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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Margie Salazar has been named the new chief |
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executive officer of FirstLight Federal Credit Union in El Paso, |
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becoming the first woman to lead that institution in its 67-year |
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history; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Salazar first joined FirstLight, El Paso's |
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second-largest credit union, as a teller, and over the course of her |
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25-year career, she has distinguished herself in the roles of vice |
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president of retail operations, vice president of lending, |
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executive vice president of operations, and chief retail officer; |
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she held the title of chief financial officer at the time she was |
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tapped to serve as the credit union's CEO; when she takes on her new |
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position on February 1, 2023, she will oversee the operations of a |
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credit union with approximately 300 employees, 109,000 members, and |
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$1.5 billion in assets; and |
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WHEREAS, This dynamic Texan earned her bachelor's degree in |
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marketing and management from The University of Texas at El Paso; in |
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addition to her work at FirstLight, she has given back to the El |
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Paso community through her service as board chair of the local YMCA |
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and as a member of the advisory council of UTEP's Banking Academy; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Margie Salazar's proven record of leadership makes |
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her a truly fitting choice to guide FirstLight Federal Credit Union |
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into the future, and she may indeed reflect with pride on her many |
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accomplishments as she takes on the challenges and opportunities of |
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her new position; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature |
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hereby congratulate Margie Salazar on her appointment as CEO of |
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FirstLight Federal Credit Union and that she be extended sincere |
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best wishes for a successful tenure; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Salazar as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas Senate. |