Gwen Godin was hired as residential lending sales manager. In her new role, she will provide support to mortgage loan officers and oversee strategies to successfully offer the best mortgage options for members.

Jenn Benn was hired as director of member experience. In her new role she will oversee the Contact Center and help to design and implement internal processes, allowing for a consistent member experience across the organization.

Naveo Credit Union ($170 million, Somerville, Mass.) announced two new hires.

Jamie Levine

Jamie S. Levine was hired as vice president, human resources. Prior to joining Naveo, Levine led people operations teams for start-ups in the Boston area. She holds a Juris Doctorate from City University of New York School of Law, and practiced law for many years before pivoting her career to human resources. In her new role, Levine will be responsible for compliance, employee relations, performance management, talent acquisitions, benefits and employee growth.

Liz Coletta was hired as trainer/branch operations administrator. Coletta most recently served as vice president, retail and security at the $283 million, South Boston, Mass.-based Mass Bay Credit Union, where she developed policies, procedures and oversaw the activities of the branches and call center. In this newly-created role, she will be responsible for creating an optimal member experience through all forms of member interaction by implementing a world-class training program for new hires and existing team members. She will also be responsible for ensuring compliance, adherence to policies and procedures, as well as work with vendors to improve overall efficiencies in the Retail department.

Dail Turner

The $2.2 billion, Suitland, Md.-based Andrews Federal Credit Union announced three new board appointments.

Dail Turner was elected as board chairman. Turner takes over from Frank Cardile, who retired from the board after serving 28 years. Turner is a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy and the National War College, and holds graduate degrees from George Washington University and Georgetown University. He is the owner of Muddy Hope Farms in North Carolina and has over 20 years of Wall Street experience.

Sharon Dunbar

Sharon Dunbar, a current board member, was named board secretary. Dunbar joined the credit union's board in 2019. She retired in 2014 as a USAF Major General and commander of the Air Force District of Washington. A graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy, Sharon was in the third class of women accepted for admission. She graduated from the National War College with a master's degree in national security studies, holds an MBA from California State University at Long Beach, and completed her doctoral studies in public policy at The George Washington University in Washington, D.C.

Natasha Taylor

Lt. Col. Natasha Taylor was elected as a board member. Taylor is the chief of strategic communications for the Joint Staff Logistics Directorate in Arlington, Va. She holds a master of arts in human resource development from Webster University and is a graduate of the Air War College.

The $305 million Alltrust Credit Union in Fairhaven, Mass., hired Maria Rebelo as a branch manager. Rebelo has over 25 years of experience in retail banking. Her most recent role was as select branch office manager at Santander Bank in New Bedford, Mass. She is extremely active in the community through the Hearts & Heroes Alzheimer's Association and the United Way of Greater New Bedford, where she was a board member for eight years.

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Ted Wender

The $895 million, Woodbury, Minn.-based Ideal Credit Union hired Ted Wender as mortgage sales manager. Wender brings nearly 30 years of experience in the mortgage sales and financial services industry, most recently working for Towne Mortgage Company as a regional account executive. Prior to that, his roles included account executive at The Servion Group and COO at All Cities Mortgage & Financial. In his new role, he will lead the mortgage sales team in all aspects of the lending process. He will also develop and oversee the implementation of strategies to increase the credit union's market share of real estate lending, including actively engaging the community. Wender holds an MBA from DePaul University in Chicago.

Matthew Dygert

The $1.59 billion Consumers Credit Union in Kalamazoo, Mich., announced three new hires.

Matthew Dygert was hired as manager of the credit union's Corner@Drake and Downtown Kalamazoo offices, both located in Kalamazoo. He brings 20 years of experience working in financial institutions.

Kate Skinner was hired as a mortgage loan officer. In her new role, she will assist members with mortgages in Michigan's Lakeshore region from Consumers' South Haven office in South Haven, Mich.

Vanessa Zech was hired as manager of the credit union's TellerPlus+ team. She brings 11 years of experience working in banking.

Ron Collier, longtime president/CEO of the $2.8 billion, Indianapolis-based Indiana Members Credit Union, will retire Dec. 31, 2022. Collier has served as president/CEO since 2003 and has been a leader in the credit union industry for over 40 years. During his tenure as CEO, IMCU has grown from $768 million to $2.9 billion in assets, from 89,000 to 141,000 members, and from 235 to 400 employees.

Ron Collier

He began his career teaching at Noblesville High School in Noblesville, Ind., for three years, where he also coached baseball, football and swimming. He then spent three years at the Indiana Credit Union League, and in 1985 joined IMCU as training director. In 1992 he advanced to vice president of planning and administration. He has also embraced the credit union philosophy of "people helping people," working with numerous charitable organizations and forming the Indiana Members Foundation in 2012.

Monica Campbell

The $1 billion, La Crosse, Wis.-based Marine Credit Union hired Monica Campbell as director of finance. Campbell previously spent over 10 years at Fox Communities Credit Union ($2.3 billion, Appleton, Wis.) as a financial analyst.

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