7 CUs, Coastal Outsourced Solutions Make Personnel Announcements

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The $4.4 billion Redwood Credit Union in Santa Rosa, Calif., promoted Matt Martin to SVP, community and government relations. Since joining RCU as a vice president in 2017, Martin has overseen the credit union’s community outreach programs and the RCU Community Fund, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that supports free financial literacy and wellness programs, and local disaster relief efforts. He also oversees government relations and credit union advocacy. In his new role, Martin will serve on RCU’s senior leadership team, helping to drive strategy and enhance community involvement and social impact.

The $1.4 billion Columbia Credit Union in Vancouver, Wash., hired Fletcher Conn as vice president and commercial loan officer in business lending. In this position, Conn will operate out of the credit union’s new commercial office in Portland, Ore., to facilitate a diverse spectrum of commercial members’ lending needs. Conn has thrived in commercial banking for nine years, with three years committed to real estate sales and acquisitions.

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Chris Conway, president/CEO of the $992 million Educational Systems Federal Credit Union in Greenbelt, Md., was appointed to the Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. The 12 members of the CDIAC serve three-year terms and represent banks, credit unions and thrifts with assets up to $10 billion. Conway has worked for Educational Systems FCU for more than 20 years and has represented credit unions in numerous other roles.

The $1 billion St. Mary’s Bank in Manchester, N.H., promoted two employees, both to regional manager and business services officer.

Rebecca Tetrault joined the credit union in 2004 and most recently served as business development and retail sales manager at St. Mary’s Bank’s McGregor Street headquarters in Manchester. In that role, Tetrault originated small business loans, provided cash management services to business members and oversaw the branch’s daily operations. In her new role, Tetrault will oversee the credit union’s five Manchester branch locations and continue to be responsible for business development, small business lending and cash management services within her region.

Pamela McKinnon joined the credit union in 2010 as brand and sales service manager. In that role, she managed the branch’s daily operations, worked closely with branch staff, and oversaw business development and small business lending within southern New Hampshire. In her new role, McKinnon will oversee the branches in Londonderry, Hudson, Nashua and Milford, and continue to be responsible for business development, small business lending and cash management services within her region.

The $1.7 billion CAP COM Federal Credit Union in Albany, N.Y., announced Paula Stopera, president/CEO, will retire in late May 2019. Christopher McKenna, CAP COM’s EVP and chief lending officer of its mortgage subsidiary, Homeowners Advantage, will replace Stopera. Stopera joined CAP COM in 1980 as a member relationship officer and has served as president/CEO for 15 years. Since becoming president/CEO in 2004, Stopera has overseen more than $1.5 billion in growth.

The $149 million Democracy Federal Credit Union in Alexandria, Va., hired Ken Cahoon as president/CEO. He succeeds Kathy Geary who announced her retirement in the fall of 2018, after 37 years in the industry. Cahoon has more than 23 years of experience in the financial services industry. In his new role, he will ensure financial stability in the best interest of the members, the employees and the credit union while maintaining all aspects of the credit union’s operations and activities in accordance with policies and procedures established by the board of directors.

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The $2.2 billion Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union in St. Paul, Minn., made two announcements.

Joel Swanson was appointed as vice president of marketing. Swanson brings 25 years of marketing, communications and agency experience to his new role. Most recently, Swanson was director of strategic marketing at UnitedHealth Group for two years. As vice president of marketing, he will develop the strategic roadmap for marketing at Affinity Plus, shifting the department to be more progressive, digitally-focused and future-oriented.

Dave Larson, president/CEO, was appointed to the board of directors of Special Olympics Minnesota. He will serve a three-year term and help provide oversight and strategic direction, and help ensure resources for Special Olympics Minnesota. Larson has been involved with Special Olympics for more than 15 years, specifically through the Polar Plunge, where individuals across Minnesota raise money to jump into frozen lakes during the winter months.

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Coastal Outsourced Solutions’ board of directors appointed Geralyn Marcinko as president of Coastal Outsourced Solutions, a subsidiary CUSO of the $756 million First Citizens’ Federal Credit Union in Fairhaven, Mass. Marcinko has been in the financial industry for more than 30 years. In 2017, she was appointed managing director of Coastal Outsourced Solutions, where under her leadership, it grew from an idea to an organization that has built trusted partnership with a total of 19 credit union and bank clients.

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