Pam Agnone
Pamela Agnone, former EVP for the $9.8 billion, Long Island City, N.Y.-based United Nations Federal Credit Union (UNFCU), stepped into the credit union’s president/CEO role Monday.
She succeeded John Lewis, who retired after nearly 25 years of service at the credit union, including the last four as president/CEO.
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Agnone joined UNFCU in 1999 as vice president of lending, and during her tenure, she oversaw global member service delivery, lending, product solutions, marketing, operations and United Nations relations. Most recently, she served as EVP of retail services, as well as chairperson of the UNFCU Foundation, which she helped found in 2015. She holds an MBA from Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y.
“UNFCU’s ability to provide global banking solutions and personalized services to our members in more than 200 countries and territories has never been more important,” Agnone said. “I’m honored to build on John’s work and to ensure that UNFCU remains a safe, secure and trusted institution for our members. We have deeply committed staff, an exceptionally strong leadership team and a highly engaged Board that will continue to deliver long-term value and dedicated support to the UN community we serve.”
Under Lewis’s leadership, UNFCU grew by approximately $3 billion in assets and expanded membership by around 100,000 to 250,000 globally.
“We recognize and thank John for his many contributions to the organization, and his visionary leadership of UNFCU through a period of tremendous growth,” UNFCU Board Chairperson Theresa Panuccio said. “Pam brings more than 30 years of financial services expertise to the role. Her experience, strategic insight and commitment to UNFCU’s values make her perfectly positioned to guide us into the future.”
Lewis added, “I’m proud of what has been accomplished in the nearly 25 years that I’ve served the organization – all in the interest of our members. Pam’s deep knowledge of the business and passion for serving members give me great confidence that UNFCU is in good hands as the organization continues on its journey.”
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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.
