Professionals Advance Their Careers at 7 Credit Unions
Plus, Synergent announces the retirement of its EVP, who served the CUSO for 20 years.
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The $1.1 billion Pacific Service Credit Union in Concord, Calif., selected Jenna Lampson as president/CEO, replacing Steve Punch who is retiring after 12 years in the role. Lampson brings 25 years of industry experience to the position. Joining Pacific Service in 2004, she most recently served as EVP, COO.
The $377 million Pearl Hawaii Federal Credit Union in Waipahu, Hawaii selected Dan Terada as president/CEO. Terada has nearly 17 years of experience in the financial services industry. Terada previously served as IT manager, vice president of operations/IT and EVP. Prior to that, he worked for the State of Hawaii and Aloha Airlines.
The $322 million Cabrillo Credit Union in San Diego, Calif., selected Mike DeShazo as interim CEO. DeShazo was appointed CEO after serving in several key leadership positions within the credit union, including COO and chief administration officer. DeShazo joined Cabrillo in 1996 and has been pivotal in shaping the credit union’s growth, as well as setting the tone for a strong culture for members and employees. He created many of Cabrillo’s successful programs, including the payroll assurance loan, Meet or Beat Program, subsidized ATMs and the Cabrillo Challenge.
The $6.9 billion Patelco Credit Union in Pleasanton, Calif., hired Kal Majmundar as SVP, chief technology officer. Majmundar will report directly to CEO Erin Mendez. Majmundar will be responsible for leading the technology function across Patelco, which includes the alignment of strategic priorities across all lines of business. He will lead the teams responsible for enterprise application development and engineering, data governance and architecture, operations and infrastructure, information security, project management, and the integration and conversion of systems in support of Patelco’s strategic plan and priorities.
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The $3.6 billion Service Credit Union in Portsmouth, N.H., promoted Tyler Pihl to vice president of internal audit, replacing Shari L’Italien who retired in late June after more than 28 years with the organization. Pihl joined Service in 2013 as an internal auditor and quickly moved up the ranks, most recently serving as assistant vice president of internal audit. Prior to joining the credit union, he was a staff accountant at LaPointe, Torrisi, Stanley & Co in Bedford, N.H.
SOUTH
The $920 Neighbors Federal Credit Union in Baton Rouge, La., promoted three employees.
Brandi Cummins was promoted to SVP of member experience. Cummins joined Neighbors in 2015 as the vice president of sales where she served until her recent promotion. In her time at Neighbors, she has expanded the mascot program from one school to 15. In large part due to her efforts, these schools received $40,985 back from the program in 2018. Cummins was also responsible for launching the member experience team at Neighbors.
Tanya Lawrence was promoted to SVP of strategic solutions. Lawrence joined the credit union in 1994, and during her 25 years she’s served in a variety of roles with increasing responsibility. She most recently served as vice president of e-commerce and project management. She oversees credit cards, debit cards, payments, digital services, the project management department and the enterprise solutions department, which focuses on core solutions and applications that integrate or interface with the core.
Jodi Korner was promoted to SVP of lending. Korner joined the credit union in 1991. In 2005, Korner was promoted to vice president of mortgage, a position she held until her recent promotion. Korner was the catalyst in the creation of Neighbors’ construction loans and purchase power mortgage program.
The $3.2 billion Coastal Credit Union in Raleigh, N.C., announced Board Chair Joan Nelson will be inducted into the African American Credit Union Coalition Hall of Fame during an induction reception at the AACUC’s 21st annual conference in August. Nelson has volunteered for Coastal for 25 years, and served on the board of directors for most of that time, the last seven as board chair. During her time on the board, her passion, dedication and leadership have helped to guide the credit union.
CUSOS
Synergent announced Gary Glenn is retiring as EVP after 20 years of service with the company. Glenn’s retirement will be effective July 31, 2019. He has served the credit union system in various capacities for 40 years and began his career at Synergent in 1999. Over the course of his tenure at Synergent, he served in a number of roles and made important contributions to the company’s success, including the development of innovative new products and services.
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