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Greylock Federal appoints Escobar to new Immigrant Focused Role

PITTSFIELD, MA (June 19, 2020) — Greylock Federal Credit Union is proud to announce the recent promotion of Gloria Escobar to the newly created role of Financial Wellness Latinx Outreach Coach. In this new role, Ms. Escobar will expand her financial coaching responsibilities, assist members in obtaining ITIN loans and strengthen Greylock’s relationships within the growing Latinx community and its commitment to its designation as a Juntos Avanzamos (Together We Advance) credit union.

“Gloria’s commitment to her community and to the mission of Greylock is known by all who meet her,” said SVP, Chief Lending Officer Jodi Rathbun-Briggs. “I couldn’t ask for a better advocate for the community or for Greylock.”

Ms. Escobar is an active volunteer throughout the region and a steadfast advocate for equity and inclusion for Berkshire County’s immigrant community. She holds certifications as a Credit Union Financial Counselor and an IRS ITIN Acceptance Agent. She is currently enrolled in Business Management at Berkshire Community College and has earned an accounting certificate from Mildred Elley and an administrative business degree in her home country of Colombia.

Gloria Escobar

About Greylock Federal Credit Union

Greylock membership is open to anyone who lives, works, attends school, worships or regularly conducts business in Berkshire County, the towns of Westfield, Southwick, Granville, Montgomery, and Russell, Massachusetts; Bennington County, Vermont; or Columbia County, New York. Greylock Federal is wholly owned by its more than 93,000 members and offers full-service branches in Pittsfield, Great Barrington, Lee, Adams, North Adams, Williamstown, Lanesborough, and Lenox, Massachusetts as well as Greenport/Hudson, New York. Greylock has a Low Income Designation (LID) from the NCUA and certification by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund allowing the Credit Union to offer expanded services to low and moderate income families. More information is available at www.greylock.org.

Greylock’s family of businesses includes:

Greylock Insurance Agency, with six locations in Berkshire County and one in Westfield, MA, handles personal and commercial including auto, homeowner’s, life, disability, long-term care insurance, all forms of bonding, and 24/7 claims service.

Greylock Investment Group offers access to a full array of services including financial planning, retirement planning, investment management, mutual funds, annuities and portfolio management.

Greylock Technology Group provides programming and IT consulting for financial institutions.

Contacts

Rhonda Serre
(413) 236-4878 | rserre@greylock.org

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