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The $82 million Inspire Federal Credit Union in Bristol,Pa. appointed Karen Walter as senior vice president andchief operating officer and Lou Hyjurick as director ofinformation technology. Walter joined the credit union with morethan 18 years of experience and previously served as executive vicepresident at First National Bank, director of sales at SusquehannaPatriot Bank, and regional sales manager at Sovereign Bank.Hyjurick holds more than 28 years of experience in the informationtechnology field. Before joining Inspire, he was the servicemanager of Lexicon International, specializing in IT consulting anddata protection. He also served in a leadership role at BellAtlantic for 18 years.

Heidi Wrights was appointed to community manager for theState College Financial Center in State College, Pa., the $4.2billion Pennsylvania State Employees Credit Union in Harrisburg,Pa. said. She began her career with PSECU as an intern in thecooperative's education center while pursuing her Associate'sDegree in business and marketing. She completed her Bachelor's andMaster's degrees in management and organizational leadership atEastern University.