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Veronica Giron Veronica Giron, vice president of business services for the $4 billion, Albuquerque, N.M.-based Nusenda Credit Union, was honored by Albuquerque Business First as one of its Women of Influence. This award recognizes women in leadership positions that have a shared desire to go above and beyond in their careers and communities. Giron joined Nusenda in 2016 and has been a crucial part of the business services team at the credit union, supporting economic growth throughout the state. She is currently in her second year as the finance and budget committee chair for the Commercial Real Estate Women Network, having served on the board of directors from 2019 through 2021.
Kelly Corah The $16.7 billion, San Jose, Calif.-based First Tech Federal Credit Union promoted Kelly Corah to president of Addison Avenue Investment Services, the credit union's wealth management organization. She succeeds Scott Jenner, who retired in February. In her new role, she will continue to lead the investment program sales, compliance and client engagement functions, as well as the activities of the credit union's insurance agency, First Tech Insurance Services. Corah has over three decades of experience leading insurance and investment teams. She has been with First Tech for 25 years and currently serves as the vice chair of the board of trustees for Ronald McDonald House Charities of Oregon and Southwest Washington.
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Natasha Chilingerian
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.
