Credit Unions Appoint New CEOs

Credit Unions Appoint New CEOs
November 20, 2017 Marketing GrafWebCUSO

Credit unions in Michigan, Delaware and Oregon named new CEOs earlier this month.

In Michigan, Stephen P. Grech was appointed president/CEO of the $195 million Monroe County Community Credit Union in Monroe, which serves 28,355 members.

He succeeded Mike Newman who passed away in March. Mark Radwanski was interim president/CEO through Nov. 6.

Grech previously served as executive vice president at the $1.1 billion Credit Union ONE in Ferndale, Mich., for a decade. Prior to that position, he also was the credit union’s chief lending officer for five years.  Prior to joining Credit Union ONE, he served as chief lending officer for Dearborn Federal Savings Bank for about 15 years.

Ina Fitch will begin serving in January as president/CEO of the $124 million Delaware State Police Federal Credit Union, which serves 9,945 members.

She will succeed Stephen Cimo who will retire Dec. 31following 15 years of service to the Georgetown-based credit union.

Fitch brings more than 26 years of financial experience to DSPFCU.

She previously served as assistant manager at the $72 million Van Cortlandt Cooperative Federal Credit Union in Bronx, N.Y. and as president/CEO of the $39 million Academic Federal Credit Union in Briarcliff Manor. N.Y.

In Oregon, the board of directors for the $110 million Pacific Cascade Federal Credit Union announced the appointment of Jackie Hoonjan as president/CEO.

She replaced Bob Harris who retired after 26 years of service to the Eugene-Based credit union that serves 10,835 members.

Hoonjan brings more than 30 years of credit union and banking experience to PCFCU.

She previously served as president/CEO of the $25 million Northeastern University Federal Credit Union in Boston. She also worked as a vice president regional manager for the $1.6 billion Workers Credit Union in Boston.