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Sam NeylonRedwood Credit score Union ($7.4 billion, Santa Rosa, Calif.) employed Sam Neylon as department expertise supervisor of its Windsor department in Windsor, Calif. In his new position, Neylon is chargeable for neighborhood and enterprise improvement efforts, in addition to overseeing member service, employees and department operations. He brings 15 years of native banking expertise and beforehand served as a financial institution supervisor for U.S. Financial institution in Sonoma County. Neylon additionally serves as a Junior Achievement USA ambassador and United Method of the Wine Nation volunteer.
Jessica NielsenThe $288 million Pacific NW Federal Credit score Union in Portland, Ore., introduced 4 promotions.
Jessica Nielsen was promoted to SVP/COO. Nielsen will proceed to be chargeable for main member providers and operations of branches, the contact middle, cell and on-line banking platforms, ITMs/ATMs, amenities and mission administration. Nielsen started her profession with PNWFCU in 2005 as a teller and has since served in quite a lot of roles together with assist specialist, mortgage processor, name middle supervisor, department supervisor, operations supervisor and director of department operations. She most not too long ago served as vp of operations.
Eric KeyserEric Keyser was promoted to SVP/chief info officer. All through Keyser’s 25-plus-year profession, he has labored for a college, a online game firm, a number of start-ups and Wall Road buying and selling corporations. He has been with PNWFCU for over 14 years, having beforehand served as vp of IT. Keyser additionally serves as board chair of Schoolhouse Provides, a neighborhood academic non-profit.
Karina Pérez was promoted to vp of threat administration. In late 2002, Pérez related with PNWFCU via a highschool internship program, and from there accepted a place as a teller and later as a compliance specialist and compliance officer. She was later promoted to threat and compliance supervisor. Pérez presently oversees the next capabilities: Audit, fraud, inner controls, threat administration, collections and bodily safety. She has served because the credit score union supervisory committee liaison formally since 2016 and informally since July 2013, in addition to on the loss mitigation committee since 2016. Her lively designations embrace CUCE, NCCO, and CFE; she can be the board-appointed compliance/BSA/OFAC/safety officer.
Karina Perez
Kaylee BrophyKaylee Brophy was promoted to vp/human sources and coaching. In her new position, she is going to oversee each operational capabilities and the strategic path of the HR and coaching division. Brophy joined PNWFCU in September 2021 as human sources supervisor and brings roughly 9 years of mixed expertise as a supervisor and generalist. She launched her HR profession inside the retail business earlier than transitioning to human providers and the not-for-profit sector. Brophy holds a grasp’s diploma in industrial/organizational psychology from Adler College in Chicago.
Nick LeviThe $2.1 billion, Hollywood, Calif.-based First Leisure Credit score Union employed Nick Levi as vp of retail. In his new position, Levi might be chargeable for the event and administration of the credit score union’s total retail gross sales and providers technique. Earlier than becoming a member of First Leisure, he labored in senior administration at a lot of banking establishments. His expertise consists of strategic planning, lending, and being chargeable for a number of monetary facilities and groups all through the better Los Angeles space.
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Robert PerrelliAlliant Credit score Union ($15.1 billion, Chicago) employed Robert Perrelli as vp, partnership improvement. In his new position, Perrelli is chargeable for sourcing, creating and incubating fintech partnerships throughout various mortgage classes. He brings greater than 15 years of expertise constructing and managing merchandise and partnerships. Most not too long ago, he was SVP and group director of Huntington Nationwide Financial institution’s car finance division. Earlier than that, Perrelli was SVP at TCF Monetary Company, the place he spent over a decade within the industrial stock finance and shopper lending divisions. He holds an MBA in technique, execution and valuation from DePaul College in Chicago, and is an govt committee board member of the Coleman Entrepreneurship Middle on the college.
Craig BeaudryThe $2 billion, Indianapolis-based Components Monetary Federal Credit score Union employed a brand new govt and promoted one other.
