TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Credit Union 24 shareholders have elected a new officer to the organization's board to fill one being vacated by one of the network's founding members, the ATM and EFT network has announced.
Paul Simkins, formerly CEO of the $34 million Core Credit Union, headquartered in Statesboro, Ga., had been one of CU 24′s founding members and stepped down.
To replace him the shareholders chose Joan Santiago. Santiago is vice president of operations support with IBM Southeast Employees' Federal Credit Union, where she's worked for more than 13 years, the network said.
Ray Cromer Jr., president and CEO of Envision Credit Union, was re-elected to another term, as was Maria Garcia, senior vice president of human resources and development for Suncoast
Schools Federal Credit Union. Cromer will serve
as chairman.
Cromer has a long history with Credit Union 24. As a former chairman of the Florida Credit Union League, Cromer helped guide the network on its path to becoming an independent corporation. Following the network's transition to a cooperative, member-owned entity in 1998, Mr. Cromer served on the board until 2002, was re-elected to serve again in 2004 and has served as chairman since June 2006.
Maria Garcia counts more than 26 years of credit union experience, and has served on the Credit Union 24 board since 2004. Throughout her career, Maria has earned a number of professional designations, including Certified Credit Union Executive, Accredited ACH Professional, Certified Financial Management Specialist and Certified Financial Services Professional.
"Our credit union shareholders have chosen their board of directors carefully and wisely," said Jim Park, Credit Union 24′s president and CEO. "Not only do our directors have wide-ranging experience in our credit union world, but each has shown an exceptional commitment to the credit union movement."
The CU 24 Board also chose its officers: Mansel Guerry, president of Mississippi Employees Federal Credit Union, was elected vice chairman; and Chris Leggett, president and CEO of First Coast Community Credit Union, was re-elected as secretary/treasurer.
Other Board members continuing their service to the network are Bradley Blake, president and CEO of Florida State University Credit Union; Edwin Collins, president and CEO of Lockheed Georgia Employees Federal Credit Union; Alvin J. Cowans, president and CEO of McCoy Federal Credit Union; and Larry Scott, president and CEO of Campus USA Credit Union.
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