Hired, Promoted, Retired: CU Professionals Make Moves

Nine individuals at eight credit unions made big career moves this past week. Plus, fintech and marketing provider Kasasa hired a new CFO.

WEST

The $760 million Red Canoe Credit Union in Longview, Wash., named Deidra Miner COO. Miner comes to Red Canoe from the $12.1 billion, San Jose, Calif.-based First Technology Federal Credit Union, where she worked for 16 years, most recently as SVP of risk management. Prior to that, Miner worked for the $5.4 billion, Portland, Ore.-based OnPoint Community Credit Union for 11 years. Miner has a bachelor of arts in political science from the University of Oregon in Eugene, Ore.

The $7.4 billion Alaska USA Federal Credit Union in Anchorage, Alaska, promoted Sharlyn Ruyan to vice president, member service center. Ruyan has worked at Alaska USA for more than nine years, most recently as manager, member service center. She is a graduate of the 2017 Victor Valley Chamber of Commerce Leadership program and regularly volunteers her time for nonprofits in her community, including the March of Dimes and United Way.

EAST

The $954 million St. Anne’s Credit Union in Fall River, Mass., appointed Carlos A. DaCunha to SVP and chief lending officer. DaCunha brings with him more than 30 years of financial experience in Southeastern Massachusetts. As chief lending officer, DaCunha will be responsible for all lending functions for the credit union including underwriting, loan processing and originations, and oversight of loan servicing, consumer lending and collections activities in order to maximize market penetration for St. Anne’s.

Danny Gregg, president/CEO for the $145 million Police Federal Credit Union in Upper Marlboro, Md., announced his plan to retire. Gregg took over leadership of the credit union in 1995, and during his time as president/CEO, guided the organization’s growth to more than 11,000 members and assets of more than $145 million. Prior to this, he spent more than 24 years working for the Metropolitan Police Department of Washington, D.C., most recently in the role of inspector, and director of finance and resource management.

The $3.6 billion SECU in Linthicum, Md., named Dave Sweiderk president/CEO. Sweiderk succeeds Rod Staatz, who announced his intention to retire earlier this year. Sweiderk, who most recently served as EVP and COO at the $2 billion, Phoenix, Ariz.-based OneAZ Credit Union, brings more than 25 years of experience leading high-performing financial services organizations to SECU. At OneAZ, Sweiderk was responsible for overseeing the transformation of the credit union’s member engagement efforts and leading the member-facing execution strategy.

MIDWEST

The $2.6 billion Corporate One Federal Credit Union in Columbus, Ohio, named Melissa A. Ashley president/CEO. Ashley succeeds retiring president/CEO Lee C. Butke, who announced his departure in March of this year. Butke will support an effective and orderly transition as consultant to the board of Corporate One in the coming months. Ashley’s immediate priorities as president/CEO will be to build on Corporate One’s solid reputation for excellent service, financial strength, and offering innovative products and services.

SOUTH

The $2.3 billion Truliant Federal Credit Union in Winston-Salem, N.C., promoted Sherri Thomas to chief human resources and organizational development officer. Thomas, who joined the credit union in 2010, is now responsible for employee relations, compensation, benefits, payroll, recruiting and organizational development, which includes employee training and skill development. Her role was recently expanded to include leadership of community affairs, community engagement and outreach, state and local government affairs, and Truliant At Work – the credit union’s B2B workplace benefits program.

The $1.5 billion Sharonview Federal Credit Union in Fort Mill, S.C., promoted two employees.

Rosalyn Hudson was promoted to vice president, member service operations. Hudson joined Sharonview in January 2002 and has worked in various roles. In her new role, Hudson will be responsible for debit card services, mail payment processing, mobile and ATM deposit processing, and scanning/deposit and account document management. Additionally, she will be in charge of IRAs, death claims, deposit operations, deposit account quality control, branch security and branch operations support.

Shaundra Warren was promoted to vice president, loss mitigation. Warren has more than 20 years of experience in debt recovery management. A few of her key wins include reducing charge-offs and loan delinquency, streamlining the loan charge-off process and improving the post charge-off collections process. In her new role, Warren’s responsibilities include loan collections, financial counseling and asset recovery management, including Real Estate Owned, repossessions, foreclosures, bankruptcies and post-charge recovery.

VENDORS

Kasasa, a financial technology and marketing provider, hired Amy Gililland as CFO. Gililland brings a wealth of financial and operational leadership in the software, SaaS/PaaS and professional services industries, successfully raising more than $150 million in private equity and directing worldwide teams to ensure financial and strategic alignment while navigating hyper-growth. With nearly 20 years of experience, she specializes in assisting boards and leaders in strategic planning and effective use of capital.

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