SkyOne Federal Credit Union’s 76th Annual Meeting of Members will be held on Monday, April 28, 2025, 5:30 – 6:00 pm (PDT). Our Board Chairman, President & CEO, and Supervisory Committee will report on the Credit Union’s financial performance in 2024. Please RSVP to marketing@SkyOne.org or by phone at 800.421.7111 to attend. For the 2024 election, there are three open positions with a three-year term on our seven-person Board of Directors. The Nominating Committee has submitted the following nominations for our 2025 Board of Directors.
Theodore P. Byrne, Ph.D., J.D., Incumbent
SkyOne Federal Credit Union member since 2004. Dr. Byrne currently serves as the Chairman on SkyOne’s Board of Directors and previously served 8 years as the Chair of SkyOne’s Supervisory Committee. In his civilian capacity, he is the Director of Labor Litigation for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in Washington, D.C. and formerly worked as an FAA Attorney with the Office of Regional Counsel, Western-Pacific Region. Dr. Byrne is a licensed attorney in the states of California, Washington, and Nevada (inactive) as well as a licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA). He has earned Bachelor of Arts degrees in Business Administration and Foreign Languages from Seattle University, a Masters of Business Administration (M.B.A.) and Juris Doctor (J.D.) from Pepperdine University, a Masters of Laws (LL.M.) in Taxation from Loyola Law School, and a Ph.D. in Public Policy and Administration from Walden University. Dr. Byrne also serves in the United States Army Reserve as a Lieutenant Colonel, Judge Advocate General’s Corps, most recently as the Executive Director of the Armed Forces Tax Council as part of the Department of Defense, Pentagon. He is an active member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), the American Bar Association (ABA), and the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA).
John G. Clancy, Incumbent
Joined SkyOne Federal Credit Union in 1976 and was elected to serve on SkyOne’s Board of Directors as a volunteer in 1997. Was employed with the FAA for 34 years and retired in 2007 as a Senior Executive, Director of Western Terminal Service Area based in Seattle, Washington.
Since retirement, John founded his current company and today is the CEO, employing over 70 nationwide, and has contracts with the DoD (Army, Navy & Air Force), FAA, Mojave Spaceport, Palmdale School District, Kern County, and other commercial entities, both as a sub-contractor & prime contractor.
Rick Thompson, Incumbent
SkyOne Federal Credit Union member since 2001. Currently serving as Vice Chairman on SkyOne’s Board of Directors. Served on SkyOne’s Supervisory Committee from 2001 to 2015. Worked for the FAA as an air traffic controller for 28.5 years at the Anchorage Air Enroute Traffic Control Center (ARTCC). Charter Member of the National Air Traffic Controllers’ Association (NATCA); served as the Alaskan Regional Vice President on NATCA’s National Executive Board for 12 years, served on NATCA’s National Finance Committee for three years, and is currently serving as the president of NATCA Members Investment (NMI). Thompson was awarded NATCA’s Dale Wright Award for a distinguished career in service to NATCA and the national airspace system; earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of North Dakota, including a Professional Pilot’s license with an Instrument Rating; completed an 18-month Certified Financial Planning course from Florida State University.
If there is one nominee for each position to be filled and no additional nominees, there will be no election by ballot, and the above nominees will be elected. There will be no nominations from the floor during the Annual Meeting. Other candidates may be considered for election by submitting a petition by April 10, 2025. This petition must include signatures from 500 members, a statement of qualification, biographical data, and a signed certificate stating that he or she is agreeable to nomination and will serve if elected.
Election petitions may be submitted to:
SkyOne Federal Credit Union
Attn: Nominating Committee
14600 Aviation Boulevard
Hawthorne, CA 90250
