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Aben Hill Aben Hill

The $1.1 billion Rivermark Community Credit Union in Beaverton, Ore., hired Aben Hill as chief lending officer, effective Dec. 15, 2020. Hill, who brings over 20 years of financial services experience, will oversee Rivermark's real estate lending, business services and consumer lending areas. He most recently served as an SVP for California Bank & Trust, overseeing the business banking division in Northern California, and has held positions with Wells Fargo and Chevy Chase Bank. Hill has also taught as an adjunct professor of the Ageno School of Business at Golden Gate University, and is a graduate of GGU's Executive MBA program. In addition, he has held leadership positions for non-profit organizations in the areas of education and economic and workforce development, including the United Negro College Fund, Blind Babies Foundation in Alameda, Calif., and Enterprise for Education and Economic Development in Oregon.

Carlos Zuniga Carlos Zuniga

The $9.8 billion San Diego County Credit Union in San Diego hired Carlos Zuniga as EVP of consumer lending. In this role, Zuniga is responsible for all consumer lending, including collections and business lending activities, as well as strategic planning related to consumer lending portfolios, both direct and indirect channels. He brings over 20 years of experience in consumer lending, underwriting and debt solutions, serving most recently as assistant vice president, consumer lending operations and underwriting at USAA. He holds an MBA in international business, and is a CBA Executive Banking School graduate and recipient of the National Diversity Council 2016 Top Latino Leaders award.

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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.