Pam Easley was appointed the new president/CEO of the $643 million AltaOne Federal Credit Union in Ridgecrest, Calif., according to a prepared statement released Wednesday.

Easley succeeds Robert Boland who retired after nearly 39 years with the credit union.

 “Pam comes to AltaOne not only with over 20 years' experience, but she is a Ridgecrest native who has an unique understanding of our field of membership,” David Ostash, AltaOne's board chair, said.  

 Easley previously served as president/CEO of the Northridge, Calif.-based Extensia Financial LLC, one of the nation's largest commercial and business lending CUSOs. Under her leadership, she oversaw the CUSO's rebranding and marketing efforts while also expanding its service offerings to credit unions nationwide.

Prior to Extensia, Easley served as president/CEO of the $679 million American First Credit Union of La Habra, Calif., where she focused on improving its profitability and operational excellence, growing its market share and member services and building key community relationships. 

She also held various executive positions with Deloitte's Global Financial Services, McGladrey's banking and national credit union practices, Countrywide Financial Corp, IndyMac Bancorp and Fremont General Corp.