Watts has been a volunteer since 1976 and has held a variety of positions on the board. She retired after more than 37 years of service from the County of Sonoma, serving as the manager of the customer services division of the Permit and Resource Management Department. Watts also serves on the board of directors for RCU Services Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of Redwood Credit Union.
- David Gouin has served as a volunteer official since 2008. He has over 30 years of public service with the County of Sonoma, City of Vacaville, and the City of Santa Rosa, including eleven years as Director of the Department of Economic Development and Housing, and Housing and Community Services, from which he retired in 2020.
- M. Christina Rivera has served as an RCU volunteer official since 2014. After nearly 30 years of public service, she promoted to and retired from her role as Sonoma County's top
Executive Officer in April 2026. She holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Baja California, México and completed Sonoma State University's MBA program. She is also involved with Graton Day Labor Center and Los Cien, a Latino organization supporting and developing emerging leaders.
Officer Roles
The board has also named its officer roles for the year as follows:
- Debra Watts, Board Chair
- David Gouin, Board Vice Chair
- Rod Dole, Board Secretary
- M. Christina Rivera, Board Treasurer
To learn about the credit union’s 2025 year-end performance, community impact, technology enhancements, and more, view RCU’s interactive online
2025 Annual Report.
About Redwood Credit Union
Founded in 1950, Redwood Credit Union is a full-service, not-for-profit financial institution providing personal and business banking to consumers and businesses in the North Bay and San Francisco. With a mission to passionately serve the best interests of its members, team members, and communities, RCU delivers many ways for its members to save and build money through checking and savings accounts, auto and home loans, credit cards, digital banking, business services, commercial and SBA lending, and more. Wealth management and investment services are available through Redwood Wealth Management, and
insurance and
auto-purchasing services are also offered through RCU Services Group (RCU’s wholly owned subsidiary). RCU ended March at
$9.9 billion in assets and $12.7 billion in assets under management and serves more than 530,000 members with full-service branches from San Francisco to Ukiah. For more information, call 1 (800) 479-7928, visit
redwoodcu.org, or follow RCU on
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