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David Ellings, a former student and director for Western CUNA Management School (WCMS) and former chief lending officer for South Bay Credit Union in Redondo Beach, Calif., has passed away, according to a joint announcement from WCMS and the California and Nevada Credit Union Leagues Monday.
David Ellings After graduating from WCMS in 1989 as part of the Lambda Class, Ellings began serving as the school's director of campus activities in 1990. In that role, he was responsible for coordinating the non-academic side of campus life for WCMS, working closely with each class and each year's graduate assistants in planning events and activities, chairing the student council, and overseeing many aspects of WCMS campus life each summer at Pomona College in Claremont, Calif., according to the announcement. He also served as a graduate assistant to WCMS' 1990 Mu and 1991 Nu classes.
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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.
