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Redwood Credit Union welcomes Michelle Brands-Giesea as project management manager

Brands-Giesea to oversee project integration with organizational strategies and initiatives

SANTA ROSA, CA (June 21, 2019) — Michelle Brands-Giesea has been hired as the project management manager for Redwood Credit Union (RCU). In her new role, she will lead the project management team in overseeing the credit union’s project portfolio—including new product launches, service enhancements, and other enterprise projects—and ensuring project integration with RCU’s strategies and organizational initiatives.

Prior to joining RCU, Brands-Giesea worked for CamelBak for 12 years as a sourcing manager, overseeing service and product sourcing strategy to support the company’s operations and productivity.

“As a credit union, we return earnings to Members through better rates, low or no fees, and expanded services,” says Kimberly Williams, senior vice president of strategy, projects, and corporate real estate. “In Michelle, we have a highly experienced professional who will help us effectively run projects and boost productivity, so we can return even more benefits to our members.”

Brands-Giesea has a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from UCLA. She also has a Master of Science degree in supply chain management from the University of San Diego.

Michelle Brands-Giesea, project management manager at Redwood Credit Union


About Redwood Credit Union

Founded in 1950, Redwood Credit Union is a full-service financial institution providing personal and business banking to consumers and businesses in the North Bay and San Francisco. With a mission to passionately serve the best interests of its Members, team members, and communities, RCU delivers many ways for its Members to save and build money through checking and savings accounts, auto and home loans, credit cards, digital banking, business services, commercial and SBA lending, and more. Wealth management and investment services are available through CUSO Financial Services L.P., and insurance and auto-purchasing services are also offered through RCU Services Group (RCU’s wholly owned subsidiary). RCU has more than $8.5 billion in assets and serves more than 465,000 members with full-service branches from San Francisco to Ukiah. For more information, call 1 (800) 479-7928, visit redwoodcu.org, or follow RCU on FacebookInstagramX, and LinkedIn for news and updates.

Contacts

Redwood Credit Union Public Relations Department
(707) 576-5224 / PR@redwoodcu.org
www.redwoodcu.org

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