▁credit ▁un ions . ▁NC U A ▁also ▁oper ates ▁the ▁National ▁Cred it ▁Union ▁Share ▁In sur ance ▁Fund , ▁which ▁protect s ▁the ▁accounts ▁of ▁millions ▁of ▁Americans ▁at ▁more ▁than ▁ 5 , 8 0 0 ▁feder ally ▁ins ured ▁credit ▁un ions . ▁M ets ger ▁succeed s ▁Board ▁Chair man ▁Deb bie ▁M atz , ▁whose ▁ten ure ▁ended ▁April ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁career ▁M ets ger ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Port land , ▁Oregon , ▁where ▁he ▁attended ▁elementary ▁school . ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁Cent enn ial ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁G res ham . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁he ▁earned ▁a ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁communication ▁from ▁Lewis ▁& ▁Clark ▁College , ▁where ▁he ▁also ▁earned ▁a ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁teaching ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁ ▁M ets ger ▁taught ▁at ▁Sam ▁Bar low ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁G res ham ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁and ▁was ▁an ▁assistant ▁basketball ▁coach ▁at ▁Lewis ▁& ▁Clark ▁during ▁that ▁same ▁time . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁he ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors ▁of ▁the ▁Port land ▁Te ach ers ▁Cred it ▁Union . ▁ ▁Sports ▁anchor ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁M ets ger ▁was ▁h ired ▁as ▁a ▁sport sc aster ▁for ▁Port land ▁television ▁station