West

The $4.1 billion Patelco Credit Union in Pleasanton, Calif., hired Liz Stewart as vice president of collections and analytics, and Mike Poirier as vice president of member business lending.

Stewart, responsible for all collections and portfolio review, has more than 25 years of lending, collections, and real estate experience at other cooperatives. Poirier is responsible for Patelco's commercial and secondary market loan portfolios. He has more than 15 years of consumer and commercial lending within the credit union and bank industries.

Trades

Additions to the LEVERAGE board of directors were finalized with former League of Southeastern Credit Unions Board Chair Joe McGee filling the remaining at-large position. McGee was a member of the LSCU & Affiliates board from 2010 to 2014. He served as board chair in 2011 and 2012 and immediate past chair in 2013 and 2014. His term on the LSCU & Affiliates board ended this past June. McGee was also a member of the Alabama Credit Union League board for three years. McGee joins the Pensacola, Fla.-based $1.2 billion Pen Air FCU President/CEO Stu Ramsey, an at-large board member addition, and LSCU Directors Alvin Cowans and Kevin Johnson as the newest additions to the board of directors for LEVERAGE, an affiliate of the LSCU & Affiliates.

The Kansas Credit Union Association in Wichita announced 21 credit union professionals who earned KCUA's financial counselor designation: Wendy Arsenault, Kyle Schmidt, and Tina Wardlow of the $112 million Frontier Community Credit Union in Leavenworth, Becca Brink, Karen Fink, Heidi Gisi, Jarod Mathis. Mary Miller, Jeff Stack and Daylene Wittman of the $276 million Quest Credit Union in Topeka, Jacqueline Cully and Janet Penner of the $36 million Central Kansas Credit Union in Hutchinson, Regina Freige of the $19 million Medical Community Credit Union in Wichita, Wendy Huffman of the $4.7 million Southwest Kansas Community Credit Union in Dodge City, William Huth of the $69 million Emporia State Federal Credit Union in Emporia, Lori Knight and Freda Reynolds of the $29 million EquiShare Credit Union in Wichita, Sunny Nichelson of the $5.2 million Veteran's Administration Credit Union in Wichita, Kristin Smet of the $576 million Credit Union of America in Wichita, Angie Treinen of the $35 million Kansas Blue Cross Blue Shield Credit Union in Topeka and Cameron Voth of the $54 million Mid-Kansas Credit Union in Moundridge.

Vendors

The SHAZAM Network appointed Paul Waltz as its new president/COO. He will be named CEO when Michael Hollinger's, the current CEO, retires in August 2015. Waltz worked more than 30 years with community financial institutions in Iowa, most recently with First American Bank in Fort Dodge as chief operating officer. SHAZAM provides EFT services to community financial institutions throughout the U.S.

TMG Financial Services in Des Moines, Iowa, hired Jeff Oleson as a marketing analyst, which is a new company position. Oleson, who has a background in data analytics and segmentation strategies, will be responsible for developing TMG's business intelligence and data visualization tools. He will also assist in developing test-and-learn strategies designed to advance individual credit card program goals. TMG provides credit card programs, products and services to financial institutions and member-based associations.