It was a busy week at credit union HR departments across thecountry, as seven credit unions announced new hires andpromotions.

MIDWEST

The $81million Hopewell Federal CreditUnion in Heath, Ohio hired KateFlorek as a teller. Florek, a 2003 graduate ofWoodward High School in Toledo, Ohio continued her education withEastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, Mich., where she obtaineda Bachelor of Science degree. Prior to her employment with HFCU,Dobbins was employed by CVS Distribution Center in Ennis, Texas asan order selector.

SOUTH

The $2.9billion TDECU in Lake Jackson,Texas hired Keith Hrnyak as vicepresident and controller. Hrnyak will be responsible for theaccounting, accounts payable, procurement and payroll functions.Hrnyak has worked in the financial industry for nearly 20 years andin the engineering industry for eight years. He brings an expertlevel of knowledge and experience in asset and vendor management,contract negotiations and corporate budgeting.

The $534million USF Federal CreditUnion in Tampa, Fla.,hired Reagan Pape as digital andsocial media specialist. This is a new position at the credit unionand Pape's experience will allow the credit union to expand itsonline presence. Pape began his career in marketing atthe Orlando Sentinel in 2007. Whileworking at the Orlando Sentinel, he planned and executedlarge-scale B2C and B2B marketing initiatives for the company.

WEST

The $580 millionClark County Credit Union in Las Vegas hired oneemployee and promoted another. Kayla Bierstedt washired as ATM processor. Bierstedt will be responsible forperforming a variety of accounting tasks including maintaining ATMaccount records, deposits and reports, and balancing andreconciling of member accounts and transactions.

AliciaIsham was promoted to loan operations supervisor. Isham isresponsible for the management of the loan operations staff andwill oversee the development of best practices for loan processes.Isham brings more than 17 years of financial services experienceand has been a part of the CCCU team since 2004.

The $1.7 billionElevations Credit Union in Boulder, Colo., hiredDebra Johnston as chief people officer. She bringsmore than 16 years of experience in human resource management toits leadership team. Johnston most recently served as vicepresident of human resources at Nordstrom fsb, bank and creditdivision in Centennial, Colo., and human resources business partnerat Nordstrom Inc. for the CFO and EVP strategy in Seattle.

Addison Avenue Investment Services in the investment servicesdivision of the $9.1 billion First Tech Federal CreditUnion in Mountain View, Calif., hired AlexanderAssaf, registered representative, RJFS, as the director ofinvestment services, serving the Northwest region. He is based inBeaverton, Ore. In his new role, Assaf is responsible for leadingfinancial advisers and their teams for Addison Avenue InvestmentServices throughout Idaho, Oregon and Washington.

The $340 million Oregonians Credit Union inMilwaukie, Ore., announced four new branch managers. GrantRichardson is now the Beaverton branch manager. Richardsonhas worked for Oregonians for more than four years, most recentlyworking as the Oregon City branch manager. SethTorrey is now the Oregon City branch manager. Torrey hasworked for Oregonians for 11 years. In that time he has worked atall seven branches, including the credit union's Prinevillelocation. Brittani Renick is now the Greshambranch manager. Renick has worked for Oregonians for nearly fiveyears, most recently working as the branch manager at the Milwaukielocation. Renick, a current Gresham resident, is eager to grow withand support the Gresham community. Melissa Palmeris now the Milwaukie branch manager. Palmer has worked forOregonians for seven years. In that time, Palmer has served membersin person, over the telephone in the member service center and inleadership positions, most recently as a member service officer atour Beaverton branch.

CUSOs

CU Capital MarketSolutions hired a general counsel with extensiveregulatory expertise, and two professionals to provide balancesheet advisory services to credit unions. William (Bill)Colvin was named general counsel for CU Capital MarketSolutions.

ChristianBrobst was named SVP, client strategies. Christian willserve credit unions in the Midwest.

BrianBunn was named SVP, client strategies and will servecredit unions in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast.