Bridget Looby, VP of development and community relations at Catholic FCU, Saginaw, Mich., received the 2013 Great Women of the Great Lakes Bay Region award, which recognizes her commitment of time, talent and experience in a meaningful way to advance the community.
University FCU, Austin, Texas, named Laura Rea senior manager of assurance services.
Security Service FCU, San Antonio, handed out employee honors: Hunter Doyle, Mountain Region Manager of the Year; Steve Arvizu, Mountain Region Employee of the Year; Letha Harrelson, Central Region Manager of the Year; Ashlon Filsinger, Central Region Employee of the Year; Renae Cunningham, Mountain West Region Manager of the year; and Jessica Lear, Mountain West Region Employee of the Year.
Mountain America CU, West Jordan, Utah, named Tyson Taylor manager of its new Albuquerque branch located at 8021 Ventura Street.
Darryl Johnson, chairman of the board at Kinecta FCU, Manhattan Beach, Calif., was elected to serve as a board member for the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce.
Local Government FCU, Raleigh, N.C., appointed Dayatra Matthews to SVP, legal and compliance and Dwayne Naylor to COO. Separately, the CU appointed six new advisory council members: Kate O'Hara, Land-of-Sky Regional Council senior planner-Brownfields program manager; Joshua Harrold, Town of North Wilkesboro planning director; Matthew Johnson, Town of Jamestown planning director; Jordan McMillen, Vance County planning services director; Lesia McCollough, Pittsboro Police Department lieutenant; and Forrest Jones, Town of Garner assistant Public Works director.
People's CU, Middletown, R.I., appointed Amy Mitchell to Wakefield branch manager.
CUNA Mutual Group, Madison, Wis., hired Paul Chong as SVP of retirement plan services.
Land of Lincoln CU, Decatur, Ill., hired Heidi Schlabach as branch manager for its Mattoon office.
Golden 1 CU, Sacramento, Calif., named Machelle Martin VP of human resources/training and development.
Aberdeen Proving Ground FCU, Aberdeen, Md., honored Susan Kemen, SVP of consumer lending, with an award for 30 years of service to the credit union.
LoanSifter, Inc., Appleton, Wis., hired Sue Stewart as VP of client services
Mid-Hudson Valley FCU, Kingston, N.Y., awarded the 4th Quarter 2012 Chairman's Award to MSR Gerry Sperl.
