Career advancement

Chris Hendry has been appointed president and CEO of the Fitchburg, Mass.-based institution, having served the credit union in a volunteer capacity since 2014.

Australia Hoover, who started as a call center employee in 1996, succeeds Betsy Mercier, who is retiring after 22 years at the helm.

This is the first time the agency has had a vice chairman since 2014.

Tonia Clark will leave Las Colinas FCU to take the helm of $116 million-asset Allied.

Ayn Talley will step down in January, to be succeeded by the credit union's longtime executive vice president.

The process will see the state's largest credit union split its president and CEO roles until longtime chief executive John Reed retires in January 2023.

Richard Yeager's promotion comes at a time of growth for the New York-based institution, including having recently been granted a field-of-membership expansion.

Cameron Minges will become president of the Indianapolis-based credit union effective Jan. 1.

Markland, the former CEO of Affinity Plus FCU in Minnesota, takes the helm 17 months after the New York-based institution entered conservatorship.

Tina Sbrega, who has been a pioneer in areas including pot banking and credit unions buying banks, will stay on as chair of a subsidiary of the institution.