5 Credit Unions Appoint Chief Executives and VPs

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The $1.8 billion, Carson City, Nev.-based Greater Nevada Credit Union announced three promotions.

Jen Treadway was promoted to chief people officer. Treadway joined GNCU in January 2023 as SVP of people and culture. She has more than two decades of experience in human resources. In her new role, she will oversee the community impact, people and HR divisions. Treadway holds a master’s degree in industrial organizational psychology from San Jose State University.

Shaz Wiltowsky was promoted to vice president of people resources. Wiltowsky joined GNCU in 2019 as an HR manager and was promoted to director of people resources in 2022. She has nearly 15 years of experience in HR and people operations, and in her new position, Wiltowsky will continue to nurture GNCU’s culture and employee experience, and oversee people resources, talent acquisition and safety. She earned an executive master’s degree in business administration from the University of Nevada, Reno.

Christy White was promoted to vice president of engagement. After starting her career at GNCU in 2005, White served in several roles within the people resources division. Most recently, she led the talent support and people engagement teams, and spearheaded employee recognition initiatives. In her new role, she will be responsible for generating further engagement with GNCU employees and community partners. In addition, she will oversee the people engagement, community impact and internal communications teams. White holds a master’s degree in management from the University of Phoenix and certification from the Society for Human Resources Management.

The $8.9 billion, Santa Rosa, Calif.-based Redwood Credit Union promoted Kristen Mahlmann to CFO. In her new role, Mahlmann will lead the credit union’s accounting and finance operations, employee relations, educational development and employee engagement teams, and oversee strategy for the organization.

In addition, the North Bay Business Journal recently included Mahlmann in its Influential Women Awards for 2024, recognizing her as an outstanding local professional who demonstrates exemplary leadership and community involvement. Mahlmann joined RCU in 2019 as SVP of accounting and finance, and was promoted to SVP of people and strategy in 2023.  Mahlmann earned an MBA from the University of California, Los Angeles Anderson School of Management and graduated with high honors from Western CUNA Management School.

Ron Felder, who previously held the role, will now become RCU’s chief lending officer, leading the credit union’s lending areas, including mortgage and consumer lending, lending operations and systems, financial assistance and loan servicing.

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Glenda Mooney will retire from the $5.2 billion, North Chesterfield, Va.-based Virginia Credit Union after 50 years of service. She is the only employee to have reached the milestone of working 50 or more years at the credit union. As a 17-year-old high school student and the youngest member of a 10-person staff, Mooney started as a part-time teller in 1974. She has spent most of her career in VACU’s accounting department.

The $2.1 billion, Lowell, Mass-based Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union promoted Alison Hughes to vice president – community engagement. In her new role, Hughes will continue to represent Jeanne D’Arc and its We Share A Common Thread Foundation, building strong relationships with community partners in the areas they serve. She served on the Board of Selectmen for the town of Dracut, Mass., from 2014 to 2020, including a term as Madame chair for two years. Prior to her tenure on the Board, she was an active member of the town’s Finance Committee for six years. She currently serves as a board chair for the Greater Lowell Chamber of Commerce; corporator for Lowell General Hospital, a role she has held since 2022; and is the vice chair of The D’Youville Foundation board.

The $2.6 billion, Littleton, Mass.-based Workers Credit Union hired John Decker as vice president of commercial lending. In his new role, he will work with local businesses and real estate investors to meet their lending needs, as well as help with relationship building and financial management. Decker most recently served as vice president, commercial loan officer at BankFive in Fall River, Mass. He brings over 25 years of commercial lending experience.

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Coastal Credit Union ($5.1 billion, Raleigh, N.C.) hired Doreen Duffy as vice president of human resources. In her new role, Duffy will develop and execute Coastal’s HR strategy in support of the credit union’s overall strategic plan. She will be responsible for succession planning, talent management, performance management, benefits and compensation. Duffy brings expertise in Total Rewards strategy development and implementation. She previously specialized in human capital strategies at the $28 billion Investors Banks before joining State Employees Credit Union ($55.8 billion, Raleigh) in 2022 as SVP Total Rewards. Her prior experience also includes roles at Dun & Bradstreet and Nabisco/Kraft Foods.

The $632 million, Metairie, La.-based OnPath Federal Credit Union announced eight executive team leaders following its merger with Louisiana Federal Credit Union.

Elia Diaz-Yaeger was named chief legal officer. Diaz-Yaeger previously acted as a shareholder at Lugenbul, Wheaton, Rankin, and Hubbard. Her primary areas of practice have been industrial employment and commercial litigation, insurance defense, environmental law and board governance/cybersecurity. She is a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association and longstanding member of the Hispanic National Bar Association.

Kristen DeDual will remain as COO for OnPath, a role she has been serving in since 2014. She is responsible for executive-level collaboration, strategic planning, execution and operational efficiencies.

Darlene Gibson was named CFO. Gibson brings more than 20 years of financial and managerial accounting experience, having previously served as vice president of finance at Essential Federal Credit Union ($402 million, Baton Rouge, La.) and assistant vice president/controller for Campus Federal Credit Union ($893 million, Baton Rouge). She oversees managing the credit union’s financial performance, budgeting, forecasting and reporting.

Thomas Aleman was named chief administrative officer. Aleman joined OnPath in 2023 and currently oversees strategic planning, strategic initiatives, growth and profitability, and human resources. Aleman previously served at Corporate One Federal Credit Union ($6.5 billion, Columbus, Ohio) as assistant vice president of key accounts.

Kevin Plaisance was named chief information officer. Since 2022, Plaisance has overseen all aspects of IT security, infrastructure, operations, core processing, data analytics, business intelligence and robotic process automation for OnPath. Prior to joining the credit union, he directed the IT engineering vertical at Iberia Bank/First Horizon Bank for over a decade.

Candace Washington Theodore was named SVP member engagement. Theodore joined OnPath in 2015 and has over two decades of marketing, communication and business development experience both in the nonprofit and for-profit sectors. She also serves as president of the OnPath Foundation and leads the credit union’s philanthropic and community impact initiatives.

Ross Talbert was named chief lending officer. He most recently served as chief experience officer at Louisiana FCU and has over 14 years of experience in the credit union and financial services industries. He previously held roles at Mainstreet Credit Union ($675 million, Lenexa, Kan.) and Arkansas Federal Credit Union ($2.4 billion, Little Rock).

Melissa (Missy) Matherne was named chief accounting officer. In the merged organization, Matherne oversees the accounting, compliance and risk management functions of the credit union. Matherne brings more than 33 years of experience in accounting and auditing, including 22 years in credit unions. She is a Certified Public Accountant and holds certifications as a Credit Union Enterprise Risk Management Expert and Certified Credit Union Investments Professional.

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