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Janet Gaspard

The $2 billion, Hollywood, Calif.-based First Entertainment Credit Union hired Janet Gaspard as vice president of human resources. In her new role, Gaspard will be responsible for establishing and administering all HR policies, procedures and best practices for the credit union. She will also help First Entertainment evolve the employee experience by facilitating and coordinating compensation and benefit programs to attract and retain top talent. Before joining First Entertainment, Gaspard worked for Los Angeles Police Federal Credit Union ($1.3 billion, Van Nuys, Calif.), where she spent more than 20 years directing human resources programs, most recently as LAPFCU's head of human resources.

Heather Diamond

Heather Diamond, SVP of business development and community relations for the $11.6 billion, San Diego, Calif.-based San Diego County Credit Union was named among SD Metro Magazine's Top 40 Under 40. The award recognizes outstanding young leaders who are positively impacting their organization and the San Diego community, and Diamond was selected in part for her leadership and passionate commitment to positively impacting the San Diego community through financial education, business development and community relations. Diamond joined SDCCU as business development and community relations manager in 2018, bringing nearly a decade of experience in marketing, business development and communications. She was promoted to vice president, business development and community relations in 2021, and to SVP in 2022. She holds a master's degree in management from San Diego State University.

Ie-Chen Cheng