PENFIELD, N.Y.–Family First FCU here has named a new CEO.
Stepping into the position is Thomas Dambra, who was most recently SVP-financial planning and analysis for Tompkins Financial Corp. Dambra will be the fifth president and CEO in the credit union’s 46-year history.
“Tom comes to Family First with a wealth of financial services experience and a keen sense of the value of a member-centric organization like our credit union,” said Jim Costello, Family First’s chairman.
Prior to the two years he spent as SVP at Tompkins Financial Corp., Dambra spent seven years as senior vice president of community banking for the Bank of Castile, a Tompkins Community Bank, with responsibility for the bank’s 15 branches.
Dambra takes over for Christine Peters, who is leaving Family First to relocate outside of the Rochester, N.Y., area. Peters was appointed to this role in January 2006, and leaves after 18 years at Family First. Under Peters’ leadership the credit union experienced extremely strong growth and expansion including branch additions to better serve members.
The $166-million Family First of NY FCU has more than 13,500 members.