NCUA, Extensia Financial Make Leadership Announcements

WEST

The $929 million One Nevada Credit Union in Las Vegas promoted Tracy Ryan to SVP, risk management. Ryan is responsible for audit, compliance, internal controls and risk management operations. She joined One Nevada in 1995, and over the last 25 years has served as the internal auditor, assistant vice president of compliance and vice president of internal controls. Before working at One Nevada, she had 14 years of banking experience working in retail banking, training and internal audit.

SOUTH

The $1 billion U.S. Senate Federal Credit Union in Alexandria, Va., hired Jeff Smith as chief lending officer. Smith will oversee all credit and lending functions and will own the overall loan portfolio management. He and his teams will direct the quality, growth, competitiveness, risk management and asset diversity for consumer lending, mortgage lending and business lending programs. Smith has worked in the credit union industry for 25 years and has extensive experience within the lending function.

The $3.4 billion TDECU in Lake Jackson, Texas hired Andy Simescu as SVP, chief community experience officer. In this position, Simescu will provide visionary leadership to develop and execute initiatives designed to enhance the overall person-to-person member experience and ensure consistency in that experience across credit union delivery channels. Simescu comes to TDECU as a seasoned, transformational leader in shaping financial services end-user experiences.

AGENCIES

The NCUA made seven leadership announcements.

Julie Cayse was selected as associate regional director of operations for the western region. Cayse began her NCUA career in 2010 as an examiner after several years working in financial services in the private sector. She has served as a supervision analyst, supervisory examiner, director of supervision and, most recently, director of risk management in the agency’s Office of Examination and Insurance.

Larry Fazio was named executive director, the highest senior career position at the NCUA. Fazio will assume these duties on March 1. He was instrumental in helping the agency successfully navigate the failure of the corporate credit unions during the financial crisis a decade ago. Fazio succeeds Mark Treichel, who is retiring after more than 33 years of distinguished service at the NCUA, including the last seven as executive director. His retirement will become effective June 30 to allow for a smooth transition in leadership. Fazio joined the NCUA in 1991 as an examiner in Chicago.

Rendell Jones was named deputy executive director and COO. Jones came to the NCUA from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, where he was associate director for management and served as the agency’s acting deputy director from December 2013 to July 2014. Prior to that appointment, he served as USCIS’s CFO. He previously served as deputy budget director at the Department of Homeland Security.

John Kutchey was named regional director for the eastern region after eight years as deputy executive director. He will assume his new duties on Feb. 2. Prior to his appointment as deputy executive director, Kutchey served as the agency’s deputy director of the Office of Examination and Insurance. Within the NCUA, he has also held positions as director of risk management and then-Region II’s director of supervision.

Towanda Brooks, director of the office of human resources, was named chief human capital officer. She will assume her expanded duties on Feb. 2. Prior to coming to the NCUA in 2018, Brooks served as chief human capital officer for the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Her career includes 30 years of service in human resources at the Department of Commerce, the National Nuclear Security Administration, the Department of Homeland Security, the U.S. Secret Service, the Department of Agriculture and the Library of Congress.

Frank Kressman will continue to serve as acting general counsel while the NCUA continues its search for a permanent general counsel. Before his selection, Kressman served as a deputy general counsel to the NCUA. He joined the agency in 1998 as a staff attorney. His previous experience includes work as an attorney at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

Linda Dent will continue to serve as acting deputy general counsel. She previously served in this capacity as part of a short-term detail. Prior to that, she served as the associate general counsel for Information and Access Law, where she established a new office focused on federal information laws and practices. Dent joined the NCUA in 2006.

CUSOS

Extensia Financial hired Natalie Yanez as credit union relationship manager. In this role, Yanez will nurture Extensia’s existing partnerships with the CUSO’s nationwide network of more than 140 credit union partners and will lead the firm in identifying, developing and securing new credit union partners that fit Extensia’s strategic direction. Prior to Extensia, Yanez held the role of director of community partnerships at the $900 million, Ventura, Calif.-based Ventura County Credit Union for seven years.

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