Credit unions, particularly in the east and west, announced new hires and promotions this week. Plus, three CEOs announced their retirement after decades of service.

EAST

The $6.2 billion Bethpage Federal Credit Union in Bethpage, N.Y. promoted Anne N. Brigis (pictured) to board director. Brigis, the president/CEO of the YMCA of Long Island, first joined Bethpage's board in April 2013 as an associate board member. 

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The $886 million, Broomall, Penn.-based Franklin Mint Federal Credit Union promoted Maria Y. Rolston from assistant vice president to director of human resources. Rolston began her FMFCU career in 2006 and will continue managing the designing and facilitating of leadership development courses and programs, eLearning and employee recognition initiatives.

The $1.6 billion TruMark Financial Credit Union in Trevose, Penn. promoted Kelly Botti to senior vice president, chief risk officer. Botti joined TruMark Financial in October 2014 as vice president, credit union counsel and compliance officer. She previously practiced law and served as in-house legal counsel in the financial industry.

The $47 million HUD Federal Credit Union in Washington appointed Terry Rouch to its supervisory committee. Rouch joined HUD in September 2014 and serves as a division deputy director. He previously served as senior vice president, corporate development with the Irvine, Calif.-based Opus Bank and was the receiver in charge and executive chairman of IndyMac Federal Bank while the institution was under FDIC conservatorship.

Joshua Rakiey (pictured) was promoted to assistant vice president of mortgage sales for the $1.1 billion Hanscom Federal Credit Union at Hanscom Air Force Base in Massachusetts. Rakiey joined Hanscom in July 2009 as a mortgage loan officer and quickly rose to senior mortgage loan officer. In July 2013, he was promoted to mortgage sales manager. Hanscom also announced the retirement of vice president of mortgages Claire Beaudoin at the end of 2015 after 10 years of service at the credit union. Beaudoin joined Hanscom's mortgage department in 2006 after serving as vice president of member services and was promoted to vice president of mortgage lending in December 2007. She brought nearly 20 years of experience in the credit union industry, including 12 years as the director of lending at the $6.5 billion Digital Federal Credit Union in Marlborough, Mass.

MIDWEST

The $478 million Crane Credit Union in Odon, Ind. promoted Mike Wiggington to vice president of information technology. Mike began his career with Crane in May 2012 as assistant vice president of information technology and has spent the past 15 years in the credit union industry.

SOUTH

SPC Credit Union President/CEO Bill Varn retired on Dec. 31, 2015 after 25 years of service at the $141 million, Hartsville, S.C.-based credit union. Varn worked in the financial services industry for 43 years, including 10 years as general manager of the $199 million Carolina Trust Federal Credit Union in Myrtle Beach, S.C.; five years as audit officer at South Carolina National Bank in Columbia, S.C. and four years as CFO of SPCCU before becoming its president in 1996. Linda Weatherford, SPCCU's former director of marketing and community development, assumed the role of president/CEO on Jan. 1, 2016.

WEST

The $13.9 billion BECU in Tukwila, Wash. hired Lisa Grove (pictured) as vice president/chief audit executive. Prior to joining BECU, Grove held positions as chief audit executive and director of internal audit at the Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle and internal audit manager at Washington Mutual. She has more than 20 years of internal audit experience.

The $1.3 billion Orange County's Credit Union in Santa Ana, Calif. promoted Art Armas to assistant vice president of business services and Carmen Cabico to assistant vice president of the Member Service Center. Armas previously served as a manager for the credit union and has more than 14 years of combined experience in the mortgage and commercial lending business. He has been with Orange County's Credit Union for seven years. Cabico was also promoted from a manager position and has more than 15 years of experience working for financial institutions. Her branch experience includes roles as a teller, member service representative and senior branch representative; her corporate experience includes roles as a retail support specialist and supervisor of the member service center.

The $580 million Clark County Credit Union of Las Vegas hired Kelli Cullen (pictured) as COO, a newly created position at the credit union. Cullen brings more than 17 years of credit union and finance experience to her new role. She has served in many senior positions in banking, most recently as vice president of sales and service at the $435 million GFA Federal Credit Union in Gardner, Mass. In addition, CCCU promoted Chad Heese to chief credit officer. Heese has more than 20 years of experience in the banking industry. He joined CCCU as director of sales in 2004 and was promoted to chief information officer in 2010.

The $962 million Oregon State Credit Union in Corvallis, Ore. hired Amanda Brenneman-Brown (pictured below) as director of community education. Brenneman-Brown previously served at the Northwest Credit Union Association as program manager since May 2014. She also earned the international title of Next Top Credit Union Executive in 2013 while serving as a business development officer for the $543 million Maps Credit Union in Salem, Ore.

The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco appointed Gene Pelham, president/CEO for the $1 billion Rogue Credit Union in Medford, Ore., to the 12th district's Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council. The CDIAC is responsible for providing input to the Federal Reserve Bank's senior management on a variety of topics, including economic and banking conditions, regulatory policies and payment issues, lending conditions and other issues of interest to community depository institutions.

Marsha Tysnky, president/CEO for the $171 million, Green River, Wyo.-based Trona Valley Federal Credit Union, will retire Jan. 31 after 39 years of service. The credit union's board of directors has appointed Jeremy Gibson as her successor. 

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Natasha Chilingerian

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.