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Kendall Garrison, executive vice president for the $978 million Amplify Credit Union will become its next president/CEO on Jan. 1, 2020, the Austin, Texas-based credit union announced last week.
He will succeed Amplify President/CEO Paul Trylko who plans to retire.

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Garrison joined Amplify in 2010 as senior vice president of lending. Five years later, he was named executive vice president. Prior to joining Amplify, Garrison held a 30-year career in mortgage banking with institutions including Franklin Bank, Extraco Bank and others.
"He's (Garrison) been a staunch advocate for a growth strategy that ensures we can continue to deliver the credit union difference far into the future," Amplify Board Chair Willie Everett said. "Working hand-in-hand with Paul and the board, he's already made a lot of progress in that direction and we're excited to continue that work together."
Everett recognized Trylko's 30 years of service.
"We've grown exponentially under his leadership and are poised for further growth, which is the strongest legacy a leader can leave," he said. "A champion of Amplify's culture and dedicated developer of talent, Paul is a shining example of the adage that you should leave things better than you found them, and we wish him every success in his future endeavors."
The board of directors for the $641 million Heritage Trust Federal Credit Union appointed Jason S. Lee as president/CEO.
He will succeed CEO Jim McDaniel who has served the Charleston, S.C.-based credit union for more than two decades. McDaniel will retire at the end of his contract.

Lee previously served as executive vice president at the $928 million Orion Federal Credit Union, Memphis, Tenn. He also worked as president/CEO for the TexasOne Community Credit Union in Houston, which is inactive, and was a senior financial examiner for the Texas Credit Union Department.
Nancy Fales was named interim president/CEO of the $571 million MIT Federal Credit Union in Lexington, Mass.
She replaced President/CEO Brian Ducharme, who retired after 18 years of service.

Fales joined the credit union 30 years ago and previously served as its vice president of lending.
Ron Baron was appointed president/CEO of the $479 million Del-One Federal Credit Union in Dover, Del. Previously, he served as the credit union's interim CEO.
He replaced Dion Williams who left the credit union to become president/CEO of the $356 million Piedmont Advantage Credit Union in Winston Salem, N.C.

Before joining Del-One FCU, Baron served as the chief financial officer for the $508 million Azura Credit Union in Topeka, Kan. He also previously held executive level positions at various banks in Virginia and Massachusetts.
In New Mexico, Dwayne Herrera was appointed president/CEO of the $145 million Zia Credit Union in Los Alamos.

He succeeded David Woodruff who left the credit union in March to become president/CEO of the $475 million APL Federal Credit Union in Laurel, Md.
Lisa Perrin was named president/CEO of the $81 million Worcester Credit Union in Worcester, Mass.

She will succeed President/CEO Karen Duffy who will retire Aug. 31.
Perrin most recently served as senior vice president of retail banking and mortgage lending at the $727 million Leominster Credit Union in Leominster, Mass.
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