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The Falcon Heights, Minn.-based, $802 million SPIRE Credit Union promoted Laurie Leciejewski to branch manager. Leciejewski began as a teller in SPIRE's Princeton office more than 22 years ago, and most recently served as branch supervisor for the credit union's Princeton location.

The $120 million St. Cloud Federal Credit Union in St. Cloud, Minn. hired Mark Douvier as vice president of lending. He will also actively participate on the credit union's asset liability management committee. Douvier began his career in the financial industry nearly 30 years ago, and his experience ranges from roles within a small credit union to mid-size companies to the corporate arena. Most recently, he served as president/CEO for the $12 million Collegeville Community Credit Union in Saint Joseph, Minn.

The $2.8 billion, Waterloo, Iowa-based Veridian Credit Union hired Shawn Garrington as a systems administrator in its technology services department. In addition, Veridian hired Scott Adelmund as a network specialist.

The $1.6 billion Royal Credit Union in Eau Claire, Wis. promoted Nicole Wilson to vice president of organizational talent services. Wilson began working for Royal in 2002 and has spent the last three years serving as its organizational talent services manager.

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The $427 million Brightstar Credit Union in Sunrise, Fla. hired Panzina Hill as vice president of human resources. She previously served as vice president of human resources for Nationwide Laboratory Services in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. During her eight years with Nationwide Laboratory Services, Hill held several positions including human resources director and human resources manager.

Antwon Moore, HR director of training and development for the $209 million Cy-Fair Federal Credit Union in Houston, was named a Young Professional Advisor by the Cornerstone Credit Union League. Moore has worked in the financial services industry for nearly 10 years, and will hold his YP advisor position through 2017.

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The $2.8 billion, San Diego-based Mission Federal Credit Union named its CFO, Ron Araujo, president of Mission Federal Services, LLC. MFS is a wholly-owned CUSO of Mission Fed. He will step down from his CFO position when a successor is named.

The $1.1 billion Columbia Credit Union in Vancouver, Wash. hired 35-year industry veteran Scott Ingram as vice president of marketing. He previously spent eight years at the $9.5 billion, Sacramento-based Golden 1 Credit Union, and served as vice president of marketing for the $2.5 billion, Fresno, Calif.-based Educational Employees Credit Union. Columbia Credit Union also hired Ryan Olsen as vice president of lending operations. Olsen most recently served as director of lending for a Washington credit union. His other previous positions included member solutions lobby manager/loan officer, and consumer and indirect loan manager.

California Members Title Insurance Company, a CUSO owned by the $1.5 billion, Glendale, Calif.-based California Credit Union, hired Linda Blood as COO and Mary MacGregor as senior vice president of escrow operations. Blood has four decades of experience in the title insurance industry, including co-founding American Coast Title in 1988 and operating it for 25 years. MacGregor has 30 years of escrow experience, and spent several of those years working with Blood at American Coast Title. California Members Title Insurance is a full-service title insurer and settlement organization that focuses solely on California, delivering local services to credit unions and other lenders.