Credit Unions in 10 States Appoint New CEOs

The board of directors for the WSECU in Olympia, Wash. appointed Gary Swindler president/CEO succeeding Kevin Foster-Keddie will retire in early 2020 after 20 years of service.

During Foster-Keddie’s executive tenure, WSECU grew from $668 million to $3 billion in assets while membership increased form 105,000 to nearly 280,000.

Starting two years out of college as a WSECU loan officer in 1989, Swindler’s professional path exposed him to nearly every member-facing area of the credit union. Over three decades, he was tapped for positions of increasing responsibility, most recently serving as a senior vice president and COO.

WSECU, Washington’s third largest credit union by assets, currently operates 21 branches and employs 700 staff members.

Thomas Feindt will be the new president/CEO of the Grow Financial Federal Credit Union in Tampa, Fla.

He will succeed Robert Fisher who will retire at the end of the year after nearly 30 years of service. Under his executive leadership, Grow Financial grew from $339 million to $2.7 billion in assets and currently operates 25 branches in two states and employs 570 staff members who serve a membership of more than 204,000.

Feindt has served since 2011 as executive vice president of Grow Financial, Florida’s fifth largest credit union by assets.

In addition to overseeing the opening of nine new branches in Tampa Bay and throughout South Carolina, generating nearly $550 million in both asset and loan portfolio growth in the last five years, Feindt launched the credit union’s multistate auto lending operations and introduced new in-store and mobile technology to enhance the member experience.

Ken Raymie was named president/CEO of the $515 million Generations Community Federal Credit Union in San Antonio, Texas.

He replaced Steve Schipull who served as CEO for seven years and as the credit union’s CFO for more than 13 years.

Raymie joined Generations Community FCU in 2014 and most recently worked as its COO. Previously, he held various executive-level positions at several banks.

The $667 million Christian Community Credit Union in San Dimas, Calif. appointed Marji Hughes as interim CEO.

She succeeded Dave Estridge who retired in February after serving as executive vice president and interim CEO when longtime CEO John Walling retired in August 2017.

For more than 27 years, Hughes has held leadership roles in various departments at the credit union including operations, member services, loan administration and IT. Prior to her appointment as interim CEO, she served as senior vice president/COO.

The $173 million Alta Vista Credit Union in Redlands, Calif., named David Justice president/CEO.

He will succeed CEO RaAnn Wood who will retire on Nov. 1.

Justice joined Alta Vista CU in 2015, serving as its executive vice president and COO. Previously he worked as vice president of retail services at San Bernardino School Employees Federal Credit Union, and he also worked at Alaska Federal Credit Union and Arrowhead Credit Union.

Chad Miller was appointed president/CEO of the $105 million Southwest Louisiana Credit union in Lake Charles.

He succeeds Ronaldo Hardy who was named chief diversity and inclusion officer for CU Strategic Planning in Tacoma, Wash.

Miller previously served as COO at Southwest Louisiana CU for more than two years and worked as a consumer lending supervisor at CSE Federal Credit Union.

The board of directors for the $89.8 million Bridge Credit Union in Columbus, Ohio, appointed Jarod Bach as its new president/CEO.

He will succeed Christine (Christy) Leslie who plans to retire in January 2020 after more than 36 years of service. Leslie became president/CEO of Bridge CU in December 2011. Under her executive leadership, the institution grew from $36 million to $89.8 million in assets.

Bach joined Bridge CU in 2011 and currently serves as its executive vice president.

The $79.7 million Eagle One Federal Credit Union in Claymont, Del., appointed Danielle Gallagher as its next president/CEO.

She succeeds John King who will retire in January 2020 after 21 years of service. Following his retirement, he will join Eagle One’s board of directors.

Gallagher began her career at the credit union eight years ago as a member service representative and advanced through promotions to her current CFO position.

The $68.8 million Stamford Federal Credit Union in Stamford, Conn. named Edward Fox as president/CEO.

He replaced David Lucas who served as CEO for more than nine years.

Fox previously served as president/CEO of the FEW Federal Credit Union in Los Angeles, Calif., and as interim president/CEO at Clearpath Federal Credit Union in Glendale, Calif.  He also worked as chief lending officer American Eagle Federal Credit Union in East Hartford, Conn.

The $68.1 million Timberland Federal Credit Union in DuBois, Pa., appointed Joel Slagan as its president/CEO.

He replaced Carrie Wood who served as CEO for 20 years.

Slagan previously served as Timberland’s executive vice president and COO.

The $32 million Greenbelt Federal Credit Union in Greenbelt, Md., named David Muse president/CEO.

He replaced Cynthia Comproni who served as president/CEO for 38 years.

Muse previously served as COO and BSA compliance officer for the Department of Labor Federal Credit Union in Washington, D.C. He also worked as a branch manager at SunTrust Bank in Washington, D.C.