November 15th, 202234411Tampa, FL – November 16, 2022 – USF Federal Credit Union (USF FCU) is pleased to announce the hiring of a new senior vice president/chief lending officer and a vice president of Human Resources (HR).
Senior Vice President/Chief Lending Officer Richard Miller, CMB, has more than 30 years of mortgage and consumer lending leadership experience including senior roles with Chase, Bank of America and most recently spent seven years with Florida’s largest credit union, Suncoast Credit Union, as head of Mortgage Originations and Fulfillment, followed by Business Development.
Prior to moving to Tampa in 2015, Miller earned the...
November 3rd, 2022472Fort Walton Beach, Fla. (Nov. 2, 2022) - Eglin Federal Credit Union is pleased to announce Accounts Payable Specialist/Fixed Assets Specialist Joy Huckaby has been selected as the 5-Star Performer of the 3rd Quarter of 2022. Joy has been employed with the Credit Union since October 2005 and currently resides in Navarre.
Senior Vice President of Accounting Carlene Grant said, “Joy has been part of the Accounting Department since 2007 and is a valuable part of our team. She’s an expert in her job and is relied upon heavily by the other departments and branches at EFCU. We’re grateful for her many years of service.”
After...
October 27th, 20222197Pensacola, FLA. (October 27, 2022) – Pen Air Credit Union (Pen Air) announces the addition of Christopher Funk, Senior Vice President, Chief Lending Officer.
Funk is an experienced executive with over 20 years of industry knowledge focused in commercial and indirect lending. He joins Pen Air from Beach Bank, where he served as SVP & Senior Lender for Northwest Florida. As Chief Lending Officer, he will direct and monitor operations across the credit union with respect to Consumer, Mortgage, and Commercial Lending. Funk possesses a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and is a...
October 19th, 20224330October 19, 2022, TAMPA – Following an extensive search, the Board of Directors for floridacentral Credit Union has selected Linh Dang as its next President/Chief Executive Officer. Dang will replace retiring President/CEO, Laida Garcia, and will join floridacentral on November 1, 2022.
Board Chair Margaret Spurrier said, “Linh’s leadership experience within the credit union industry and in the community were deciding factors in the selection. We are thrilled to welcome her as our President and CEO. Linh is a passionate credit union leader and very enthusiastic about leading our floridacentral team.”
Dang stated, “It is a...
October 17th, 2022272Lake Mary, Fla. (October 17, 2022) – Addition Financial is proud to welcome Qing Lu as the credit union’s new Chief Financial Officer.
With more than 18 years of financial experience, Qing previously served as the EVP/CFO at Farm Credit West in Rocklin, California, and as CFO at Northwest Community Credit Union in Eugene, Oregon. She has also worked in public accounting, healthcare and investment institutions, and is both a licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Certified Treasury Professional (CTP).
“I love the collaborative and innovative corporate culture at Addition Financial,” said Qing. “Addition Financial is a...
October 13th, 20223100Tampa, FL – October 13, 2022 – Zachary Churchill, vice president of finance at USF Federal Credit Union (USF FCU), was recently named 2022 Emerging Leader by the Credit Union Executives Society (CUES).
Churchill was selected to participate in the CUES Emerge program earlier this year, ultimately competing against other young credit union leaders for the prestigious award. Churchill’s winning business case was titled: The Case for a Data Analytics Team.
Churchill has 16 years of experience in the credit union industry in various leadership positions including: manager of internal audit, manager of consumer lending, manager of...
October 7th, 2022482Fort Walton Beach, Fla. (Oct. 7, 2022) - Eglin Federal Credit Union is pleased to announce Bron Ringstad of Niceville has been named the VP of Branch Operations. Ringstad earned his bachelor’s degree in business management from Florida State University and has been a manager for the Credit Union since 2009. In his new role, Ringstad will continue the work he has been doing by providing employee development and support to branch personnel while focusing on financial education of products and services, membership growth, and positive member experiences.
“This is a well-deserved promotion for Bron,” said SVP of Branch Operations Kim...
October 7th, 20221107Fort Walton Beach, Fla. (Oct. 7, 2022) - Eglin Federal Credit Union was honored to present Silver Sands School a check in the amount of $6,000 at the Fort Walton Beach Chamber breakfast on Friday, Oct. 7. EFCU is adopting all 17 classrooms at Silver Sands School for the academic year through the EFCU CARES program.
Silver Sands Principal Stephanie Wheat said, “Our faculty at Silver Sands School are so appreciative of the support from EFCU. This funding will go directly into the individual classrooms and will provide each teacher with the resources that they need to support the specialized student learning that is provided daily. We...
October 3rd, 2022169Fort Walton Beach, Fla. (Sept. 30, 2022) - Eglin Federal Credit Union is pleased to recognize Account Services Administrative Assistant Vicki Hollon of Fort Walton Beach for her 35 years of service to the Credit Union.
“We congratulate Vicki on 35 years of dedication to Eglin Federal Credit Union and excellent service to our members,” said SVP of Branch Operations Kim Nauta. “We appreciate her contributions throughout the years, which have helped us develop trusted and long-lasting relationships with our members.”
During her celebration Vicki said, “I have so much respect for EFCU and the people I work with. I love working...
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