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Santa Cruz Community Credit Union on Friday announced the hiring of two credit union leaders: Joey Coffman, vice president of technology and innovation, and Laura Monique Brown Owen, director of community development and learning.
Coffman will oversee technology projects, automation and innovation at the credit union, developing best practices for digital technology and innovation. He was born and raised in Santa Cruz County and is a graduate of Cabrillo College.
Coffman brings more than eight years of credit union experience to Santa Cruz Community Credit Union, starting his career as a member relationship specialist.
Brown Owen brings more than 20 years of credit union experience to Santa Cruz Community Credit Union. Her operations background will support the credit union’s mission as she leads Santa Cruz Community Credit Union’s financial literacy and community outreach programs.
Brown Owen is a volunteer in the county and the credit union says she is passionate about helping the underserved and unbanked. She is a graduate of Leadership Santa Cruz and serves on its board of directors.
The Daisy Auxiliary recently held its first holiday party in two years at the home of Kathy Paolini.
Hospitality Chair Margit Arambaru organized the festivities, which included music by Stan Meidinger and Dave Ray along with raffle prizes. Those in attendance included new Family Service Agency CEO Bill McCabe and his wife Alison McCabe, who has become a Daisy volunteer.
In addition, two Daisies were celebrated: a member of 50-plus years, Inez Pandolif, and the youngest member of 5-plus months, Jessica Oltmanns.
The Daisy Auxiliary appreciates all the members of the community who shop at the Daisy Store. All proceeds from store sales support Family Service Agency programs. The Daisy’s address is 1601 41st Ave., Capitola.
The writing talents of a recent Hofstra University graduate were honored as part of the Dana Brand Prize, an award named for a popular English professor at Hofstra. May graduate Zachary Parrish of Soquel, received the award for “The Consequences of Denialistic Responses to Atrocity,” an essay of literary criticism.
Parrish expressed his appreciation for the award. “I’m sincerely grateful to the English Department for granting me the skills to have completed this work, as well as the opportunity to honor the legacy of Dr. Brand,” Parrish said in a prepared release.
The Santa Cruz County Farm Bureau was honored with five County Activities of Excellence Awards in the categories of membership, policy implementation, leadership, ag education and public relations.
The awards were presented at the California Farm Bureau Federation’s 104th annual meeting in Monterey earlier this month. The county was also one of three state finalists in the “Innovator Award Contest” for its annual National Agriculture Day Poster and Poetry contests for local students.
Also at the annual meeting, local ranch owner Robert Stephens’ dog, Ray, received second runner-up award in the California Farm Bureau “Farm Dog” contest. “Ray” is an Australian shepherd who serves as a watch dog and cow herder on Elkhorn Ranch, a cow-calf operation in north Monterey County.
Shelly Whitted, owner of the espresso bar at Santa Cruz Medical Center, shared a gesture of thanks for health care workers. Whitted says she runs “tabs” for health care workers that can grow quite large this time of year.
Last week, an appreciative customer and clinic patient paid off all the tabs. “Just say it’s from coffee Santa,” Whitted quoted the customer. Whitted called the gesture “a wonderful way to thank our health care workers.”
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