Kevin Miller
Thomas Kevin Miller will take over the helm at Travis Credit Union on April 15, the $4.6 billion, Vacaville, Calif.-based institution announced Tuesday.
He will succeed Barry Nelson, who announced his April 2022 retirement in December 2021 after serving TCU for over 20 years.
Miller brings more than 18 years of experience in the financial services industry to TCU, including experience with innovative digital and financial initiatives designed to empower the underserved to improve their financial well-being, according to the credit union. He currently serves on the advisory board for the Global Retail Marketing Association, a thought leadership and peer networking community for C-level and senior executives responsible for marketing, merchandising, digital, strategy and customer experience. He also volunteers with non-profits focused on entrepreneurship and community development. Miller earned a master's of science in integrated marketing communications from Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill.
TCU said its board of directors chose Miller as CEO following a nationwide search.
"Kevin excelled among a very strong pool of candidates and has demonstrated a solid vision for the future of TCU," TCU Board Chair Deborah Aspling stated. "Over the past six months, the board worked with an outside consultant in assessing the current and future needs of Travis Credit Union. I am proud to say that Travis Credit Union's reputation of changing lives and lifting communities through financial wellness inspired so many wonderfully gifted people to apply to lead our organization. We explored the impact of our Awesome Cause, the evolving needs of our membership, and the needs of our staff as we considered the leadership needed to navigate through the challenges that lay ahead."
TCU's "Awesome Cause" refers to the credit union's commitment to "changing lives and lifting communities through financial wellness." The credit union, which is a Community Development Financial Institution, serves approximately 225,000 members who live or work in California's Solano, Yolo, Sacramento, Placer, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Napa, Contra Costa, Alameda, Sonoma, Colusa and Merced counties. It also runs a philanthropic arm, the Travis Credit Union Foundation.
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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.
