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Mike Williams Mike Williams, president/CEO of Colorado Credit Union ($372 million, Littleton, Colo.), was named a Pierre Jay Award recipient for 2023 in a ceremony held Aug. 27 during the 58th Annual NASCUS State System Summit. The Pierre Jay Award honors those who have demonstrated outstanding service, leadership and commitment to NASCUS and the state system, and is NASCUS's highest honor in recognizing champions of the state credit union system. Williams has worked in credit unions for 38 years and served as Colorado CU's president/CEO for the past 31 years. His other industry accolades and accomplishments include:
- Serving on the NASCUS Credit Union Advisory Council for the past decade, including as chairman from 2020-2022, board vice chair from 2018-2020, secretary from 2016-2018 and currently on the Interstate Branching/Operations Task Force
- Serving as a board member of the State of Colorado Division of Financial Services since 2018
- Being named one of Denver Business Journal's Most Admired CEOs in 2022
- Being elected the Mountain West Credit Union Professional of the Year in 2011
- Receiving the Distinguished Leader Award from the Center for Credit Union Leadership in 2017
- Being elected to the Credit Union House Hall of Leaders in 2013
- Serving on the board of trustees of Western CUNA Management School
Kellen Gill The $3.3 billion, San Diego-based California Coast Credit Union hired Kellen Gill as chief audit and risk officer. In his new role, Gill will oversee internal audit, compliance, risk management and legal for the credit union. For the past 16 years, he has worked in several roles of increasing responsibility at Sempra Energy and San Diego Gas and Electric Company, including in corporate tax, accounting, compliance, internal audit, legislative policy and regulatory affairs. He has also served as an adjunct professor of accountancy at the University of San Diego and teaches the Certified Public Accountant examination preparation course for Becker Professional Education. Gill holds a master of science degree in tax from San Diego State University and is a CPA licensed to practice in the state of California.
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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.
