The Leadership Team
TONY KITT
With over 30 years of business experience, Tony brings highly developed talents as a strategic leader for large, complex organizations. With a reputation as a collaborative change agent and a hands-on team builder, Tony joined Plexcity from the CANV CU Leagues where he directed the innovation and planning processes through oversight of existing business partnerships, new business initiatives and internal-facing support functions.
Tony spent 9 years at Western Corporate Federal Credit Union (WesCorp) proving leadership to the IT, Payment Systems, Member Services, and Marketing and Communications departments. Prior to joining WesCorp, Tony was an Air Force Officer, appointed the first Chief Financial Officer for United States Northern Command. In his 20 year career he held financial management staff and command positions at all levels in the Air Force, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel.
CINDY CAVANAUGH
Providing the leadership for the CANV CU Leagues Finance and Accounting department as CFO for 20 years, Cindy oversaw the financial reporting for numerous League companies, directed Purchase One processing, business forms and licensing, and bank reconciliations for all League companies, along with payroll, accounts receivable and cash receipts for all companies.
Past experience includes active involvement in the start-up of several new companies and experience merging operating systems and processes into the new organizations. Cindy serves on the Supervisory Committee of her local credit union as Chairman for fifteen years, served eight years as Secretary/Treasurer on a Community Association Board, and three years as Secretary of the Claremont High School Cross Country Booster Board.
LYNN ATHENS
Lynn brings 40 years of experience in the credit union industry to her position, and most recently spent 16 years as President/CEO of Spectrum Federal Credit Union. Joining the CANV CU Leagues in 2012, she started a new chapter in her career as the Vice-President of Human Resources. In this capacity she was also the Vice-President of Collaborative Office Solutions, a wholly owned League subsidiary.
Having held numerous offices in three CCUL chapters and having served on the California Credit Union League's Board of Directors, she was Chairman of the Board in 2008. She attended Western CUNA Management School, the Stanford Leadership Institute and the Harvard Strategic Leadership Development program. Lynn has her BS and MS in Human Resources from the University of San Francisco.
KIMBERLY HESTER
Kimberly has served in senior executive roles with substantive achievements in credit union operations, delivery systems, product/service development, marketing, growth strategies, business services and customer service. Her executive career includes Los Angeles Police Credit Union as VP, Marketing Operations and IT; Community Credit Union as Chief Operations Officer and, EVP, Customer Care and Financial Solutions for CO-OP Financial Solutions where she lead Customer Care, the EFT Call Center, Credit Card Processing, Bill Payment Operations and the Member Call Center. Previous responsibilities included switch operations, network conversions and implementations. Kimberly holds a Bachelor’s degree from Cal Poly Pomona and an EMBA from the University of Texas.Â
Plexcity | Innovative Association Solutions
Formed in 2015 out of the shared vision of three leading-edge association CEO's, namely John Bratsakis, president and CEO of the Maryland|District of Columbia Credit Union Association, Diana Dykstra, president and CEO of the California and Nevada Credit Union Leagues, and Greg Michlig, former president and CEO of the New Jersey Credit Union League, the three original board members charged Tony Kitt to lead Plexcity as its president and CEO. With a group of staff with many decades of experience in their respective fields, Tony Kitt is forging a company based on providing associations with greater efficiencies through the use of shared talent, resources, and applications.
