The AACUL acknowledges executives, Credit score Union Home elects board members and MAP Founder Cyndie Martini to retire.
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Timothy L. Anderson, president/CEO for the $1.2 billion, Alexandria, Va.-based United States Senate Federal Credit score Union, was amongst seven credit score union leaders honored on the African American Credit score Union Coalition’s Corridor of Fame Induction Ceremony on Feb. 28, 2023 on the Nationwide Museum of African American Historical past and Tradition in Washington, D.C. Anderson joins USSFCU Emeritus Board Member Herbert “Bertie” Bowman within the Corridor of Fame. Bowman, inducted in 2020, is Capitol Hill’s longest serving African American staffer and a long-time mentor of Anderson’s. Anderson has over 30 years of senior govt and administration expertise at giant banks and credit score unions. He started his profession with USSFCU because the department supervisor of its flagship Hart Senate location and later served as EVP and chief retail officer previous to changing into president/CEO in 2019. He additionally served on the USSFCU board of administrators for over 15 years in numerous capacities, together with as chairman of the board.
Tower Federal Credit score Union ($4 billion, Laurel, Md.) employed James McHale as SVP and CFO. In his new function, McHale will oversee Tower’s finance, accounting, investments, threat administration and services/administrative providers division groups. Earlier than becoming a member of Tower, McHale was CFO for a big Michigan credit score union. For a lot of his profession, he labored for credit score unions in California and Indiana in roles together with CFO, COO, CEO and chief threat officer. He additionally led the analytics staff of a know-how firm that develops lending, threat administration and analytics software program for monetary establishments. McHale is a licensed Credit score Union Enterprise Threat Administration Knowledgeable.
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The $839 million, Indianapolis-based Monetary Heart First Credit score Union employed Kyle Endres as vice chairman of communications. Endres brings practically 15 years of expertise, having began his monetary providers profession on the teller line earlier than rising into roles in mortgage operations, business lending and coaching. In his new function, he’ll handle a number of groups targeted on digital entry and direct member communication, in addition to centralized lending, the contact middle and the eServices help staff, partnering carefully with IT and threat administration to make sure the security and safety of member information. He at the moment serves on the Purdue Extension Board in Indiana’s Boone County and the companion advisory board for fintech SavvyMoney.
The $196 million Allegius Credit score Union in Burns Harbor, Ind., employed Toni Downing as vice chairman/CFO. Downing brings over 25 years of accounting expertise, having labored within the authorities sector, banking and business actual property. She most not too long ago spent eight years in public service as chief deputy auditor for Indiana’s Porter County. She at the moment serves on the board of the Porter County Parks and Recreation Division.
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Cyndie Martini, founder and CEO of Member Entry Processing (MAP), a Kent, Wash.-based card processing aggregator for credit score unions, will retire on Aug. 31, 2023. Based on MAP, she is going to work with the board to establish her alternative and guarantee a clean transition. Martini based MAP in 1998. Throughout that point, she has grown the MAP enterprise all through the US and secured a robust, lasting relationship with Visa, Inc. Beneath her management, MAP stays the one CUSO to supply Visa Debit Processing Providers to credit score unions.
LEAGUES
Paul Mercer, president of the Ohio Credit score Union League, was acknowledged with a 2023 Eugene H. Farley League Management Award by the American Affiliation of Credit score Union Leagues at a reception held at the side of the 2023 CUNA Governmental Affairs Convention. Mercer joined the Ohio Credit score Union League in 1992. Since 1997, he has been president of the League and its affiliated organizations: OCUL Providers Company, its state and federal political motion committees OCULAC and OCULPAC, its grant-making group the Ohio Credit score Union Basis and its advocacy reserve entity the Ohio Credit score Union Protection Coalition. Mercer additionally serves on numerous three way partnership and collaboration boards, together with Cooperative Enterprise Providers, ViClarity and Plexcity. He served as AACUL board chair in addition to on the boards of CUNA, the Filene Analysis Institute, the Nationwide Credit score Union Basis and League Infosight.
Lauren Whaley, president of the Carolinas Credit score Union Basis, was additionally acknowledged with a 2023 Eugene H. Farley League Management Award by the American Affiliation of Credit score Union Leagues. Whaley joined the Basis as president in 2015. Since then, the Basis has distributed practically $10 million in funding for catastrophe aid, hardship help, academic packages and grants, tutorial and needs-based scholarships, non-profit grant help and extra. By revamping the Basis’s fund administration providers, Whaley has greater than tripled the belongings of the Basis. Amongst a number of initiatives Whaley launched to learn the Carolinas credit score union system had been skilled improvement grants for small credit score unions and a Know-how and Capital Enchancment Grant Program that helps small credit score unions spend money on know-how, safety or infrastructure upgrades. In April 2020, the Basis activated its Catastrophe Reduction Fund to help a COVID-19 Reduction Program designed by Whaley, making aid funds obtainable to staff of Carolinas-based credit score unions who skilled important monetary hardship because of the pandemic. She at the moment serves as chair of the State Credit score Union Basis Community of AACUL and is on the steering committee for the Credit score Union Basis Community Group.
Credit score Union Home, a particular occasions venue on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., that’s owned by each statewide credit score union affiliation/league and the AACUL, elected 5 board members at its twenty second Annual Assembly of Members on Feb. 26 on the Marriott Marquis Resort in Washington, D.C.
Patrick LaPine, CEO of the League of Southeastern Credit score Unions & Associates, was elected to a two-year time period and can function chair.
Troy Stang, president/CEO of GoWest Credit score Union Affiliation, was re-elected to a two-year time period and can function vice chair.
Patrick Conway, president/CEO of CrossState Credit score Union Affiliation, was re-elected to a two-year time period and can function treasurer.
Diana Dykstra, president/CEO of the California and Nevada Credit score Union Leagues, was elected to a two-year time period and can function secretary.
Patty Corkery, president/CEO of the Michigan Credit score Union League & Associates, was elected to a two-year time period and can function a director.
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