Professionals Advance at Bridgewater CU, Teachers FCU & Wayne Westland FCU

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The $378 million Bridgewater Credit Union in Lawrence, Mass., a division of Merrimack Valley Credit Union, hired Sisamouth (Sam) Sirisouk as branch manager in Quincy, Mass. Sirisouk brings 20 years of experience in the financial and banking industry to his new role. Prior to joining Bridgewater, Sirisouk held managerial roles at Cambridge Savings Bank, Citizens Bank and People’s United Bank. In his role at Bridgewater, Sirisouk will manage the Quincy team, work with community organizations, and ensure members’ financial needs are being met.

The $351 million Infinity Federal Credit Union in Westbrook, Maine hired Bob Leger as CFO. In his new role, Leger will oversee finance and accounting, marketing, information technology, and facilities and collections. Leger has 12 years of credit union experience, previously serving as CFO for two Maine-based credit unions, the $337 million York County Credit Union and the $421 million Town & Country Federal Credit Union.

The $168 million New Dimensions Federal Credit Union in Waterville, Maine hired Darla Frost as vice president of lending.

Frost comes to New Dimensions with more than 20 years of mortgage lending experience. She will spearhead the future path of lending by navigating innovative lending programs, compliance, member satisfaction and more. Frost is also an active charter member and treasurer of the Waterville Lion Club and an affiliate member of the Kennebec Valley Board of Realtors.

The $7.5 billion Teachers Federal Credit Union in Hauppauge, N.Y., hired Suresh Renganathan as chief technology officer.

Renganathan brings more than 27 years of experience to Teachers FCU. Renganathan previously served as head of digital engineering at Farmers Insurance Group, where he helped lead the company’s innovation of customer-facing digital products and solutions. He was responsible for creating a customer self-service portal that ultimately led to more than two million customers adopting digital, web and mobile channels for sales and self-service needs.

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The $1.8 billion Fox Communities Credit Union in Appleton, Wis., selected Christopher Allen, chief lending officer, to succeed president/CEO Greg Hilbert, who announced his plans to retire at the end of April 2020. Allen joined Fox Communities in 2013 and provided invaluable expertise and leadership during his time there. As chief lending officer, Fox was responsible for the credit union’s lending programs. He ensured strong performance and regulatory compliance. In addition to his role as chief lending officer, he also served as vice president of business services where he managed all business lending at the credit union.

The $108 million Wayne Westland Federal Credit Union in Westland, Mich., promoted three key leaders.

Joleen Bowman was named president/CEO, effective July 1, 2020. Bowman will succeed Thelma Dasho, long-time president/CEO, who will be retiring at the end of June. Bowman started as a teller 13 years ago and soon moved into the member service department. Since that time, she succeeded in heading multiple divisions of the lending department such as consumer and indirect lending and commercial and real estate lending. Bowman was most recently Wayne Westland’s member service supervisor.

Tracy Whittaker was named COO. She began at Wayne Westland 33 years ago as a part-time teller, and was most recently the credit union’s compliance manager. In between those positions, Whittaker was also a loan supervisor and branch manager for Wayne Westland. Her attention to detail and loyal dedication to the credit union have brought her to where she is today, the credit union said.

Becky Schoonover was named CFO. Schoonover began as a teller at Wayne Westland 22 years ago, and joined the accounting department in 2008.

Prior to her promotion, she served as accounting supervisor. Schoonover brings with her a strong background in credit union accounting as well as exemplary management skills.

The $763 million Ideal Credit Union in Woodbury, Minn., promoted Briana Pelland to mortgage loan advisor. Pelland started her career with Ideal in February 2018 and served as a member service representative prior to moving to the mortgage department. She has eight years of experience in the financial services industry.

As a mortgage loan advisor, she will guide members through the home buying process, and work with them to achieve their homeownership goals.

VENDORS

LenderClose hired Colleen Kinsey as the company’s UX strategist and engagement lead. Kinsey, of West Des Moines, Iowa, joins the company with prior experience as a senior analyst and integration architect, as well as founder and CEO of international digital marketing agency Kinseyco. For LenderClose, Kinsey will contribute her expertise in UI/UX design to support the fintech’s proprietary lending solution. Working closely with the business, she will help create a consistent end-user experience combining simplicity, elegance and efficiency.

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