Member Story: CaveSim

November 1, 2023 — First Tech Federal Credit Union, the nation's ninth-largest credit union, announced the appointment of Jeff Prelle to Chief Risk Officer (CRO), a new role where he will oversee enterprise risk management and lead measuring and reporting risk management for the credit union. Prelle will report directly to the First Tech Board of Directors and President and CEO Greg Mitchell.

First Tech announced that Margo Fowler, Vice President and Deputy General Counsel at Nike, Inc.; Dave Keenan, Senior Vice President at Fiserv; and Phil Roush, Chief Financial Officer at Crosspoint, have joined its Board of Directors.

First Tech announced the promotion of Chylon Pappas to VP of Corporate & Government Engagement, where she will lead the community engagement and corporate communications functions, as well as First Tech’s new government affairs division. Pappas will report directly to Chief People and Administrative Officer Monique Little. 

First Tech Federal Credit Union, the nation's ninth-largest credit union, contributed more than $1 million to support education initiatives in its local communities, including $1,030,000 in grants to 69 nonprofit organizations and $60,000 in scholarships to 12 First Tech member students. Aligning with First Tech's people-before-profits philosophy, the awarded organizations facilitate equitable access to science, technology, engineering, math (STEM), early childhood literacy, and financial education.