Chris Conway will retire as president and CEO of Educational Systems Federal Credit Union in Greenbelt, Maryland, early next year.
Conway, who has led the $1.3 billion-asset organization for 15 years, joined Educational Systems FCU in 1998 as its chief operating officer, according to a July 13 press release posted on the MD-DC Credit Union Associations’ website.
Girado Smith, the credit union’s executive vice president and chief financial officer, has been named as its next president and CEO.
“We have continued to grow by focusing on our vision to be the premier financial services provider for the education community,” Conway said in the press release. “I am grateful to have been part of the Educational Systems FCU team for so many years.”
Conway’s credit union career started at Montgomery County Teachers FCU in 1989. There, he worked in a variety of capacities and executive roles.
After becoming CEO of Educational Systems FCU in 2007, he led the merger of those two education-based credit unions in 2012.
Smith has been with the credit union for 24 years.
“Educational Systems FCU has a track record of excellence and I intend to build upon our commitment to serving the education community,” Smith said in the press release.
Educational Systems Federal Credit Union earned $2.2 million in the first three months of 2022, a 656% increase from a year earlier, according to call report data from the National Credit Union Administration.
