Philip Van Mersbergen was named CEO for Community 1st CU, Ottumwa, Iowa.
Wright-Patt CU, Fairborn, Ohio, named Shanda McKinney vice president of human resources.
El Paso Employees FCU, El Paso, Texas, promoted Adam Lozoya to VP of operations.
Kitsap CU, Bremerton, Wash., named Michelle Hanson manager of its Poulsbo branch.
Columbia CU, Vancouver, Wash., hired Doug Chambers as VP of branch services.
Educational Community CU, Kalamazoo, Mich., promoted Theresa Fisher to assistant branch manager of the its main office.
The Minnesota CU Foundation, St. Paul, Minn., board of directors named their table officers: Pat Brekken (chair), Dave Larson (vice-chair) and Kristi Mukomela (secretary/treasurer).
Kellee Lueck was named CEO of Share Advantage CU, Duluth, Minn.
Lesley Bement joined Carolina Trust, Myrtle Beach, S.C., as a teller at the CU's 21st Avenue North office.
Natalie Garza, branch manager for Security Service FCU's (San Antonio) 1604 Bandera location, received the Young Professional Award for Community Service from the North San Antonio Chamber of Commerce. Separately, the CU promoted Danny Lane to VP of its central region indirect lending department, and named Gregory Reed AVP of member service for its mountain west region.
Lesley Hastings, director of new client partnerships at The Members Group, Des Moines, Iowa, was elected to the board of directors for the Northwest Card Association. Separately, TMG hired Kari Budnik as a marketing and communications intern, Annette Hillmer and Giselle Valdez as a fraud detection analysts, Mercedes Van Dorn as a project consultant and Janelle Weikum as a centralized request center rep. The company promoted Deb Bloom to fraud detection manager, Brandon Kuehl to product development architect, Matt Moench to fraud and risk workflow analyst, Chandra Ritter to cards education services manager and Cindy Wildt to project consultant II.
Mark Waller was promoted to SVP and COO at Associated CU in Norcross, Ga.
Security Service FCU, Payson, Utah, tapped Andrea Cotton to serve as manager of its service center in Payson.
San Mateo CU, Redwood City, Calif., named Lourdes Carini branch manager of its new East Palo Alto office.
Metro CU, Chelsea, Mass., appointed Mary Helming VP, commercial relationship manager.
Consumers CU, Kalamazoo, Mich., hired Eric Stoll as relationship manager for the business services department.
Ron Collier, CEO at Indiana Members CU, Indianapolis, was inducted into the Indiana Credit Union Hall of Fame.
Shelley Clarke, CEO of Goldenwest CU, Ogden, Utah, announced she will retire Dec. 31, 2011.
The new executive committee and officers for the CUNA Operations, Sales & Service Council are: Sue Douglas, SVP for State ECU (chair); Debbie Baumann, VP of operations and COO for Mazuma CU; Greg Inman, SVP for Neighbors FCU; Steve Stryker, COO for Scott CU; Dave Tate, VP of branch operations for Anheuser-Busch Employees' CU; Robb Keith, SVP retail services for Members 1st FCU; Becky Davis, VP of branch operations for Delta Community CU; and Patsy Gayda, VP of branches for Spokane Teachers CU.
The new executive committee and officers for the CUNA Technology Council are: Heather Moshier, EVP of information technology at San Diego County CU (chair); Jeff Johnson, SVP of information technology at Baxter CU (vice chair); Chad Graves, SVP of information technology at Ent FCU (2nd vice chair); Rudy Pereira, SVP of operations and technology for Alliant CU; Jennifer Weiss, VP of information technology at Sandia Laboratory FCU; Belinda Caillouet, VP of information technology at Spokane Teachers CU; John Drago, VP of Information Technology at California and Nevada Credit Union Leagues; and Butch Leonardson, SVP and CIO for BECU.
