The $7.6 billion, Columbus, Ohio-based Corporate One Credit Union announced four board and committee appointments.

Bill Allender was re-elected to the board of directors and will serve a three-year term. Allender has been serving as president/CEO of the $722 million BMI Federal Credit Union in Dublin, Ohio since June 2012. He is a Certified Public Accountant and previously held the positions of EVP, CFO and vice president of finance at BMI FCU from 2003-2012. Allender holds certifications as a Certified Chief Executive and Certified Innovation Executive. He has been a director at Corporate One since 2015 and has served as board secretary since 2024. Additionally, Allender chaired the Corporate One Credit Committee from 2021-2024; led the Enterprise Risk Management Committee from 2011-2021, including serving as chair from 2019-2021; and was part of the Supervisory Committee from 2010-2019.

Tasha Kostick was re-elected to the board of directors and will serve a three-year term. Kostick has been serving as SVP and CFO at the $782 million, Martinez, Calif.-based 1st Northern California Credit Union since 2020. She is a Certified Public Accountant and previously worked at RSM US LLP as a partner and credit union practice leader from 2010-2020. She also held various roles from senior manager to auditor, specializing in financial institutions from 1997-2010. Kostick served as a board member of the Risk Management Association (RMA), San Francisco Chapter from 2012-2016. Since 2024, she has been a director at Corporate One, where she has also been a member of the Enterprise Risk Management Committee since 2023 and served on the Supervisory Committee from 2022-2024.

John J. Shirilla was re-elected to the board of directors and will serve a three-year term. Shirilla joined Best Employees Federal Credit Union in 1985, where he has served as president/CEO since 1987, and led the credit union through a merger with Reward One Credit Union in 2008 to become Best Reward Federal Credit Union ($161 million, Brook Park, Ohio). He held interim CEO positions at Western Region Federal Credit Union from 2000-2002, Ohio Operating Engineers Federal Credit Union from 2017-2019 and PEF Federal Credit Union from 2012-2013. His career began as an assistant manager at Mentor Schools Credit Union, where he worked from 1979-1985. Shirilla also served as director of Primary Financial LLC from 2000-2002, was a member of the Ohio Credit Union League Governmental Committee and was a director at St. Eugene Credit Union. Since 1998, Shirilla has been a director at Corporate One, where he has held the position of board treasurer since 2004, chaired the Asset/Liability Management Committee since 2004, served as board vice chair from 2002-2004 and chaired the Credit Committee from 2000-2003.

Jeremiah Kossen, president/CEO of Publix Employees Federal Credit Union ($1.5 billion, Lakeland, Fla.), was appointed to the Corporate One Supervisory Committee. Kossen's appointment was confirmed by the board of directors during a reorganization meeting held on April 25. He will serve a three-year term. Kossen has served as president/CEO of PEFCU since 2022. Before joining PEFCU, he served as president/CEO at Town and Country Credit Union in Minot, N.D. He previously served as COO at Lake Michigan Credit Union in Grand Rapids, Mich. He began his career with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and spent time as a problem case officer with the NCUA. He also served on the CFPB Credit Union Advisory Council from 2020-2022. Kossen holds an MBA from Wayne State University in Detroit, Mich.

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