The $1.6 billion, Pittsfield, Mass.-based Greylock Federal Credit Union promoted Samantha Petty to branch manager of its Greenport/Hudson branch in Hudson, N.Y. In her new role, Petty manages a staff of five and plays an active role in business development. Her key responsibilities include, but are not limited to, originating mortgage and home equity loans, overseeing branch compliance, originating and underwriting consumer loans, and maintaining a wide variety of member accounts. Petty began her career with Greylock in May 2022.
Jenya Farber
Nassau Financial Federal Credit Union ($334 million, East Meadow, N.Y.) promoted Jenya Farber to EVP of credit and lending operations. Farber has over 24 years of experience in lending. She joined Nassau Financial in 2019 as director of lending and quickly rose through leadership positions, including vice president and, most recently, SVP. In her new role, Farber will lead the strategic direction of the lending division, focusing on revenue growth and streamlining operations to support the continued success of the consumer lending team.
MIDWEST
Emily Beveridge
The $8.1 billion, East Lansing, Mich.-based MSUFCU announced two new hires.
Emily Beveridge was hired as account fraud manager. In her new role, Beveridge is responsible for supervising 11 team members in operating the fraud prevention program at the credit union as it relates to account fraud and non-card transactions, such as check, ACH and wire. She previously worked as a corporate investigations and health care fraud manager at Stellantis. Before that, she was a brand protection investigator/analyst with FCA Corporate Security Investigations and an all-source intelligence analyst with the U.S. Army. Beveridge holds a master of arts in modern Middle Eastern and North African studies from the University of Michigan.
Jeff Fedewa
Jeff Fedewa was hired as accounting manager. In his new role, Fedewa is responsible for the supervision of a nine-person team, control of general accounting functions, and the recruitment and development of accounting personnel. He most recently served as director of finance at Emergent BioSolutions, where he held several positions including senior accounting manager, accounting manager and general ledger specialist. Before that, he was with Andrews Hooper Pavlik PLC as a manager, senior accountant and staff accountant. Fedewa holds a master of science in accounting from Grand Valley State University in Allendale Mich., and holds a Certified Public Accountant license.
Gautam Boorah
The $2.3 billion, Fort Wayne, Ind.-based 3Rivers Credit Union hired Gautam Borooah into the newly-created role of chief growth officer. Borooah brings extensive experience in driving profitable growth in financial services, having most recently served in senior leadership roles at Bright Light Capital and Ygrene Energy Fund, both in the home improvement industry. Prior to his role at Ygrene, Borooah spent 16 years at Synchrony Financial/GE Capital. Borooah was recruited to GE Capital after eight years in Citigroup across multiple product management and marketing roles in student loans and mortgages, to engineer GE’s entry into the home equity market. In his new role, he will lead marketing, digital experience and business intelligence/analytics at 3Rivers. Borooah has an MBA (Beta Gamma Sigma), with concentrations in marketing and finance, from the Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, N.Y.
SOUTH
Lindsey Deinhardt
The $354 million, Oklahoma City, Okla.-based Allegiance Credit Union promoted Lindsey Deinhardt to SVP/COO. Deinhardt has been with Allegiance for almost four years, most recently serving as vice president of training and development. In her new role, she will be responsible for overseeing and managing the operational functions of the credit union, including branch locations, the call center and the training department. Deinhardt holds CCUF, CUDE and SHRM-CP certifications and has 18 years of experience in the financial services industry.
AGENCIES
Julie Cayse
The NCUA named Julie Cayse regional director, Western Region, effective Jan. 12. In her new role, Cayse will oversee the examination and supervision of all federally insured credit unions in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming. She most recently served as associate regional director of operations for the Western Region. Cayse began her NCUA career in 2010 as an examiner after several years working in financial services in the private sector. She has served as a supervision analyst, supervisory examiner, director of supervision and director of risk management in the agency’s Office of Examination and Insurance. Cayse holds a master’s degree in business administration from Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio. She is a graduate of the Executive Leadership Program at The Graduate School in Washington, D.C., and the NCUA’s Executive Training Program.
VENDORS
Andrew Wamser
NCR Atleos, which operates the largest independently-owned ATM network, appointed Andy Wamser CFO, effective Jan. 27. Wamser most recently held the role of SVP and CFO for BlueLinx. He brings extensive experience as a finance leader in both corporate and capital markets roles, including EVP and CFO of Mativ Holdings; vice president, finance, treasurer and investor relations at AutoNation; senior-level investment banking roles at Barclays Capital PLC and investment banking at UBS.
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