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Jose Villa The $2.8 billion, Appleton, Wis.-based Fox Communities Credit Union announced two promotions and two new hires.
Jose Villa was promoted to vice president of commercial lending. In his new role, Villa is responsible for originating, managing and supervising a portfolio of commercial loans with the overall objective of maintaining strong asset quality through underwriting and monitoring, and growth by developing new and existing business relationships. Villa joined Fox Communities in 2020 as a commercial lending officer and has since worked through multiple levels of growth. In 2023, he was named a Future15 Young Professional by Current Young Professionals and the Greater Green Bay Chamber, received a 40 Under 40 award by the NEW North and Insight Publications, and was named a Top 40 of Wisconsin's Most Influential Latino Leaders by Madison 365. Villa also serves on the Board of Directors for the Green Bay Botanical Garden and is president of the Board for Casa ALBA Melanie in Green Bay, Wis.
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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.
