Sharonne Bonardi, a board member for the $2.9 billion, Linthicum, Md.-based SECU, was named Deputy Comptroller for the Comptroller of Maryland.
Bonardi will officially take the position on Oct. 1, and will become the first African-American deputy comptroller in the 164-year history of the state office, according to a news release. Bonardi has more than 15 years of experience within the office, serving as director of the compliance division since 2009 and, prior to that, as deputy compliance director and manager of the Hearings and Appeals Section.
"Sharonne is one of Maryland's truly exceptional public servants, and she has been vital to the nationally recognized success of our agency over these past eight years," Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot said. "She is an effective and highly respected leader who will further enhance our ability to deliver timely and responsive taxpayer services, protect the security of our taxpayers and ensure that all Marylanders are paying their fair share."
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Franchot also credited Bonardi for launching initiatives that helped the office collect more than $4 billion in delinquent taxes over the past eight years.
Bonardi has also served as an administrative law judge for the Office of Administrative Hearings and as an adjunct professor of English composition at Howard Community College. In addition to serving on the SECU board, she is active in the Tax Section of the Maryland State Bar Association, serves on the boards of the Girls Empowerment Mission and Jack and Jill of America, and is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority.
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Natasha Chilingerian has been immersed in the credit union industry for over a decade. She first joined CU Times in 2011 as a freelance writer, and following a two-year hiatus from 2013-2015, during which time she served as a communications specialist for Xceed Financial Credit Union (now Kinecta Federal Credit Union), she re-joined the CU Times team full-time as managing editor. She was promoted to executive editor in 2019. In the earlier days of her career, Chilingerian focused on news and lifestyle journalism, serving as a writer and editor for numerous regional publications in Oregon, Louisiana, South Carolina and the San Francisco Bay Area. In addition, she holds experience in marketing copywriting for companies in the finance and technology space. At CU Times, she covers People and Community news, cybersecurity, fintech partnerships, marketing, workplace culture, leadership, DEI, branch strategies, digital banking and more. She currently works remotely and splits her time between Southern California and Portland, Ore.
