Pennsylvania’s Patriot Federal Credit Union Names New CEO

Ronald Celaschi will become president/CEO of Patriot Federal Credit Union in April, the Chambersburg, Pa.-based financial cooperative said Tuesday.

He will succeed President/CEO Brad Warner, who will retire after 43 years in the financial services industry, serving 30 years in the credit union movement. He was appointed CEO in 2015.

During Warner’s tenure, Patriot grew its assets from $517 million in 2015 to $1 billion at the end of 2022, while loans increased from $274 million to $783 million and membership expanded from 51,260 to 75,599, according to NCUA Call Reports.

“I want to take a moment to thank our board of directors for their many hours of hard work; but most importantly for an excellent selection,” Warner said. “Ron embraces the servant leadership philosophy, and he is looking forward to beginning his new role at Patriot.”

Celaschi holds more than 31 years of experience in the credit union industry.

During his career, he worked for more than 14 years at the Pennsylvania Credit Union Association, where he served as a senior planning consultant for credit union members.

He also worked as president/CEO of the $124 million Frick Financial Federal Credit Union in Uniontown, Pa., a post he held for three years before joining the $1.8 billion Clearview Federal Credit Union in Moon Township, Pa., where he served as vice president of lending. He was later promoted to SVP of lending and operations before being named president/CEO in 2018.

Patriot’s 232 employees operate 11 branches.