Centra Credit Union names four Senior Vice Presidents
Amanda Edwards, Chrissy Bailey, Christy Lee, Stephanie Cunningham promoted to new roles
COLUMBUS, IN (December 29, 2022) — Centra Credit Union recently announced the promotion of four Team Members to senior vice presidents for the organization. Amanda Edwards (Deposit Operations), Chrissy Bailey (Marketing), Christy Lee (Retail) and Stephanie Cunningham (Risk Management) have all taken on new roles.
Amanda Edwards, senior vice president operations, has been with Centra for 22 years. Edwards has been in numerous positions with the credit union, ranging from member representative to branch manager, working up to her most recent role as vice president deposit operations. This role included overall leadership and support of Centra’s strategic direction while supporting other departments within the organization. Her new role adds oversight and direction of consumer loan operations.
“I am grateful to be part of such a wonderful organization with a long legacy of caring Team Members committed to the credit union difference of ‘People Helping People,’” Edwards said. “I am very appreciative of this new opportunity and look forward to the continued growth and success of the credit union.”
Chrissy Bailey, Senior Vice President Marketing, has been with Centra for more than eight years. Bailey started her career with Centra as a Marketing Communications Specialist and quickly worked up to her most recent role as Vice President Marketing. This most recent role included overall leadership of Centra’s marketing, corporate communications and community involvement departments. Prior to joining Centra, Bailey held various positions in broadcast news. Her new role adds oversight and strategic leadership to Centra’s Member Experience department as well.
“Working for an organization focused on our Members is incredibly rewarding and I’m excited to work more directly on ensuring we’re delivering the experiences they expect and need,” Senior Vice President Marketing Chrissy Bailey says. “I’m honored to join Centra’s senior leadership team and eager to continue contributing to the success of the Credit Union and our Members.”
Christy Lee, senior vice president retail, has been with Centra for 15 years and in the credit union industry for 29. Since starting her career at Centra, Lee has held numerous roles including branch manager and assistant vice president of southern Indiana. Prior to Centra, Lee took on roles such as director of marketing at Industrial Federal Credit Union and VP of operations and lending at Community Credit Union. Lee’s most recent role as vice president retail sales & service southern region included the direction and support for nine of Centra’s southern locations. This new role brings all 24 Centra locations under Lee’s oversight, as well as Centra’s Contact Center and newly created digital branch.
“I just celebrated 15 years with Centra in October, and retail has definitely changed throughout the years,” Lee said. “Achieving SVP of Retail and leading a retail transformation is an exciting opportunity for me to guide my teams through the shift to ‘Creating Member Value’ and to align retail to focus on what is really important, which is helping our members achieve financial success.” Lee went on to say that Centra’s “retail transformation won’t be complete until we are each Member’s go-to person for all their banking needs.”
Stephanie Cunningham, senior vice president risk management, has been with Centra for six years and in the banking industry for 19. Prior to Centra, Cunningham held many roles throughout her career including teller, loan officer, and compliance specialist at Ameriana Bank (now known as First Merchants Bank). Her most recent role as vice president risk management included ensuring a culture of risk awareness and compliance through the development and management of a functional risk framework and oversight of Centra’s compliance management system. Cunningham’s new role adds the responsibility of Centra’s loss mitigation department, overseeing loss prevention and credit solutions.
“I am thankful for this new opportunity to continue my career at an amazing organization that places such high value on its Members, Team Members, and Communities,” Cunningham said.
About Centra Credit Union
Centered around its Members, Centra Credit Union is a community-based, full-service financial institution with 26 service centers throughout central and southern Indiana, and in Jamestown, New York and Whitakers, North Carolina. Founded in 1940 on the principle of People Helping People, Centra strives to create value for Members, Team Members, and the Communities it serves. With more than $2 billion in assets, Centra is among the six largest credit unions in the state of Indiana.
