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Tyler Livingston Tyler Livingston

The $3.6 billion, Albuquerque, N.M.-based Sandia Laboratory Federal Credit Union hired Tyler D. Livingston into the newly-created position of chief risk officer. In his new role, Livingston is responsible for leading the design, development and implementation of a comprehensive enterprise risk management program in alignment with the credit union's organizational goals and business strategy. He previously served as head of operational risk management for MUFG, head of financial risk and controls for international financial holding company SVB, and SVP and director of enterprise risk management for East West Bank in San Francisco, according to his LinkedIn page. He also served as the interim financial services practice director for a global consulting firm and as a senior financial services consultant for a large public accounting firm. His career began as an internal auditor for a regional bank in Salt Lake City. Livingston holds an executive MBA from Arizona State University in Tempe, Ariz.

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Mario D. Mejia Mario D. Mejia

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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.