My high school years were spent surfing on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Not exactly Hawaii’s North Shore, but those east coast beaches inspired me nonetheless. Since then, when time and budget allowed, I headed down to Central America for surf camp (check out Witch’s Rock in Tamarindo, Costa Rica). Alas, my prospects for a professional career in the oceanic arts never materialized.
Curious about credit union chapters and what they’ve been up to? We’ve highlighted a few of the ways Northwest chapters are impacting the credit union movement.
Elliot Gregg, president and CEO of the $1.2 billion Kitsap Credit Union of Bremerton, Wash., has announced that he will retire, effective January 16, 2019, after serving at the institution for almost two decades.
CUES is pleased to announce the promotion of Karin Sand, CIE. Sand is now CUES’ vice president/strategic partnerships & solutions. Sand joined CUES in 1999; she has since held several roles within the association, all focusing on helping companies and organizations establish and build business relationships with credit union leaders.
Juan Cruz (Cruz), Board Chair for Sun Community Federal Credit Union (SCFCU), a $400 million credit union based in El Centro, CA, announced the retirement of its President and CEO, Dale Johnson (Johnson), and the hiring of Gary Ahlgren (Ahlgren) as the successor CEO. Ahlgren is currently Executive Vice President of USE Credit Union, a $850 million credit union based in San Diego, CA.