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Cheryl Adamson The $5.4 billion, Richland, Wash.-based Gesa Credit Union promoted Cheryl Adamson to EVP of legal and administration, general counsel. She previously served as vice president, general counsel for Gesa. Adamson has more than 30 years of experience working in private practice with an emphasis on commercial litigation, business representation and insurance matters. In her new role, Adamson will provide legal counsel, support and guidance to the credit union, as well as oversee the vendor management, business continuity management, enterprise risk management, compliance, human resources and team engagement divisions. She holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Washington School of Law, and prior to joining Gesa in 2021, Adamson practiced at Rettig Forgette Iller Adamson LLP in the Tri-Cities area of Washington State and Bohrnsen Stocker Smith Luciani Adamson PLLC in Spokane, Wash.
Wendy Beth Oliver OnPoint Community Credit Union ($9.4 billion, Portland, Ore.) hired Wendy Beth Oliver as SVP and chief legal officer. In her new role, Oliver leads OnPoint's legal strategy and team, aligns its legal and business goals, and advises the credit union on corporate governance, contracts, compliance and regulatory issues. She brings more than 30 years of experience as a legal advisor in the financial services industry, providing outside counsel for a range of financial services companies, including banks, mortgage and small business firms, and a fintech startup. Before joining OnPoint, she held general counsel and chief compliance officer positions at Grit Financial Inc. and Aven, a California-based fintech startup. She holds a Juris Doctorate from Duke University School of Law in Durham, N.C., and a master's in public administration from the Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan, where she was a Gramlich Fellow. In addition, she serves on the vestry of St. David of Wales Episcopal Church in Portland and the Oregon State Bar's Client Security Fund Committee.
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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.