Craig Beaudry was employed as chief info officer. Beaudry brings greater than 25 years of expertise management inside monetary providers, the bulk from Travis Credit score Union ($4.7 billion, Vacaville, Calif.). He has served as an govt sponsor and chief of complicated and profitable enterprise initiatives, together with mergers, core conversions, knowledge middle relocations and different digital transformations. Beaudry is a graduate of the Western CUNA Administration College.
Emily WolfingtonEmily Wolfington was promoted to SVP of human sources and expertise administration. Wolfington, a Society of Human Assets Administration Senior Licensed Skilled, brings 15 years of human sources expertise and a background working in tech startups. She joined Components as vp of human sources in 2020, and serves on the fundraising committee for College on Wheels of Indianapolis.
Group First Credit score Union ($4.9 billion, Neenah, Wis.) introduced three new hires and 4 promotions.
Lindsay DerenciusLindsay Derencius was employed as vp of studying and improvement. Derencius brings 11 years of prior expertise and most not too long ago served as director of coaching and improvement with Religion Applied sciences. She holds a grasp’s diploma in enterprise administration/human useful resource administration.
Renee Petersen was employed as vp of operations. Peterson brings greater than 28 years of credit score union and banking expertise and most not too long ago served as vp of digital banking for Traders Group Financial institution. Previous to that, she labored for Unison Credit score Union ($286 million, Kaukauna, Wis.) as vp of inner operations and Fox Communities Credit score Union ($2.4 billion, Appleton, Wis.) as a mission supervisor. Petersen graduated from the UW-Madison Graduate College of Banking/Digital Banking College.
Renee Peterson
Matthew WilcoxMatthew Wilcox was employed as vp of enterprise lending. Wilcox has 26 years of banking/monetary providers business expertise, together with 14 years as vp/industrial mortgage officer/senior lender at BLC Group Financial institution (Little Chute) and most not too long ago over 5 years dealing with Small Enterprise Administration 504 loans as vp/mortgage officer with WBD, Inc.
Kimberly Fermanich was promoted to regional assistant vp of department operations. She joined Group First in 2014 as a member service consultant and was promoted to assistant department supervisor in 2016. She was promoted to department supervisor on the Darboy department in Appleton in 2017.
Jennifer Strebig was promoted to department supervisor on the Darboy department. She joined Group First as an assistant department supervisor on the Ballard department, additionally in Appleton, in 2016 after 19 years as a supervisor in retail. In 2018 she transferred to the Forest Avenue department in Neenah.
Jon Ganzen was promoted to department supervisor on the Oneida Road department in Appleton. He joined Group First in 2018 as member service consultant on the Oneida department. He was named assistant department supervisor on the new Lake Park department in Menasha, Wis., when it opened in spring 2019 and transferred to the Oneida department in October 2021.
Brittany Calaway was promoted to department supervisor on the Winneconne department in Neenah. She joined Group First as a pupil teller at Appleton West Excessive College and continued as a journey group teller throughout summers. She labored as a financial institution credit score analyst earlier than returning to Group First in 2017 as a member service consultant. She was promoted to assistant department supervisor in 2018.
Susan MoodyThe $1 billion Wildfire Credit score Union in Saginaw, Mich., employed Susan Moody as assistant vp of enterprise providers and office perks specialist. She brings over 20 years of expertise within the gross sales and enterprise improvement business. Her neighborhood involvement has included serving as a membership mentor for the Affiliation of Chamber of Commerce Executives, a board member of the Nice Lakes Bay Financial Membership, a member of the Saginaw County Crime Prevention Council and a program chair of the Saginaw ISD Entrepreneur Academy Program.
Company Central Credit score Union ($3.1 billion, Muskego, Wis.) introduced two new hires.
Amy BrownAmy Brown was employed as a enterprise analyst. In her new position, Brown will analyze and develop enterprise processes and necessities for software program utility improvement. She can even design, take a look at and implement new techniques, and modify present techniques to fulfill enterprise wants. She began her profession as a technical author however shortly moved right into a enterprise analyst position whereas working as a marketing consultant with Compuware after which Whittman-Hart, each in Milwaukee, Wis. All through her profession as a enterprise analyst, she labored for GE Healthcare Monetary Providers adopted by one other consulting position with Tushaus Laptop Providers. From there she labored for a number of years within the e-commerce/retail area, beginning at Kohl’s IT and adopted by Ashley Furnishings and Boelter Beverage. Her most up-to-date expertise was as a enterprise analyst for 7 Summits (an IBM firm).
