David Spaulding
David Spaulding, president/CEO of the Longview, Wash.-based Red Canoe Credit Union, announced his plan to retire on Jan. 21, 2025 after nearly 30 years of service to the $1.1 billion institution.
Spaulding joined the credit union in 1995 as CFO and was named president/CEO in 2009. Under his leadership as CEO, Red Canoe doubled in asset size to over $1 billion in assets, opened six new branches and completed a merger with the Longview-based Cowlitz Credit Union, among other accomplishments.
“It has been an honor and a privilege to serve as the CEO for the past 15 years,” Spaulding said. “And no one gets here alone. I am deeply grateful for the work of our dedicated staff, the loyalty of our members, and the support of our board of directors for their trust and collaboration over the years. Together, we have accomplished incredible things, and I am confident that Red Canoe will continue to thrive into the future.”
“We are immensely grateful for Dave’s visionary leadership and the profound impact he has made on our credit union and the community at large,” Miner said. “I am honored to take on this role and continue the mission that has been so passionately championed by our dedicated team. We all wish Dave the very best in his well-deserved retirement and look forward to building on this solid foundation of dedication to our members and commitment to community impact.”
Red Canoe serves over 60,000 members and operates 11 branches throughout the Northwest.
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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.
