EUGENE, OR (April 23, 2014) -- Deborah Mersino has joined Oregon Community Credit Union as Chief Marketing Officer and will oversee all aspects of marketing and strategic communications, including brand management, ecommerce, traditional and digital marketing, social media and community relations. Mersino comes to Oregon Community with 17+ years of marketing communications experience and also will lead product research, design and development, as well as growth initiatives for the credit union. She holds a BS in Journalism from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. Most recently, Mersino served as Chief Marketing Officer for an organization dedicated to serving education leaders and influencing public policy regarding the effective use of technology to improve education.
Ethan Nelson has been promoted to Vice President of Lending. In this new position, Nelson will oversee Real Estate/Mortgage Lending, Collections, Underwriting, Indirect Lending and Process Improvement. Nelson holds a BS in Business Administration from Oregon State University and has 15 years’ experience in the credit union industry.
Oregon Community Credit Union, founded in 1956, is a full-service financial institution providing checking, savings, certificates and money market accounts as well as mortgages, auto and home equity loans, and a full range of investment services. Oregon Community Credit Union operates branches in Eugene, Springfield and Salem, and serves Benton, Clackamas, Clatsop, Columbia, Coos, Crook, Curry, Deschutes, Douglas, Gilliam, Hood River, Jackson, Jefferson, Josephine, Klamath, Lane, Lincoln, Linn, Marion, Morrow, Multnomah, Polk, Sherman, Tillamook, Wasco, Washington, Wheeler, and Yamhill counties in Oregon.