6 Credit Unions Appoint New Leaders

Christopher Gomez will become the next president/CEO of the $737 million Heritage Family Credit Union in Rutland, Vt., on Nov. 6, the board of directors said.

He will succeed the retiring President/CEO Matthew Levandowski, who served for 30 years.

Gomez has more than 20 years of professional experience in the financial services industry. He will join Heritage Family from the $1.4 billion Mid-Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union in Kingston, N.Y., where he served as chief experience officer and chief retail officer. He also worked as a regional manager for the New Jersey division of the $5.6 billion Visions Federal Credit Union in Endwell, N.Y.

Deposits.com ranked Heritage Family as Vermont’s fourth largest credit union by assets with 10 locations operated by 174 employees who serve more than 50,000 members.

Tanya Romero-Sturgeon has been named president/CEO of the $262 million Guadalupe Credit Union in Santa Fe, N.M.

She will succeed Winona Nava, who will retire at the end of October after more than 32 years of service.

Romero-Sturgeon was hired as a member service representative 21 years ago. She advanced to the positions of branch operations manager and COO.

Guadalupe’s 99 employees run seven locations that serve 27,000 members.

Amber Taylor took over as president/CEO of the $234 million St. Lawrence Federal Credit Union in Ogdensburg, N.Y., on Oct. 1, Board Chair Doug Loffler said.

She succeeded Todd Mashaw, who served as CEO for 13 years.

Taylor brings 10 years of experience in the credit union industry. After working as a teller, she became an accountant. Taylor was later promoted to the position of accounting manager and then CFO, the credit union said.

St. Lawrence’s 59 employees operate five locations and serve nearly 12,500 members.

Christine Gibson will become the next president/CEO of the $103 million Pillar Credit Union in Marion, Ohio on Jan. 1.

She will succeed current CEO Vidya Iyengar, who plans to retire after nearly 40 years of service.

Gibson joined the credit union in 1997 as a member service representative and later worked as an accountant. She also served as an operations manager and was named CFO in 2019. Gibson currently serves as EVP.

Pillar’s 27 employees run two locations and serve more than 9,700 members.

Chris Moss has been named president/CEO of the $91.8 million Volt Credit Union in Springfield, Mo.

He succeeds Loretta Roney, who left in May after nine years as Volt’s CEO, to lead InCharge Debt Solutions and InCharge Education Foundation in Orlando, Fla. Vicki Owens, the credit union’s chief administrative officer, had been serving as a co-interim CEO.

Moss, who has been working in the credit union movement since 2007, most recently served as EVP, chief of operations and compliance officer at the $45 million Credit Union One of Oklahoma in Oklahoma City.

Volt’s 23 employees operate two locations and serve more than 7,000 members.

The $31.1 million IBEW 26 Federal Credit Union in Lanham, Md., has appointed Joshua Urbick as its new president/CEO.

He succeeds Doreen Creamer Cleland who is retiring, according to the credit union.

Urbick brings nearly a decade of financial services experience to his new position, serving in various roles at Global Credit Union ($12 billion, Anchorage, Alaska) after getting his professional start at Banner Bank.

IBEW 26’s eight employees operate one location and serve more than 2,700 members.