Pete XiongPete Xiong was employed as a techniques engineer. In his new position, Xiong will present design, set up, migration and assist providers for cloud options primarily from Microsoft. He can even present pre-sales assist to find out enterprise and technical necessities, and establish applicable expertise options. As well as, he’ll keep abreast of rising applied sciences and function a useful resource and mentor with group members, whereas offering ongoing technical assist for brand spanking new and present expertise. Xiong spent over 10 years at a producer of extremely regulated laptop tools for the medical and simulation markets. Over the past 5 years, he held the place of lead techniques administrator, the place he oversaw inner expertise choice, implementation and administration.
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Martin HoustonThe $938 million Alabama ONE Credit score Union in Tuscaloosa, Ala., introduced two promotions.
Martin Houston was promoted to chief development officer. Houston joined Alabama ONE in 2016 and most not too long ago served as senior director of the expansion group, which encompassed Alabama ONE’s monetary wellness and outreach, enterprise and improvement, media and insurance coverage groups.
Jacquie JohnsonJacquie Johnson was promoted to senior director of monetary wellness and neighborhood outreach. Johnson joined Alabama ONE in 2019 as monetary wellness supervisor. On this position, she was chargeable for main all neighborhood outreach efforts for the credit score union.
The $892 million, Summerville, S.C.-based REV Federal Credit score Union employed Jenny Michaels as chief administrative officer. In her new position, Michaels will lead human sources, enterprise threat administration, compliance, vendor administration, authorized and subject of membership growth, and act because the liaison between REV and the NCUA/auditors. She can even proceed serving on the South Carolina Board of Monetary Establishments. Previous to becoming a member of REV, Michaels served as chief administrative officer at Secure Federal Credit score Union ($1.5 billion, Sumter, S.C.), the place she was chargeable for creating and implementing enterprise and strategic plans whereas creating an distinctive tradition for workers.
Jenny Michaels
Molly DanielsThe $952 million Higher Texas Credit score Union in Austin employed Molly Daniels as chief human useful resource officer and SVP. Daniels brings almost 25 years of HR administration and expertise improvement expertise. In her position, Daniels spearheads the complete HR technique, together with worker relations, expertise administration, compensation and advantages, retention, and coaching and improvement. She beforehand served in senior degree management positions with GECU ($3.7 billion, El Paso, Texas), Kroenke Sports activities and Leisure, Safety Service Federal Credit score Union ($10.4 billion, San Antonio, Texas) and Harland Clarke. Daniels is licensed by the Society of Human Useful resource Administration and HR Certification Institute.
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Dan SchneiderMember Pushed Applied sciences (MDT), a Farmington Hills, Mich.-based core processing and IT CUSO, promoted Daniel L. Schneider to vp of mission, coaching {and professional} providers. In his new, expanded position, he’ll oversee coaching, core conversions, mergers, and implementation of recent software program and providers. As well as, Schneider will oversee MDT’s consulting providers, which assist purchasers consider and optimize enterprise processes and their use of expertise.
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Elizabeth EurgubianThe NCUA employed Elizabeth A. Eurgubian as director of exterior affairs and communications and coverage advisor efficient Feb. 14. In her new position, Eurgubian will lead the company’s communication and congressional affairs initiatives, and function a coverage advisor to Chairman Todd M. Harper. Previous to becoming a member of the NCUA, Eurgubian was the deputy chief advocacy officer and senior counsel for regulatory and govt department relations at CUNA. On the Unbiased Group Bankers of America, Eurgubian served as vp and senior regulatory counsel. She additionally labored as assistant normal counsel for Sallie Mae, Inc. and as an legal professional for the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Previous to her authorized work on the Federal Reserve, she was the assistant director of legislative affairs for the Nationwide Psychological Well being Affiliation. She additionally labored as a legislation clerk for the U.S. Home of Representatives Workplace of the Normal Counsel. Eurgubian earned her legislation diploma from American College, Washington School of Regulation.
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