The $221 million ArlingtonCommunity Federal Credit Union in Falls Church, Va., has promotedKaren Rosales from COO to president/CEO.

Rosales has more than 20 years of financial services experienceand succeeds Brenda Turner, who retired in April after 22 years atthe helm, the 18,300-member ACFCU said.

“Karen is a proven leader with strategic vision, business acumenand a remarkable ability to bring people together. She hastransitioned into a role where her skills and experience willenable her to take the organization to new heights, and introducenew products and services to our members,” said ACFCU Chairman LisaMoore.

In other people news from around the industry:

EAST

The $419 million GFA Federal Credit Union inGardner, Mass., hired Lisa Hall as branch managerin Peterborough, N.H. Hall has more than a decade of bankingexperience, including as branch manager of Monadnock CommunityBank, the Peterborough bank acquired by GFA in December 2012.

The $804 million Charter Oak Federal CreditUnion in Waterford, Conn., promoted six employees in itshuman resources and operations departments, including three whowere named to the newly created position of branch officer. Theyinclude Kim Bryant, Charter Oak's new assistantvice president of human resources. She joined Charter Oak in 2002and has served as a teller, training specialist, and benefitsadministrator. Charter Oak also promoted three branch managersto branch officer. They are Sonya Armstrong, whomanages Charter Oak's Killingly High School and Dayville branches,and has been with the credit union since 2005; VirgenPettini, who manages Charter Oak's Boston Post Road branchin Waterford, and has been with Charter Oak since 1996; andNamie Tedford, who manages Charter Oak's Norwichand Willimantic branches, and has been with the credit union since1985. Two new branch managers also were named: three-year employeeKayla Burgess at the Putnam branch andJeannettia Hunt at the Pawcatuck branch. Shejoined Charter Oak in 2000.

The Universal Sharing Network in Albany, N.Y.,re-elected four New York credit union leaders as board officers ofthe UsNet shared branching CUSO. Serving additional one-year termsare Chairman Mark Pfisterer, president/CEO ofAmeriCU Credit Union; Vice Chairman Don Denofio,president/CEO at Saratoga's Community Federal CreditUnion; Treasurer Christine Peters, CEO ofFamily First of NY Federal Credit Union; and SecretaryNancy Kasprzak-Whitmore, EVP of Niagara's ChoiceFederal Credit Union. Re-elected Class A directors wereJames Doig, president/CEO of Sidney Federal CreditUnion and Robert Hoppenstedt, SVP of memberservices at Bethpage Federal Credit Union. They both will servethree-year terms. The Class B directors, who will each serveone-year terms, are Denofio and Bruno Sementilli,president/CEO of Quorum Federal Credit Union. UsNet is owned bycredit unions and the Credit Union Association of NewYork.

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The $1.2 billion Pen Air Federal Credit Unionin Pensacola, Fla., honored Betty Petree for 52years of service and named her a board member emeritus at its78^th annual meeting. New board member RobertJacobson has served for several years on the supervisorycommittee. The board of directors also now comprisesMaurice W. Johnson (chair), WandaTyus (vice chair), Ann McCall(treasurer), John Cihota (secretary),Eileen Ehrsam, Grady Hester andRobert Jacobson.

The $444 million BrightStar Credit Union inSunrise, Fla., named Dustin Jacobs as marketingmanager. He has more than a decade of experience in marketingand public relations, most recently as regional marketingcoordinator for H&R Block in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

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The $2.6 billion Michigan State University FederalCredit Union in East Lansing, Mich., named MichaelHudson to its board of directors. He is director ofthe MSU Resource Center for Persons With Disabilities. He has beenon the MSUFCU supervisory committee since 2011 and helped thecredit union become one of the first to implement accessible ATMmachines that offer voice output for people with visual impairmentand print-related disabilities. The MSUFCU board also appointedJanet Lillie as a member. Lillie is an MSU associate dean in theCollege of Communication Arts and Sciences and also a member of thecredit union's supervisory committee.

Julio Rios, associate vice president ofmortgage lending at the $1.8 billion UW CreditUnion in Madison, Wis., was elected to the WisconsinMortgage Bankers Association board of directors. Rios has 20 yearsof home lending experience and joined UWCU as director of mortgagelending in 2005 and was promoted to his current position in2013.

The $1.7 billion United Federal Credit Union inSt. Joseph, Mich., promoted Jason Johnson fromassistant collections manager to collections manager. He alsohas been a repossession and foreclosure specialist and a teller atUFCU.

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The CU Service Network in Lakewood, Colo.,appointed Terry Laudick, president/CEO of the $1.5billion New Mexico Educators Federal Credit Union in Albuquerque,to the board of managers of the shared branching network as CUSNexpanded its board to eight people to include representation fromNew Mexico.

VENDORS

PolicyWorks in Des Moines, Iowa, promotedBrian Godwin to director of regulatory compliance.He had been senior compliance officer. Erin O'Hernhas been promoted from compliance attorney to regulatory counsel.Both have earned their CUNA Credit Union Compliance ExpertDesignation.  Ensenta in Redwood Shores, Calif.,hired Xan Kasprzak as its director of majoraccounts and risk management. Kasprzak comes to the mobile imagingand payment solutions provider from Early Warning Systems. She alsohas been with Experian, Fidelity National Information Services andTransUnion.