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The $6.8 billion, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.-based Hudson Valley Credit Union announced its 2023-2024 board of directors election results during its annual members meeting on June 26.
Jay Pantaleo was elected to a three-year term and will serve as chair.
Jay Pantaleo Keith Baskett will serve as vice chair.
Keith Baskett Nancy Kappler-Foster will serve as treasurer.
Nancy Kappler-Foster Benjamin Smith will serve as secretary.
Benjamin Smith Janine S. Daughtry was elected to a three-year term and will serve as a director.
Janine S. Daughtry Wesley J. Lee was elected to a two-year term and will serve as a director.
Wesley J. Lee Karen McFarlane was elected to a three-year term and will serve as a director.
Karen McFarlane Alisa Swire will serve as a director.
Alisa Swire Henrietta Akpata will serve as an associate director.
Henrietta Akpata LEAGUES
Kelli Green Southeastern Regional Credit Union Schools (SRCUS), a collaboration of seven southeastern credit union leagues, announced two award recipients.
Kelli Green, SVP of marketing for the $350 million, West Monroe, La.-based Centric Federal Credit Union, received the 2023 Hugh Watson Award on June 23 during this year's session of the Southeast CUNA Management School in Athens, Ga. The award, which SRCUS instituted in 2015 to recognize an outstanding third-year student who demonstrates the characteristics of leadership and excellence, was given for the exceptional contributions she made to the class over the course of the three-year program and her outstanding leadership skills. Prior to joining the credit union movement in 2012, Green spent five years in training and staff development with local community banks.
Lindsay Clever Lindsay Clever, training manager for the $2.5 billion, North Charleston, S.C.-based South Carolina Federal Credit Union, received the 2023 Tom McWilliams Service to SRCUS Award, also on June 23 during this year's session of the Southeast CUNA Management School in Athens, Ga. The award, named in honor of the late Tom McWilliams (former Mississippi Credit Union Association SVP and SRCUS vice chair), recognizes a student who exemplifies empathetic leadership, inclusiveness of others and appreciation for their perspectives, excellent communication and listening skills, and a commitment to service and willingness to participate. Along with presenting the award annually, SRCUS plans to make a donation to McWilliams' favorite charity, Children's Miracle Network, and will disperse the funds to the CMN Chapter in or close to the city where the year's award recipient resides.
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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.
