Affinity Federal Credit Union Welcomes Additions to North Market

As part of its expansion into the North Market, Affinity Federal Credit Union (Affinity) announced today new additions to its team. These additions help support Affinity in delivering expanded products, services and cutting-edge technologies to current and potential members across New Jersey, New York and Connecticut.

These team members include:

• Sal Galati, Market Relationship Manager: Overseeing all operations, Sal will help drive the strategic vision for the North Market. With six years of experience at Affinity, Sal’s proven success through strong team development and partner relationships, paired with a positive and enthusiastic attitude, will be instrumental in transforming each new branch to Affinity’s standards.
• Jeanine Cortez, Branch Manager: Working out of Stony Point, N.Y., Jeanine brings creative thinking and 17 years of banking and credit union experience to her new post – helping the Rockland County community achieve financial health. As a former NEA Federal Credit Union employee, she’ll be a familiar face for members.
• Juan Londoño, Branch Manager: As part of the Connecticut team, Juan will bring his more than 18 years of experience in sales, team management, financial planning and credit lending to the Affinity Norwalk branch. His passion for community service will help drive Affinity’s commitment to a community connected.
• Christa Olin, Branch Manager: Having spent six years with the Affinity team showcasing her expertise for superior member service, and with 17 years total in the credit union industry, Christa will serve as Branch Manager for the new Bardonia, New York location.
• Dinesh Arjun, Branch Manager: With an eye on educating Affinity’s community connected about various personal and business service options, Dinesh will apply his 27 years of banking experience to the Greenburgh, New York branch.
• Bethany Cinque, Branch Manager: Stationed out of Affinity’s Yale branch in New Haven, Connecticut, Bethany will lead her team toward fostering memorable and long-last relationships with members.
• Thomas (Tom) P. O’Connor: With a background in mortgages and lending, Tom will work to support the Connecticut branches as a Mortgage Loan Officer. A veteran in the business, Tom previously worked at Morgan Stanley, also overseeing mortgage efforts.
• Anna Tarasova: Based in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, Anna will handle member development for the North Market. She’ll bring her product and service expertise and adaptability to this new department and otherwise support Affinity’s expansion efforts.

“We’ve long been committed to bringing our members a wide range of quality products, great rates and low fees,” said John T. Fenton, President and CEO of Affinity Federal Credit Union. “Doing so requires that we also provide them with the most talented team of employees. As we set our eyes on the success of the North Market, we couldn’t be more excited to introduce Affinity members to this group of dedicated employees.”

If you have any questions, please visit the Affinity website at: https://www.affinityfcu.com/north

About Affinity Federal Credit Union:

When you become a member of Affinity Federal Credit Union, you belong to something better – a community. With over 20 branches, Affinity is the largest credit union headquartered in the state of New Jersey, proudly serving the tri-state area. Affinity has over 150,000 active members and assets exceeding $3 billion. With thousands of businesses, associations, clubs and individuals that comprise the Affinity family, we are truly a community connected. Affinity members have access to a network of over 5,000-shared branches and nearly 30,000 surcharge-free ATMs nationwide. As a member-owned, not-for-profit, full-service financial institution federally insured by NCUA, Affinity offers products and services designed to fit member needs, all while offering better and lower fees than most banks. From consumer and business banking services that include a full suite of deposit products, mobile and online banking, to auto, real estate, education and personal loans. Affinity has the right tools for your financial success. For more information, please visit affinityfcu.com and follow us on Facebook (AffinityFCU), Instagram (AffinityFCU) and Twitter (@AffinityFCU).