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Shalonda Dawkins, who joined the Houston credit union earlier this month, has worked in the financial services industry for over 15 years.

Deonne Christensen, who was chief experience officer, had overseen the transition after the institution's previous CEO, Brandon Michaels, left.

Credit unions have recently named new executive officers while others have seen their leadership recognized with seats on community organizations.

Ken Bixby worked as an examiner for the federal regulator before joining the trade group in 1982.

Timothy Mayopoulos is back in the mortgage industry, becoming the new president of the digital mortgage technology developer Blend, months after leaving his post as Fannie Mae’s CEO.

Mark Sander, who has been with the company since 2011, succeeded Michael Schudder, who remains chairman and CEO.

Institutions across the country have announced new additions to their staffs and have recongized outstanding work by employees.

Scott Rose, who will join the Texas institution in February, has worked in the credit union industry for more than 25 years.

Kerry Parker, the Austin, Texas-based credit union's current CEO, expects to retire around midyear.

George Rudolph will take over at Pennsylvania State Employees Credit Union in April as the institution's current president, Greg Smith, retires.

The Gray, Tenn.-based institution has named Kelly Smith as its temporary leader after Ron Scott resigned to move closer to family. He subsequently passed away.

Gail Enda is taking over at the $7 billion-asset institution as its outgoing leader, Angie Owens, takes a job with American Airlines.

Shane Knighton, who previously worked at Member Business Lending, will take over for the retiring Gordon Dames, who served as interim CEO.

George Scharpf had been the New Jersey bank's leader since 1981.

The credit union said that it has hired a firm to find a replacement for longtime President and CEO Joseph Garay.

A. Scott MacKnight is now the president and CEO of Triangle Credit Union after its longtime leader, Maurice Simard, retired.

Stephen Raffaele has been the bank's president since 2016.

A number of employees are tackling different challenges with recent promotions and career moves.

The year featured executive shake-ups at the top of several of the industry’s largest institutions.

Denice Schultheiss became director of the Office of Credit Unions in Michigan after John Kolhoff left to lead the Texas Credit Union Commission.