Credit unions throughout East, South and West regions of the nation announced new hires, promotions, honors and new board members. 

EAST

Ernest D. Huggard was appointed chief financial officer at the $342 million South Jersey Federal Credit Union in Deptford, N.J. With 30 years of experience and an extensive banking background, he is a certified public accountant and a chartered global management accountant.

Vincent J. Market, executive vice president and chief financial officer for the $1.6 billion TruMark Financial Credit Union in Trevose, Pa., received the first-ever CFO Professional of the Year Award at the CUNA CFO Council Conference in May in New Orleans, La. He was recognized for his achievements in leading the development of a variety of financial surveys, scorecards, analysis and benchmarks of the key strategic goals and tactics to measure and strengthen a credit union's overall performance.

The $183 million First Financial Federal Credit Union in Wall Township, N.J. hired Scott Varga as its new chief information officer. He previously served as vice president of information technology for the $248 million Scient Federal Credit Union in Groton, Conn. The credit union also said Jennifer Spector was promoted to compliance and risk officer. Previously, she served as a compliance and risk analyst. 

Paul Dube retired after serving 50 years as a member of the board of directors for the $1 billion Greylock Federal Credit Union in Pittsfield, Mass. When Dube was appointed to the board on Nov. 25, 1964,  Pittsfield GE Employee's Credit Union (the former name of Greylock FCU) managed  between $3 million to $4 million in assets and the first manager had been hired. Previously, the GE payroll manager oversaw the cooperative that employed three people who worked in two small rooms at the GE plant.

Jeffrey Richards and Joanne Doherty were elected to the board of directors for three-year terms at the $273 million Infinity Federal Credit Union in Westbrook, Maine. Richards was elected chair of the board of directors and  Richard Powell was elected as the vice chair; John Lander and Pamela Lemieux  will remain treasurer and secretary, respectively. Elizabeth Hayes, Donald Nelson, Thomas Little and Samuel Novick also serve on the board of directors.

SOUTH

The $4.8 billion Delta Community Credit Union in Atlanta named Bob Walsh as executive vice president and chief lending officer. He joined Delta Community in May 2013 as senior vice president and chief lending officer. He holds more than 27 years of experience in financial services and banking, previously serving as president/CEO of two community banks.

Elizabeth Zamora was appointed vice president of compliance at the $518 million El Paso Area Teachers Federal Credit Union in El Paso Texas. She joined the El-Paso, Texas-based cooperative 25 years ago and most recently served as its human resources manager.

The $706 million Member One Federal Credit Union in Roanoke, Va., promoted Paul Economy to chief retail officer. He launched his career when the credit union began in 1987 as a teller and advanced throughout the organization serving in various departments, later becoming vice president/branch manager of the credit union's flagship location. The credit union also promoted Tara Lilly to marketing manager. Previously, she served as a marketing supervisor and creative director. She joined Member One FCU in 2008 as the graphic designer. The credit union also said it hired Angela Willard and James Chidester as mortgage loan originators. Willard previously worked as a mortgage advisor for Atlantic Bay Mortgage and served as vice president at VBS Mortgage. Chidester holds more than 33 years of experience in the mortgage industry, including retail lending and the wholesale mortgage side.

The $721 million Shell Federal Credit Union in Deer Park, Texas named Sam James as its new chief information officer. He previously served as vice president of information systems and technology at the $565 million Mobiloil Credit Union in Beaumont, Texas.

WEST

The $4.1 billion Ent Federal Credit Union in Colorado Springs announced four senior executive promotions. Matt Gendron was promoted to executive vice president of operations and Sharie Flanagan was  promoted to senior vice president of human resources and training. Chris Chippindale was promoted to senior vice president of strategic initiatives, and Wayne Paton was promoted to senior vice president of business and corporate banking.

The $2.1 billion STCU in Liberty Lake, Wash., promoted Rich Lentz to the position of director of consumer lending. He joined the credit union in 2005 and served as consumer loan manager and lending center manager.

Rachel Pross joined the $938 million Oregon State Credit Union in Corvallis as assistant vice president for risk management. She previously served as the director of compliance and legislative affairs for the $936 million Northwest Community Credit Union in Eugene.

VENDORS

Payments firm TMG Financial Services in Des Moines, Iowa hired six employees. Patrick Baker joined TMG as a senior marketing specialist. He previously worked at The Integer Group. Tim Downey was hired as a collections representative and previously served as a collections specialist for Wells Fargo. Bradley Kelly joined the company as a training specialist. He previously served as a benefit counselor for Mercer Health & Benefits. Kathy Mingus was hired as a collections manager who previously worked as a collections manager for Wells Fargo. Lauren Riddell joined TMG as a marketing specialist. Previously, she held a variety of positions at the $2.7 billion Veridian Credit Union in Waterloo, Iowa, and Nicole Zagar was hired as a senior marketing specialist. Prior to joining the company, she was a business development specialist at the $445 million Community Choice Credit Union in Johnston, Iowa.