Employees Make Moves at UNCLE CU, Numerica CU, Others

This past week, professionals at six credit unions took big steps in their careers, including six employees from Numerica Credit Union. In addition, technology company MX hired a new COO.

WEST

The $444 million UNCLE Credit Union in Livermore, Calif., hired Briand Kitchens as financial advisor for their wealth management division. Kitchens, an investment representative registered through broker dealer and Registered Investment Advisor CUSO Financial Services, LP, specializes in helping clients manage the financial dynamics associated with preserving, growing and transferring wealth to the next generation. He has expertise in providing investment services and advice to both families and businesses.

The $2.1 billion Numerica Credit Union in Spokane, Wash., promoted several employees and hired another.

Deanna Hildenbrand was promoted to vice president of marketing and communications.

Karen Weis was promoted to vice president of legal and compliance.

Mark Hund was promoted to vice president of commercial risk management.

Tony Trunkill was promoted vice president of network and security.

Jake Krummel was promoted to business development manager. For more than six years, Krummel served as a market manager where he oversaw the team at the South Hill branch, and previously the Downtown branch.

Spencer Brower was hired as assistant vice president, regional director of retail experience for Spokane Valley and North Idaho. He has been in the finance industry for more than 13 years and was most recently at INB.

EAST

The $1 billion Suffolk Federal Credit Union in Medford, N.Y., promoted two employees.

James Guinaw was promoted to senior relationship manager of business services. In this position, Guinaw is responsible for growth and retention of business accounts through sales, service and relationship building. He is key to providing Suffolk Federal financial solutions, business services and products and commercial lending expertise to business members. Prior to this position, Guinaw served as Suffolk Federal’s business representative. Guinaw has been employed at Suffolk Federal since 2015.

Debra Kaminski was promoted to director of collections and portfolio analysis. In this position, Kaminski is responsible for overseeing all collection activity, evaluating analytics of Suffolk Federal’s loan portfolio, and managing loss mitigation processes and the loan workout program, which helps members struggling financially to maintain home ownership. She also manages all foreclosure activity, property maintenance and vacant property requirements.

MIDWEST

The $968 million Consumers Credit Union in Kalamazoo, Mich., hired Jennifer Postello as mortgage loan officer. Postello has more than 30 years of experience in the mortgage industry, working at all levels from mortgage department supervisor, underwriter and processor to her current role as a mortgage loan officer. After spending a year working in St. Joseph, Postello will be returning back to the South Haven area and will be working with the city’s chamber Ambassador Group starting later this summer.

SOUTH

The $3.4 billion Northwest Federal Credit Union in Herndon, Va., promoted Jeff Margeson to SVP of member experience. Margeson has been serving in an acting capacity since January 2018 and has been employed with the credit union since 2013. In his more than 25-year career in the financial services industry, Margeson has led branch network and call center sales, service and operations strategies for credit unions, as well as commercial and community banks.

The $1.4 billion Allegacy Federal Credit Union in Winston-Salem, N.C., promoted one employee and hired another.

Ernie Hanington was promoted to vice president of emerging technologies. Hanington leads Allegacy’s technology strategic initiatives, working with business partners across the organization to evaluate new technologies to keep Allegacy poised for future innovations. Hanington joined Allegacy in July 2015 and since then has achieved many milestones to improve Allegacy’s technology teams and infrastructure.

Michael Seymour was hired as vice president of technology. Seymour is responsible for technology operations and leading the Allegacy project management office, architecture, application development, business analyst and help desk teams. Seymour joined Allegacy with 20 years of technology experience, most recently serving as the vice president of information technology at Pike Electric Corporation where he was responsible for all IT resource planning, budgeting and operational initiatives.

VENDORS

MX, a company that specializes in actionable financial data, hired Ben Holzman as COO. Holzman has nearly 25 years of experience in high-tech management positions. Holzman’s previous companies include Bain Capital Ventures, Iron Mountain, ObserveIT and Rapid7. As COO of MX, Holzman is tasked with helping accelerate the MX mission to empower the world to be financially strong and use the industry’s best financial data to improve the lives of individuals everywhere.

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