CU professionals make career moves. Source: Andy Dean Photography/Shutterstock
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Ann Baur The $3.4 billion, Albuquerque, N.M.-based Sandia Laboratory Federal Credit Union hired Ann Baur as vice president of retail transformation. In her new position, Baur is responsible for partnering with SLFCU branch operations, contact center, technology groups and organizational development to assess gaps between current performance and future needs to help the credit union meet its goals. She will also collaborate with stakeholders to create roadmaps and business plans to facilitate future initiatives. Baur began her career in financial services as a part-time teller while attending college, and most recently served as vice president/product and proficiency manager, vice president/new hire program manager and vice president/consumer vehicle lending product manager for a nationwide bank in the Seattle area. She holds an MBA from the University of Phoenix.
Marleaux Flournoy The $4.4 billion, Folsom, Calif.-based SAFE Credit Union hired Marleaux Flournoy to its senior executive team as SVP. A veteran data and application engineer, Flournoy brings more than 20 years of experience. He previously served at the $4.7 billion, Vacaville, Calif.-based Travis Credit Union as vice president of information services. Before that, he served as chief technology officer for a nonprofit and a strategic technology consulting organization. He is also a public speaker and a leadership and life coach, and co-hosts "Boundaries Without the Box," a self-improvement educational podcast.
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Skip Hewitt The $1.4 billion, Ithaca, N.Y-based CFCU Community Credit Union announced its board of directors voted to honor Skip Hewitt with the title of director emeritus. He is the second CFCU board member to receive this recognition, which is intended to honor retiring board members who have successfully served their term(s) on the board, made significant contributions to the board and/or CFCU, actively participated with the board, and engaged in major volunteer or advocacy activities while serving on the board. A former CFCU employee, Hewitt oversaw the residential mortgage department from 2000 until his retirement in 2005. He was appointed to the CFCU board in 2013 to fill an unexpected vacancy and served as board secretary from 2014 to 2020. Hewitt spent 32 years on the loan committee of Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Services, and was a board member for the Tompkins County Drug and Alcohol Council, Group Homes of Tompkins County, Eastwood Commons Home Owner's Association and WSKG Public Television. He also served as president of the Cayuga Medical Center Hospital auxiliary board.
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Stacy Greven The $4.7 billion, Eau Claire, Wis.-based Royal Credit Union announced two new hires within its treasury management department.
Stacy Greven was hired as the treasury management officer for the Minneapolis Metro region and is based in Royal's Edina office in Edina, Minn. Greven brings 25 years of experience in financial services, 11 of which were in treasury management.
Becky Sprague was hired as the treasury management officer servicing Wisconsin's Chippewa Valley and extended regions. Sprague brings nine years of banking experience, the last eight of which have been in treasury management.
Rebecca Sprague The $1.3 billion, Papillion, Neb.-based Cobalt Credit Union promoted Eric Wiese to the position of financial advisor within its wealth management department. Wiese has over five years of financial services experience with Cobalt and over 10 years of management experience. In his new role, he will meet with members to provide expert guidance and innovative solutions to help meet their financial goals and objectives at every life stage.
Eric Wiese The $1 billion, Saginaw, Mich.-based Wildfire Credit Union hired Jim Couture as vice president, commercial lender. Couture brings over 20 years of experience in the banking industry. He previously spent 10 years as a business relationship manager, as well as many years as a district manager, overseeing the performance of 12 branches across Michigan's Saginaw and Roscommon Counties as well as developing his staff. In his new position, Couture will be serving Michigan's Genesee County.
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Kim Saunders The $1.7 billion, Sumter, S.C.-based SAFE Federal Credit Union hired Kim Saunders as a financial advisor for its MEMBERS Financial Services division, which offers wealth management services through LPL Financial. Saunders brings over 15 years of experience in the investment services industry. She previously served as an LPL Financial advisor at BOC Financial Services. In her new role, she will be meeting with SAFE members to discuss their investment needs and goals related to retirement planning, college savings plans, wealth management and more.
The $4.7 billion, Raleigh, N.C.-based Coastal Credit Union hired Matt Huss as vice president, finance and treasury. In his new role, Huss will be responsible for providing Coastal leadership with the information and guidance necessary to make sound financial decisions and fulfill Coastal's mission and vision. He will lead a team focused on optimizing the credit union's balance sheet and delivering sustainable financial results, while ensuring appropriate levels of liquidity and interest rate risk. In addition, Huss will provide strategic recommendations to the executive leadership team in support of Coastal's growth aspirations relative to balance sheet risk and the macroeconomic environment. He brings more than 20 years of financial services experience in the U.S. and Canada, having most recently served as treasurer for RBC Bank, where he worked for the past 10 years.
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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.
