3 Credit Unions & ViClarity Unveil New Talent

WEST

The $3.4 billion, Eugene, Ore.-based Oregon Community Credit Union announced one new hire and one promotion.

Genevieve Sumnall was hired as vice president of business services. In her new role, she will be responsible for building upon relevant products and services, and deepening relationships with small businesses in the communities OCCU serves. Sumnall has previously held vice president and treasury management roles with some of the largest banks in the region. She is a member of the board of directors for Habitat for Humanity of Central Lane, a 20 under 40 Award recipient and graduate of the Leadership Eugene Springfield civic leadership and advocacy program.

Cheleana Stafflund was promoted to director of retail operations. Stafflund began her career with OCCU as a regional manager in 2022 and has nearly 10 years of regional operations management experience, including as a vice president at Columbia Bank. She is also a graduate of the Leadership Eugene Springfield program and has served on several boards of civic organizations. In her new role, she will lead all branches, ensuring each branch meets organizational, financial, operational, service, security and growth benchmarks.

EAST

The $4.1 billion Northwest Federal Credit Union in Herndon, Va., announced a new hire and two promotions.

Laurel Flynn was hired as vice president, commercial and SBA lending. She brings 22 years of commercial bank and credit union experience, and expertise in commercial and SBA lending. Flynn most recently served as vice president of business lending for Achieva Credit Union ($2.6 billion, Dunedin, Fla.), where she was responsible for the management of sales, underwriting, portfolio management and loan servicing.

Jean Cain was promoted to chief human resources officer. She has been with Northwest for three years and has been responsible for overseeing HR and talent development. During her time at Northwest, she has enhanced the credit union’s internship program, health care plan and leadership development program, along with furthering DEI initiatives and launching a new employee appreciation tool.

Sara Depauw was promoted to chief lending officer. She joined Northwest a year ago to oversee the lending departments, and her accomplishments at the credit union have included revamping Northwest’s indirect processing and consumer lending departments, implementing new tools to streamline loan processes and conducting high-level analytics to help Northwest better serve its members.

Shirley Cooper, president/CEO for the $69.6 million, Richmond, Va.-based Credit Union of Richmond, announced her plans to retire in the summer of 2023. The credit union’s board of directors has hired D. Hilton Associates to conduct a nationwide search to find its next president/CEO.

The $235 million, Alexandria, Va.-based InFirst Federal Credit Union announced three promotions.

Steve Davitt was named chief innovation officer. In his new role, Davitt will be responsible for leading the facilities, marketing and projects teams. He most recently served as vice president of strategic development.

Tameka Murphy was named chief experience officer. In her new role, Murphy is responsible for leading all of InFirst’s retail branches, as well as its call center, human resources, training and development, information technology and operations teams. She most recently served as vice president of human resources.

Mike Mutchler was named chief growth officer. In his new role, Mutchler will be responsible for leading the compliance, lending and loan servicing teams. He most recently served as vice president of lending.

VENDORS

ViClarity, a Des Moines, Iowa-based provider of governance, risk and compliance management solutions to credit unions, hired Ash Omar as vice president of sales and marketing. In his new role, Omar will oversee ViClarity’s business development strategy and manage the company’s U.S. sales and marketing teams as they drive revenue growth. He brings more than 15 years of experience selling SaaS technologies to financial institutions and insurance companies, having most recently served as head of growth for Cognizant, an American multinational information technology services and consulting organization. Omar’s experience also includes several industry leadership positions at SaaS technology organizations ISGN, Mortgageflex System and Wipro Technologies. He has also appeared at several industry events and roundtables as a speaker and panelist.

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