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Michael Thomas The $1.28 billion Greater Nevada Credit Union in Carson City hired Michael Thomas as vice president of marketing. Thomas is responsible for leading marketing strategy for Greater Nevada's products and services. Thomas has served in executive-level marketing, communications and sales leadership roles in the Reno-Tahoe area for more than 20 years. He most recently acted as the chief revenue officer for Rehearsal, an international software company delivering video solutions for online training and sales enablement. Before that, he was a partner and chief marketing officer for Noble Studios. Thomas also held positions at the Reno Sparks Convention and Visitors Authority, and worked in broadcast journalism at KTVN 2 News.
Michael Bradshaw The $9.4 billion San Diego County Credit Union in San Diego hired 25-year real estate lending management veteran Michael Bradshaw as EVP of real estate lending. Bradshaw served most recently as SVP, mortgage and consumer division at Triumph Bancorp. Prior to that, he spent seven years at the Bank of Texas restructuring and building its mortgage group as SVP of the mortgage division. In addition, Bradshaw held senior leadership roles at Washington Mutual and Bank of America, where he earned notable recognition for his accomplishments and leadership.
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Natasha Chilingerian
Natasha Chilingerian has been immersed in the credit union industry for over a decade. She first joined CU Times in 2011 as a freelance writer, and following a two-year hiatus from 2013-2015, during which time she served as a communications specialist for Xceed Financial Credit Union (now Kinecta Federal Credit Union), she re-joined the CU Times team full-time as managing editor. She was promoted to executive editor in 2019. In the earlier days of her career, Chilingerian focused on news and lifestyle journalism, serving as a writer and editor for numerous regional publications in Oregon, Louisiana, South Carolina and the San Francisco Bay Area. In addition, she holds experience in marketing copywriting for companies in the finance and technology space. At CU Times, she covers People and Community news, cybersecurity, fintech partnerships, marketing, workplace culture, leadership, DEI, branch strategies, digital banking and more. She currently works remotely and splits her time between Southern California and Portland, Ore.
