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Following an extensive search, Greylock Federal Credit Union has announced the hiring of Amit Behal as their new Senior Vice President / Chief Information Officer.

Town Supervisor, Katherine Eldridge and Hudson Mayor Kamal Johnson were among the dignitaries on hand to help celebrate the ribbon cutting ceremony of Greylock Federal Credit Union’s branch at 464 Fairview Avenue last Wednesday afternoon.

Greylock Federal Credit Union has been listed as one of Massachusetts’ top credit unions on the Forbes list of Best-In-State Credit Unions 2022. This prestigious award was presented by Forbes and Statista Inc., the world-leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider. The award list was announced on June 21st, 2022 and can currently be viewed on the Forbes website.

Greylock Federal Credit Union has promoted five managers to Vice President in its branch services network. “Greylock is committed to continuous improvement of the outstanding retail services our Members expect and deserve,” said Greylock Senior Vice President, Retail Services Robert Sims. “Each of these key positions is being filled by faces our Members have known and trusted for years. I am empowering this team to raise the bar even higher and I have no doubt they will succeed.”

Greylock Federal Credit Union has promoted seven managers to Assistant Vice President and higher. “We are honored to count these employees as members of the Greylock family,” said Greylock Chief Administrative Officer, Senior Vice President JamieEllen Moncecchi. “Each of their promotions reflect a dedication to Membership and Community and are a direct result of Greylock’s internal commitment to employee development.”

Following an extensive search, Greylock Federal Credit Union has announced the hiring of Robert Sims as senior vice president of retail services. Sims brings extensive strategic experience in branch and call center optimization, product development and management, bank at work programs, marketing, business development and improving service and reach to underserved communities.

Greylock Federal Credit Union held its 2022 Annual Meeting on March 22nd. The meeting resulted in the re-election of four board members and the acceptance of the 2021 financial statements and the Supervisory Committee Audit Report.

In the final days of 2021, Greylock Federal Credit Union surprised thirteen area non-profit organizations with unsolicited gifts totaling $125,000. These gifts were in addition to Greylock’s formal grant program that provides hundreds of thousands of dollars throughout the year in response to applications submitted through its website (www.greylock.org/grants).

Greylock Federal Credit Union has promoted Kaci Nowicki to Assistant Vice President, Residential Lending. She started with Greylock in 2013 as a mortgage closer.

The Massachusetts District Office of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) held its’ Annual Meeting on Friday, December 10th and announced Greylock Federal Credit Union (Greylock) as the #1 Western Massachusetts SBA 7(a) Lender and the #1 Lender to Rural Businesses. Greylock issued over $437,000 in program loans in 2021.

Greylock Federal Credit Union has promoted Donna Collins, CUDE to Assistant Vice President of Employee Training and Development and James Garrett LSS-BB, SPHR to Assistant Vice President of Human Resources.

Greylock Federal Credit Union (Greylock) has been awarded an Associated Industries of Massachusetts’ (AIM) Next Century Award for 2021. The Award honors employers, community organizations and individuals who have made unique contributions to the Massachusetts economy and the well-being of the people who live there.

Greylock Federal Credit Union has appointed Michael Barbieri to the role of Vice President and Manager, Business Banking. He will provide leadership and coaching for a team of three lenders and direct the strategic vision and business development efforts of Greylock’s Business Banking department.

Credit Union of the Berkshires (CUB) Members gathered Thursday evening at a special meeting and voted to approve the proposed merger with Greylock Federal Credit Union (Greylock). The merger will become effective on October 1st and all CUB Members will be moved over to Greylock’s banking systems by the end of October.

As children return to school, Greylock Federal Credit Union would like to remind all families and teachers that Greylock provides free access to Banzai, an online financial literacy program. This cutting-edge program integrates interactive classroom materials with professional presentations to develop personal finance skills.

Greylock Federal Credit Union is pleased to announce that the Credit Union’s Board of Directors has appointed Catheryn Chacon Ortega to Greylock’s volunteer Supervisory Committee.

Greylock Federal Credit Union’s Board of Directors voted unanimously to appoint Angelo Borsello, Jr. as Director Emeritus in recognition of his long and distinguished service to the Credit Union. Director Emeritus designation recognizes Board members who have been invited to stay on the board in a nonvoting advisory capacity.

Greylock Federal Credit Union awarded two rounds of scholarships to college-bound high school seniors. Eighteen awards of $500 each were granted in Berkshire County and one in Columbia County, New York under the Credit Union’s annual “Community Enrichment” scholarship program. Five “Scholastic Achievement Awards” of $1,000 each were also awarded. These awards are available as a part of Greylock’s employee benefit package. In total, 24 students were awarded $14,500 toward continuing education.