Redwood CU, Ent CU, USF FCU Make Leadership Changes

WEST

The $4.4 billion Redwood Credit Union in Santa Rosa, Calif., hired Penny Cleary as community programs manager. In her new role, Cleary will lead the team that brings RCU’s comprehensive community programs to the counties it serves, including Sonoma, Marin, Napa, Lake, Mendocino and San Francisco. Those programs support nonprofit partners through strategic grant-making, sponsoring and providing volunteers for local events. Cleary will also oversee RCU’s Community Fund, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit fund that supports community financial literacy and wellness programs, as well as local disaster relief efforts.

The $751 million Santa Clara County Federal Credit Union in San Jose, Calif., promoted two employees.

Jennifer Montero was promoted from SVP/organizational development to SVP/chief administrative officer. Montero has extensive knowledge in the field of human resources management and specializes in high-growth operations and restructuring. She previously served on Santa Clara County FCU’s board of directors. In her expanded role, she will be responsible for providing strategic leadership in all human resource functions, learning and talent development initiatives, and special programs.

Divine David was promoted from SVP/chief lending officer to SVP/chief experience officer. Divine has a long history in banking, having worked with the $1 billion San Francisco Federal Credit Union, $2.5 billion Provident Credit Union in Redwood City, Calif., $12.1 billion Golden 1 Credit Union in Sacramento, Calif., and Bank of the West. In her new role, Divine will be responsible for enhancing the member experience and improving membership services.

The $5.4 billion Ent Credit Union in Colorado Springs, Colo., hired two employees.

Liz Killen-Scott was hired as director of talent management. Killen-Scott has more than 25 years of human resources experience, including 10 years as senior manager of talent and organizational development at Harris IT Services, a subsidiary of Harris Corporation.

Mollie Bell was hired as chief development officer. Bell is starting in mid-December. She will bring her authentic style and extensive credit union experience to the leadership of Ent’s human resources, financial education and training areas, and will also support the credit union’s ongoing philanthropy and community relations efforts. Bell is currently the chief engagement officer at CUNA.

Working Mother magazine and SHOOK Research selected Kimberlee Bouska, financial advisor at Addison Avenue Investment Services as one of the “Top Wealth Advisor Moms.” Addison Avenue Investment Services Inc., is an investment services division of the $12.2 First Tech Federal Credit Union based in San Jose, Calif. Bouska is a certified financial planner,  has two children at home and is very active in their school and extracurricular activities. This is the second year in a row that Bouska has received this accolade.

EAST

The $1.1 billion Franklin Mint Federal Credit Union in Chadds Ford, Penn., promoted two employees.

Cindy Wanamaker was promoted from COO to EVP. Wanamaker manages all operations, including deposit operations, loan servicing, credit solutions, risk management, information security and enterprise solutions. She is also continuing in her role of compliance officer.

Drew Stanley was promoted from chief strategy officer to EVP. Stanley oversees all member touch points, such as the branch network; consumer, mortgage and business lending; the member service center; wealth management and community education. He is also responsible for the FMFCU Foundation and Credit Union Network for Financial Literacy, a wholly-owned credit union service organization of FMFCU.

SOUTH

The $2.4 billion Truliant Federal Credit Union in Winston-Salem, N.C., promoted Debra Dunkel to regional director of the southern region. Following Truliant’s recent Charlotte, N.C., expansion, the credit union’s branch network now has three regions including Eastern, Central and Southern. Dunkel will be responsible for leading and supervising eight Charlotte-area locations and its McAdenville, Shelby and Greenville, S.C., locations. Recently, Dunkel was area manager for Truliant’s southern region of member financial centers. She joined Truliant in 2006 as a member service representative at the Tyvola branch.

The $660 million USF Federal Credit Union in Tampa, Fla., named James Stock chief technology officer. Stock comes to USF FCU from the $2.4 billion, Tampa-based Grow Financial Credit Union. Stock worked at Grow Financial since 2003, when he began his career as a help desk manager and IT support specialist. Since 2016, Stock has held the role of vice president of information technology. Prior to this he held the role of assistant vice president of network services for six years.

CUSOs

eCU Mortgage named Gerald Canon president. Canon has 25 years of experience in the mortgage business. As president, he will provide overall leadership as the company expands in its mission of helping credit unions provide streamlined, personalized mortgage services to their loan-seeking members. Canon most recently was district manager at Mortgage Center, where he worked with credit union partners in Wisconsin, Illinois and Ohio. Previously he was a vice president at the $756 million Marine Credit Union in Wisconsin, and before that was vice president of lending at Oregon Bank, also in Wisconsin.

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