Professionals Grow Their Careers at 6 Credit Unions

WEST

The $1.7 billion F&A Federal Credit Union in Monterey Park, Calif., selected Tim Green as president/CEO. Green comes to F&A FCU with more than 12 years of experience in the financial services industry and five years of experience in the financial advisory industry, as an accountant and then an auditor. His financial services experience spans across banks, including community banks, and credit unions.

EAST

The $1.7 billion CAP COM Federal Credit Union in Albany, N.Y., announced three hires for its leadership team.

Jason Greco was hired as chief technology officer. Greco comes to CAP COM from Enginuity Technologies, a company focused on providing outsourced technology services to small and medium-sized businesses, which he founded in 2018. In his new role, Greco is responsible for leading the credit union’s information technology staff and its subsidiaries in application development, database administration, web development and project management.

Christine “Chris” Horne was hired as chief experience officer. Horne previously worked at General Electric for 30 years. In her new role, Horne will concentrate on growing the business by enriching the member experience and delivering impactful community outreach. She oversees marketing, community relations, business development, retail branching and affiliated programs to ensure consistency with the credit union’s mission.

Lee Carman was hired as chief lending officer. Lee most recently served as SVP, lending,at National Union Bank of Kinderhook. Lee oversaw commercial and residential loan production and led the overall success of Kinderhook Bank as a member of the executive management team. As chief lending officer, Lee is responsible for providing leadership for the credit union’s overall loan portfolio, composed of consumer, commercial and real estate loans, under the overall direction of the board of managers.

The $686 million Direct Federal Credit Union in Needham, Mass., promoted four executives.

Michael Ferreer was promoted to SVP, chief experience officer. Ferreer joined Direct FCU in October 2014 as vice president of sales and marketing. He has more than 20 years of experience in the banking industry. In his new role, Ferreer will work to ensure a seamless experience for members. He will continue to oversee sales and marketing and will now also have responsibility for member services, branches and commercial banking.

Amy Horan was promoted to SVP, chief lending officer. Horan joined Direct FCU in February 2016 and has more than 25 years of lending experience. In her new position, she will introduce loan products that serve members’ financial needs across all stages of life and streamline workflows across all of lending. She will work closely with Ferreer to introduce a suite of commercial loan products over the next three months.

Brian Medeiros was promoted to SVP, chief information officer. Medeiros joined Direct FCU in November 2016. In his new role, Medeiros will lead the credit union in its first core system conversion in more than 30 years, update the credit union’s online and mobile banking platform, build an internal development team, and continue to assume responsibility of the IT department.

Maria Vasilevsky was promoted to director of project management. Vasilevsky has been with Direct FCU since January 2018 and in that time launched a project management office in the credit union.

MIDWEST

The $1.1 billion Consumers Credit Union in Kalamazoo, Mich., hired two employees.

Jim Stephens was hired as a mortgage loan officer. Stephens has 22 years of experience in the mortgage industry and a reputation of building a solid track record for successfully guiding members through the home buying experience.

Jeff Chappell was hired as a business development manager for the Grand Rapids market and beyond. Chappell spent the majority of his decade of work experience helping entrepreneurs and business owners sustain and grow their assets. Specifically, he’s been focused on commercial lending, treasury management, business deposits and investment/wealth management.

SOUTH

The $1 billion SAFE Federal Credit Union in Sumter, S.C., named Wayne Keels director of continuous improvement, a new position at the credit union. Keels most recently worked at Discover Financial Services, where he led the organizational transformation for consumer banking in the Chicago, Ill., area. In his new position, Keels will take lead in many of the credit union’s upcoming projects to improve efficiency and effectiveness, and improve the services the credit union provides to its members.

The $1.2 billion Texas Trust Credit Union in Arlington, Texas, named Alvin Meaux SVP of lending and collections. Meaux previously worked as the premier lending sales and business consultant at CUNA Mutual Group for 25 years, where he worked with credit unions evaluating and improving loan processes for members. Prior to his time at CUNA Mutual Group, he worked at the $7.3 billion American Airlines Federal Credit Union in Fort Worth, Texas, supervising mortgage loan production, and servicing and overseeing loans.

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