Meet the 2025 Board
of Directors Candidates
In accordance with the Bylaws, members are elected to the Board of Directors by ballot submitted online or
by mail. All members of the Credit Union who are at least 18 years of age by the date of the meeting are
eligible to vote. Ballots will be counted prior to the Annual Meeting and the results will be announced at
that meeting.
Voting Information
Voting has closed.
The election was conducted by mail ballot or by online ballot. Voting began on February 20, 2025 at 12:01
AM Eastern Time and ended on March 20, 2025 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time.
The 78th Annual Meeting of the Credit Union was held on April 2, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Eastern Time. The meeting was a hybrid meeting held in-person at the IMF HQ2 Conf. Hall 2, 1900
Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC and with online attendance via Zoom Webinar.
Election Results
2025
Annual Meeting Agenda 2024 Annual Meeting Minutes
More information on the Annual
Meeting and Board of Directors Election
The views and opinions expressed below are those of the
candidates and do not necessarily represent the views or positions of the Credit Union.
The Nominating Committee has selected the following candidates:

Femi Akinrebiyo
Membership: 18 years
Location: USA
Current Job Title and Employer: Global Manager, Manufacturing Investment and Trade Supplier Finance, International Finance Corporation

Vipul Bhagat
Membership: 34 years
BFCU Board Member since
2019
Location: USA
Current Job Title and Employer: CEO/Founder, VB EM, LLC; impact-focused investment and advisory firm, Self-Employed (Since 2020); Ex-International Finance Corporation (IFC) Senior Staff

Caroline Galvan
Membership: 2 years
Location: USA
Current Job Title and Employer: Operational Strategy Lead, IFC/ World Bank Group

Heidi Hennrich-Hanson
Membership: 37 years
BFCU Board
Member since 2016
Location: USA
Current Job Title and Employer: Retired from World Bank Group (2015)

Diann Martin
Membership: 36 years
BFCU Board
Member since 2019
Location: USA
Current Job Title and Employer: Retired World Bank employee

Admir Mehinagic
Membership: 1 year
Location: USA
Current Job Title and Employer: Audit Supervisor in Group Internal Audit Department, World Bank Group

Alexandru Chitic Patapievici
Membership: 18 years
Location: USA
Current Job Title and Employer: Financial Officer, World Bank Group-IBRD

Adam Schwartzman
Membership: 21 years
Location: USA
Current Job Title and Employer: Senior Advisor, Risk and Finance Vice Presidency, International Finance Corporation

Taoufik Benjelloun Touimy
Membership: 1 year
Location: USA
Current Job Title and Employer: Independent member of Steering and Investment Committees for pension funds; Self-employed