LOMPOC, Calif.–CoastHills Credit Union recently welcomed two leaders and two financial planners to its management team.
Paul Cook, who comes to CoastHills with more than 15 years of expertise in technology, operations and management, is the new Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer. Cook oversees the technology strategy of the credit union, including daily operations of IT infrastructure, eServices, data processing, Help Desk support, telecommunications, eCommerce and software development. He spent the past decade serving in similar roles with Heritage Oaks Bank, Pioneer Federal Credit Union, and Panhandle State Bank.
Kristin Worthley has been hired as the new Education Manager and is responsible for a full range of learning and knowledge management, including leadership development, technical training and regulated compliance training.
She has more than 20 years of experience in the education field and comes to CoastHills having worked as a training manager for Southern California Edison (SCE), where she was also the volunteer board president for EcoIQ, an environmentally focused philanthropic group associated with SCE.
Kevin Hemme and Michael Johnson join CoastHills’ wealth management department and are tasked with growing and expanding its depth of investment services while continuing its tradition of offering personalized, unbiased guidance to clients. Together, they manage client assets of approximately $50 million.
Hemme brings 20 years of financial planning experience to CoastHills Wealth Management. Prior to becoming a financial advisor, he owned and operated his own business and worked 13 years in sales and marketing for a multi-national corporation.
Johnson’s seven years working as a financial advisor were preceded by more than 25 years of executive-level experience running a private business.