HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Heartland Credit Union announced this week several promotions and the restructuring of responsibilities. These changes are in recognition of leadership shown in respective areas as well as aligning departments to better serve members.
SCOTT COOLEY was promoted to Assistant Vice President of Indirect Lending. Cooley first joined HCU in 2008 and worked almost four years as Collections Manager. After a brief hiatus, he returned to HCU in 2016 as Business Development Officer.
STEPHANIE DREILING was promoted to Assistant Vice President of Education and Community Development. She joined HCU in 2014 as Education Specialist and was later promoted to Education Director. In her new role, Dreiling will manage staff education and member financial literacy.
MICHAEL LORIMOR was promoted to Vice President of Real Estate Lending. With the proposed merger between HCU and Farmers Credit Union, Lorimor will help establish a trusted real estate lending presence in the Hays area.
For several years, HCU’s branch operations have been led by Amy White in the Harvey and Sedgwick county markets and Sara Bass in the Reno county market. White and Bass’ duties and titles will be changing.
AMY WHITE was promoted to Vice President of Retail Branch Operations. She will lead branch managers in all of HCU’s brick-and-mortar branches, spearhead the Preferred Partner program, and lead community involvement efforts. White joined HCU in 2016 and has served as Branch Manager at both Newton and Ave. A branches.
SARA BASS joined HCU as 29th & Main Branch Manager in 2017. She was promoted to Vice President of Sales and Service and will supervise the eBranch Manager, Salthawk Center Manager, and AVP of Member Experience, and she will spearhead HCU’s efforts in establishing a new outbound calling group. In addition, Bass will focus on commercial deposit relationships as well as HCU business partners. Bass is currently pursuing her Masters in Business Administration from Fort Hays State University.
CHRIS SHIDELER was promoted to AVP of Technology. Shideler joined HCU as IT Manager in August 2021. He previously worked as a network engineer for Koch Business Solutions. In his role as AVP of Technology, Shideler will oversee technology operations to ensure network security and reliability, and he will manage the tech support team.