Ray Lindley
Elevations Credit Union COO Ray Lindley has been selected as the new president/CEO for the Meridian, Idaho-based CapEd Credit Union, CapEd announced Wednesday.
Lindley will succeed current CapEd President/CEO Todd Erickson, who is retiring in mid-June. Erickson has been with the $1.5 billion CapEd since 1995 and was named president/CEO in 2008.
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Lindley, who was placed by executive search and leadership development firm DDJ Myers, an ALM Company, brings over 28 years of financial services industry experience. He served as a market president for JP Morgan Chase/Washington Mutual Bank before joining the $3.4 billion, Boulder, Colo.-based Elevations, where he served as both chief lending officer and COO.
“We’re excited to welcome Ray as our next President/CEO,” CapEd Board Chair Barbara Olic-Hamilton stated. “His authentic, people-focused leadership style starts from his belief that he can learn something from everyone, so he builds time in his schedule to meet with every employee on a regular basis. Ray believes that you grow a workforce by listening to other opinions. He will guide CapEd into the future and ensure that our top priority remains members’ trust and their financial well-being.”
Lindley is a Certified Credit Union Executive, and holds an MBA and bachelor’s degree in business administration from Northwest Nazarene University in Nampa, Idaho. He grew up and started his career in Idaho’s Treasure Valley, a southwestern Idaho region that includes Meridian, and is an active industry and community volunteer.
“It is an honor to join the CapEd team,” Lindley said. “Getting to know the Board and learning more about this organization has cemented my belief that it truly is Southwest Idaho’s premier financial institution and is poised to deliver even more value in the future. I am excited to be part of such a robust credit union with roots in education and a strong commitment to empowering members while enhancing their financial well-being.”
Founded as Boise Teachers Federal Credit Union in 1936, the credit union merged with Meridian Teachers Credit Union in 1972 to form CapEd. It now serves over 104,000 members.
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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.
