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| 2 | 2 | | By: Blanco S.R. No. 90 |
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| 5 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 6 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Margie Salazar has been named the new chief |
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| 7 | 7 | | executive officer of FirstLight Federal Credit Union in El Paso, |
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| 8 | 8 | | becoming the first woman to lead that institution in its 67-year |
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| 9 | 9 | | history; and |
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| 10 | 10 | | WHEREAS, Ms. Salazar first joined FirstLight, El Paso's |
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| 11 | 11 | | second-largest credit union, as a teller, and over the course of her |
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| 12 | 12 | | 25-year career, she has distinguished herself in the roles of vice |
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| 13 | 13 | | president of retail operations, vice president of lending, |
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| 14 | 14 | | executive vice president of operations, and chief retail officer; |
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| 15 | 15 | | she held the title of chief financial officer at the time she was |
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| 16 | 16 | | tapped to serve as the credit union's CEO; when she takes on her new |
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| 17 | 17 | | position on February 1, 2023, she will oversee the operations of a |
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| 18 | 18 | | credit union with approximately 300 employees, 109,000 members, and |
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| 19 | 19 | | $1.5 billion in assets; and |
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| 20 | 20 | | WHEREAS, This dynamic Texan earned her bachelor's degree in |
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| 21 | 21 | | marketing and management from The University of Texas at El Paso; in |
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| 22 | 22 | | addition to her work at FirstLight, she has given back to the El |
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| 23 | 23 | | Paso community through her service as board chair of the local YMCA |
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| 24 | 24 | | and as a member of the advisory council of UTEP's Banking Academy; |
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| 25 | 25 | | and |
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| 26 | 26 | | WHEREAS, Margie Salazar's proven record of leadership makes |
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| 27 | 27 | | her a truly fitting choice to guide FirstLight Federal Credit Union |
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| 28 | 28 | | into the future, and she may indeed reflect with pride on her many |
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| 29 | 29 | | accomplishments as she takes on the challenges and opportunities of |
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| 30 | 30 | | her new position; now, therefore, be it |
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| 31 | 31 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature |
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| 32 | 32 | | hereby congratulate Margie Salazar on her appointment as CEO of |
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| 33 | 33 | | FirstLight Federal Credit Union and that she be extended sincere |
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| 34 | 34 | | best wishes for a successful tenure; and, be it further |
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| 35 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 36 | 36 | | prepared for Ms. Salazar as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 37 | 37 | | Texas Senate. |
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