The Summit Federal Credit Union, Rochester, N.Y., has appointed Susan Malta as the senior member service manager; Tina Longwell as a business relationship account executive; and Connie Scherrer as branch manager for the Clarence and North Buffalo branches.

SOUTH

SAFE Federal Credit Union, Sumter, S.C., named Penny Pratt vice president of lending.

MIDWEST

Royal Credit Union, Eau Claire, Wis., re-elected Richard Greene, Jennifer McDonough and Douglas Olson to three-year terms on its board. At the reorganization meeting, John Sackett was appointed chairperson; Richard Greene was appointed vice chairperson; Doug Olson was appointed treasurer; Jennifer McDonough was appointed secretary; and Susan Haugen, Nancy Beltz and Bill Blackburn were appointed directors.

SOUTHWEST

Tucson Federal Credit Union, Tucson, Ariz., has appointed Shane Spencer as the new VP of sales and training.

Air Force Federal Credit Union, San Antonio, has named Sara Richardson as the March employee of the month.

Sandia Area Federal Credit Union, Albuquerque, N.M., has hired Steve Tarro as vice president of information techonology and Kelli D. Merlino as vice president of human resources.

WEST

The Credit Union Association of Colorado, Arvada, Colo., has appointed Nicole Brusewitz as education director and Paula Crespin as frontline trainer. The association also promoted Melia Heimbuck to director of member services and Dana Russell has joined the Credit Union Service Network as a marketing consultant.

Altura Credit Union, Riverside, Calif., has promoted Ann Riley to senior vice president of quality; Suzie Kisslan to senior vice president of operations; and Cherryl Benjamin to assistant vice president of branch operations.

PEOPLE IN FOCUS

Penny Gets in Touch With Younger Members

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Reaching younger members with products that suit there needs is an important aspect of membership growth. With this in mind, Jeannette Penny has been named the student loan coordinator at Memphis Area Teachers' Credit Union.
As the student loan coordinator, Penny is responsible for receiving and processing loan applications, counseling and educating students on loan financing, and calling on school counselors and other administrators to promote the student loan program and tuition aid availability that MATCU offers.
Penny attended Northwestern State of Louisiana and also received certification at the Republic Mortgage Insurance Company in Appraisal Underwriting.