Michelle Balog will become the next president/CEO of the $829 million NuMark Credit Union in Joliet, Ill., in March.

She will succeed Lloyd Fredendall, who plans to retire following more than 30 years in the credit union movement.

Balog joined the credit union in 2008 and currently serves as EVP and general counsel. She previously served as EVP at Bank Chicago and was an adjunct faculty member for St. Xavier University.

NuMark CU’s 166 employees run 13 locations and serve more than 62,000 members.

Tony Dees has been appointed president/CEO of the $663 million Rio Grande Credit Union in Albuquerque, N.M.

He succeeds Christine Dawe.

Dees has worked in the credit union movement since 1987. Before joining Rio Grande, he served as chief lending officer for the $1.2 billion Sandia Area Federal Credit Union in Albuquerque.

Rio Grande’s 142 employees operate seven locations and serve more than 48,000 members.

JC Reavis will become the next president/CEO of the $354 million Allegiance Federal Credit Union in Oklahoma City, Okla., in March.

He will succeed current President/CEO Amy Downs, who plans to retire, the credit union said.

Reavis joined Allegiance 12 years ago and currently serves as EVP and COO. In 2018, he became a member of the executive management team.

He holds 17 years of experience in the financial services industry.

Allegiance’s 78 employees operate three locations and serve more than 24,000 members.

Jason Pendleton will become the next president/CEO of the $196 million Autotruck Financial Credit Union in Louisville, Ky., on Jan. 6, the board of directors said.

He will succeed Jim Thompson, who will retire on Jan. 3, 2025 and has served as president/CEO for nearly 11 years.

Pendleton has more than 22 years of experience in the financial services industry. He joined Autotruck Financial in 2018 as vice president of lending and was named the credit union’s EVP in January 2023.

Autotruck Financial’s 48 employees run four locations and serve more than 18,000 members.

The $172 Sentinel Federal Credit Union in Rapid City, S.D., has named Dorothy Voorhees as its president/CEO after serving as interim CEO since April.

She succeeded Keith Robbennolt.

Voorhees joined Sentinel in 2018 as its CFO. Before joining the credit union, she served as CFO at a local community bank for 11 years and was an accounting manager at the $2.3 billion Black Hills Federal Credit Union in Rapid City for four years.

Sentinel’s 45 employees run seven locations and serve nearly 9,500 members.

Brian Zuber has been named president/CEO of the $130 million Indiana State University Federal Credit Union in Terre Haute.

He succeeded former CEO Marie “Sam” Shanks, who retired in October.

Before joining ISU FCU, Zuber served as COO at the $483 million Heartland Credit Union in Springfield, Ill. He also held executive positions at Scott State Bank and the $208 million Staley Credit Union in Decatur, Ill.

ISU FCU’s 31 employees operate one location and serve more than 9,000 members.

Dave Brandt has been named interim CEO of the $104 million COPOCO Community Credit Union in Bay City, Mich., under an agreement with the $1.5 billion ELGA Credit Union in Grand Blanc, Mich., where he also serves as its EVP.

He succeeded Doreen Smith, who worked at COPOCO Community Credit Union for more than 42 years and retired as CEO on Oct. 31.

COPOCO Community’s 32 employees run six locations and serve more than 8,600 members.

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