This past week, eight credit unions and CU Members Mortgageannounced new hires and board elections. Plus, one credit unionmourned the passing of a long-time member and leader.

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The $16 billion BECU in Tukwila, Wash., hiredMelba Bartels as CFO, effective May 1, 2017.She will oversee BECU's accounting and treasury teams. Bartelscurrently serves as CFO and senior EVP at HomeStreet Bank inSeattle. Since 2015, she has been responsible for all aspects offinancial management within HomeStreet Bank with an asset base ofmore than $6 billion.

The $650 million Clark County CreditUnion in Las Vegas hired a familiar face – former creditunion controller Tina Rice rejoined the managementteam. She will be responsible for creating efficiencieswithin the mortgage department, from maximizing softwareutilization to identifying breakdowns in processes andimplementing improvements. Rice was previously with CCCU for 14years. She returns to the credit union after completing hermaster's degree in accounting.

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The $583 million Align Credit Union inLowell, Mass., lost a member, friend and leader earlier this monthwhen John J. Crowley passed away. He was a memberof Align's board of directors for more than 30 years and helpedsteer the direction of the credit union, sitting on severalcommittees and chairing two. Born and raised in Salem, Mass., Johngraduated from Salem High School and served his country in theUnited States Army with an honorable discharge in 1959. He wasemployed by Verizon for 39 years before retiring.

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The $214 million Orlando Federal CreditUnion in Orlando hired Sharon Barry asvice president of marketing. Barry most recently served asmarketing manager with AAA Financial Services. Prior to that, shespent more than a decade working within the credit union industry.The $3.8 billion Space Coast Credit Union in Melbourne, Fla.,promoted Michelle Ashley (pictured) todirector of retail services. In her new role, Ashley will beresponsible for the management of SCCU's 13 branchesand membership in Broward and Palm Beach County. Ashley joinedthe credit union in 2007 as Manager of the Pines Hiatusbranch. In this position, she built and led a team of highperforming professionals.

The $1 billion Firstmark Credit Union in SanAntonio, Texas hired Kayvee Kondapalli as chiefinformation officer. The 15-year credit union veteran will overseethe organization's information security, technology infrastructure,core banking programing and operations, digital services andpayment systems. Kondapalli joins Firstmark after serving as thechief information officer at the $1 billion Scott Credit Union inEdwardsville, Ill.

At the $1 billion SAFE Federal CreditUnion in Sumter, S.C., members returned two incumbentmembers to the board of directors and added one new member in theannual board election. Paul Holder (pictured)was re-elected to the board. He has been a board of directorsmember since 2005 and a member of the credit union for 36 years. Heis a retired public relations representative for Farmers TelephoneCooperative and is active in local civic organizations. KayOldhouser Davis was re-elected to the board. Davis hasbeen on the board of directors since 1998 and has served as chairfor several terms during that tenure. She is a retired Universityof South Carolina Sumter academic administrator and faculty member,and is also active in a number of local civic and charitableorganizations.

Melinda Carr was newly elected to theboard. She has served on the SAFE supervisory committee since 1995,and works as a physician's assistant at Sumter Family HealthCenter. Carr moved into the board of directors seat previously heldby Helen Smith (pictured), who retired fromthe board this year after 14 years of service.

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The $497 million Notre Dame Federal CreditUnion in Notre Dame, Ind., hired ZachBook as a mortgage loan originator. He is now responsiblefor facilitating new mortgage applications. Book has seven years ofexperience in the financial services industry and is a graduate ofBethel College in Mishawaka, Ind., where he earned a degree infinance.

The $3 billion Teachers Credit Union inSouth Bend, Ind., announced two employees were elected toleadership positions with the Indiana Credit Union League.Andy Goffeney, business development officer, waselected president of the St. Joseph Valley Chapter, which coversSt. Joseph, Marshall, Elkhart and Kosciusko counties.

Lindsay Wirtz, another TCU business developmentofficer, was elected to ICUL's Central Indiana chapter. In theirrespective roles with TCU, Goffeney and Wirtz are responsiblefor identifying and developing regional business and commercialaccount relationships with current and potential businessesincluding school corporations, municipalities and non-profitorganizations.

The $1.1 billion Corporate Central CreditUnion inMuskego, Wis., named DannyMcIntyre vice president of investment services. McIntyrewill lead Corporate Central's asset liability management team inhelping credit unions across the country fine-tune their balancesheets and investment portfolios for peak performance. McIntyre has35 years of experience in the asset management liability field, 14spent exclusively helping credit unions develop investmentexpertise.

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CU Members Mortgage in Addison, Texas promotedJoe Polaski to executive sales consultant for theNortheast regional area. Polaski, who has been with CU MembersMortgage since 2007, will work with credit unions, industry leaguesand associations, credit union chapters and trade groups to findmortgage lending solutions to support their needs. Polaskibrings 32 years of experience in sales, including various positionsin mortgage lending.

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