Berenice Villarreal

Berenice Villarreal holds the role of Executive Vice President, Chief Risk Officer at Randolph-Brooks Federal Credit Union headquartered in San Antonio, Texas.

Established in 1952, Randolph-Brooks Federal Credit Union is a full-service financial cooperative whose mission is to improve members’ economic well-being and quality of life. With assets exceeding $15 billion, RBFCU serves more than 1 million members at 62 branch locations throughout Texas.

Berenice joined RBFCU in 2006 and has held leadership roles in several critical functions of the credit union, including Internal Audit, Consumer Lending, Business Services, and Payments.

Before joining RBFCU, Berenice worked in the audit arena at two San Antonio CPA firms. She holds her certification in public accountancy in Texas and Credit Union designations in Enterprise Risk Management (CUERME) and Compliance (NCCO). She was honored as the Professional of the Year by the National Association of Federally Insured Credit Unions (NAFCU) in 2022, and was honored at that organization’s Congressional Caucus in Washington, D.C.

Berenice is also the immediate past chair for Endeavors, and has served as a member of this organization’s Board of Directors for the past decade.

Berenice immigrated to the United States from Mexico with her father and mother before earning a Bachelor’s in Business Administration with accounting and finance concentrations from the University of Texas at San Antonio in 1999.