EAST

The $986 million St. Mary's Bank in Manchester, N.H., appointed Shirley Bhutto to SVP, director of enterprise risk management and compliance.

Bhutto (pictured) has more than 30 years in the financial services industry and celebrates her 20th anniversary with St. Mary's Bank in August. She oversees St. Mary's Bank's risk management, compliance, and enterprise risk management programs and holds certifications in anti-money laundering, information security management and fraud examination.

Wealth Management located at the $1 billion CFCU Community Credit Union in Ithaca, N.Y., hired Matthew Stoutenburg as a LPL registered financial consultants.

As a wealth management financial consultant, Stoutenburg (pictured) will use a comprehensive process to help understand what is most important to CFCU members, create personally tailored financial strategies based on what they value most, and meet regularly with clients to help them stay on track.

The $571 million Direct Federal Credit Union in Needham, Mass., announced Donald Kelliher of North Reading has been elected chairman of its board of directors. Kelliher has been a member of the board since 1985, serving as vice chairman, treasurer and chair of the personnel/governance committee. He also served on the member service committee and the liquidity committee. His career as a financial and administrative executive and CPA includes tenures with Boston Trust and Investment Management Company; Hutchins, Wheeler and Dittmar; and Abt Associates Inc.

MIDWEST

Amy Downs, CCE, SVP/COO of the $263 million Allegiance Credit Union in Oklahoma City, Okla., received the 2017 CUES Exceptional Leader award. Downs, a CUES CEO Institute graduate, has worked for Allegiance Credit Union for more than 25 years, rising to her current position of SVP/COO. In her role, she is a member of the executive management team in strategizing and directing the overall vision of her credit union.

SOUTH

The $196 million JetStream Federal Credit Union in Miami Lakes, Fla., hired Rick Perez as the new vice president, chief lending officer. Perez will oversee JetStream Federal's lending and collections departments. He will be responsible for all of JetStream's loan operations including consumer, business and mortgage loans. Perez will also be charged with overseeing all of JetStream's collections and recovery efforts. Perez brings more than 30 years of lending experience in the Miami Dade and Broward County markets to his new position.

The $556 million ABNB Federal Credit Union in Chesapeake, Va., hired Heiner Kessler as a financial advisor.

Kessler is well-versed in all aspects of financial planning including initiating IRAs, planning for college, establishing term insurance, income planning in retirement, long-term care insurance and leaving a financial legacy. Heiner Kessler holds series 6, 63 and 65 securities licenses, as well as Virginia life, health and variable contracts licenses.

CUSOs

Constellation Digital Partners, LLC, a digital service platform company, hired Ed Brooks as chief technology and information security officer. In his new role, Brooks is responsible for planning and directing technology activities in the establishment of Constellation as a CUSO. He will oversee the development of the digital services platform, as well as define and implement information security practices. Brooks brings more than 30 years of experience to the position, with the last 23 years exclusively dedicated to credit unions.

CU Capital Market Solutions, a credit union CUSO, hired Jeremy Colvin to lead its capital markets effort. Colvin will serve as managing director and work from CMS' newly opened office in Summit, N.J. Colvin spent the last seven years at Bank of New York Mellon in a number of leadership roles. Most recently, he was managing director, where he led capital markets sales and relationship management.

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