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Judy McCullough, assistant branch manager of Jeanne D'Arc Credit Union's Lowell branch, received the Founding Mothers Award from Budget Buddies. McCullough began her career at Jeanne D'Arc CU in 2001 as a member service representative and has more than 18 years of industry experience. She has also been with Budget Buddies, a non-profit organization whose mission is to promote financial literacy and confidence among low-income women, since March 2011, starting as a coach and soon becoming a presenter. Jeanne D'Arc CU has $1.1 billion in assets and is based in Lowell, Mass.

The $5.4 billion, Rochester, N.Y.-based ESL Federal Credit Union announced President and COO Faheem Masood will replace current CEO Dave Fielder next year. Masood joined ESL FCU in 1991 as a senior financial analyst and was promoted to his current position in 2012. Fielder, who joined ESL FCU in 1997 and became CEO in 2003, recently announced his plans to retire effective March 2016.

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Natasha Chilingerian

Natasha Chilingerian has been immersed in the credit union industry for over a decade. She first joined CU Times in 2011 as a freelance writer, and following a two-year hiatus from 2013-2015, during which time she served as a communications specialist for Xceed Financial Credit Union (now Kinecta Federal Credit Union), she re-joined the CU Times team full-time as managing editor. She was promoted to executive editor in 2019. In the earlier days of her career, Chilingerian focused on news and lifestyle journalism, serving as a writer and editor for numerous regional publications in Oregon, Louisiana, South Carolina and the San Francisco Bay Area. In addition, she holds experience in marketing copywriting for companies in the finance and technology space. At CU Times, she covers People and Community news, cybersecurity, fintech partnerships, marketing, workplace culture, leadership, DEI, branch strategies, digital banking and more. She currently works remotely and splits her time between Southern California and Portland, Ore.