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Elaine Jones

Elaine C. Jones, vice president, branch administration for the $1.8 billion, Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass.-based Hanscom Federal Credit Union, retired on June 30. She has been with Hanscom for almost 20 years, beginning in 2002 when she was hired to manage the credit union's first retail branch in Bedford, Mass. In 2003, Jones was promoted to become Hanscom's first-ever vice president, branch administration. Hanscom created and named for Jones the Elaine Jones Sales Innovator Award in 2022, an annual award given to a branch employee who does an outstanding job of finding ways to help members save more money by directing them to the right accounts or financial tools they need.

Edward Butler

Ed Butler, EVP/COO for the $5.6 billion, Endwell, N.Y.-based Visions Federal Credit Union, received the Outstanding Professional Award during the New York Credit Union Association's Annual Meeting & Convention. The NYCUA offers this recognition annually to honor credit union professionals who have a true passion for the industry and inspire others with their hard work, dedication and success. Butler has been with Visions since 1980 and worked his way up from a teller position to EVP during his 42-year employment. His work has been focused predominantly on lending and he has been instrumental in annual strategic planning exercises for the organization. As EVP/COO, Butler provides oversight to the following departments: Human resources, information technology, business performance, internal operations, governmental affairs and member-facing interactions.

Donna LoStocco