​Barry has been the President & Chief Executive Officer of SASCU since he moved his family from Abbotsford in the spring of 2016. He is an active member of this community, past director of Salmon Arm Economic Development Board, Chair of the Brand Leadership Team and member of the Housing Task Force. A long-time supporter of post-secondary education, Barry is the retired Chair of the Board of Governors for the University of the Fraser Valley. Barry currently is a director on the Central1 Board, a large organization that provides back office services to credit unions across Canada.

Prior to SASCU, Barry held senior leadership positions as the interim CEO Northern Savings Credit Union, SVP First West Credit Union, CIBC and HFC. Barry holds an MBA from Queens University and a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Calgary. Immediately after graduating from university, Barry worked for one year in Denmark at the LEGO toy company in their Marketing department. This is the only professional achievement of which his children are proud.

Barry has a passion for aviation and holds a commercial pilot’s license and instrument rating. He lives with his wife Ramona, in Salmon Arm with three of their seven children.

  

Julie Langham Wall, MBA, joined SASCU in 2011 as Vice President, Sales & Service, after previously building career success in the financial services industry including serving as Regional Manager of Libro Credit Union in London, Ontario. Julie will continue to lead all business lines of SASCU operations, along with marketing and community engagement. Julie will also oversee the development of the member experience and service delivery throughout the organization.

​Doug Ebner joined SASCU as our new Vice President, Strategy & Innovation on May 17, 2021.

Doug joined us from Your Neighbourhood Credit Union in Ontario where he held the role of VP, Innovation & Business Integration. He was responsible for identifying and creating new functionality for both the member and employee experience. He has extensive experience in digital operations, project management, and data analytics gained through leadership roles there and at FirstOntario Credit Union and First West Credit Union.

Doug has a Black Belt in LEAN and is passionate about using continuous improvement to achieve operational efficiencies. He is also an alum of Filene Institute’s 13 Program which is a thinktank for credit unions across North America, and he was responsible for creating unique and innovative solutions for the credit union system. Originally from BC, Doug looks forward to returning to the region with his family.

  

​Tom O’Connor leads the overall technology function at SASCU. In his role as Vice President, Digital & Technology, Tom is part of two main teams; the IT Department and the Executive Leadership Team. On the technical front, he is responsible for the on-going health and security of different core systems at SASCU such as RFS360 Banking, email and the ACE CRM environment. He also is the ‘point-person’ for bringing emerging IT issues and opportunities to both the ELT and the Board of Directors. 

Tom recently completed his MBA with Distinction at Edinburgh Napier University in Scotland where he and his family lived most recently before relocating to Kelowna in 2007. Prior to plying his IT skills in a Scottish brewery (yes, really), Tom worked in various professional organizations in his hometown of Montreal following his graduation from McGill University.

 

Darren Bryce, CPA, joined SASCU in 2020 as Controller, providing integral guidance to SASCU’s year-over-year strong financial performance, including the 2023 results of $3.5 million in net income. He previously served various financial roles at Entegra Credit Union in Winnipeg, Manitoba.