For Immediate Release:
December 31, 2011

For more information, contact:
Francine Patella Ryan
ESL Public Affairs Manager
fpatella@esl.org
585.336.1089 or 585.261.6220 (cell)

ESL FEDERAL CREDIT UNION ANNOUNCES PROMOTION

Rochester, New York -- ESL Federal Credit Union announces that it has recently promoted assistant branch manager Christine M. Fisher to the position of branch manager at its Newark office. In her new position, Fisher will oversee branch operations including loan and deposit, cash management and compliance policies.

Employed with ESL for five years, Fisher previously held the positions of assistant branch manager, senior branch supervisor and branch supervisor respectively at various ESL offices. She also served as a teller at the credit union's Irondequoit office. Prior to her employment with ESL, Fisher served as a member service representative, Family First Credit Union and, senior teller, JP Morgan Chase. She was also owner of the Neon Frog Café.

Fisher attended Daemen and Nazareth colleges. She resides in Ontario with husband, Dennis, and their children, Krislynn, Shelby, Zackary and Hannah.

Founded by George Eastman in 1920, ESL Federal Credit Union is a full-service financial institution with $4.0 billion in assets. ESL employs more than 600 people locally and has about 300,000 members world-wide. The company was recently ranked 16th as one of 2011 Best Small and Medium Workplaces in America by the Great Place to Work^® Institute and presented by Entrepreneur^® - the second consecutive year the company was named to the list. Access to the credit union includes 19 branch locations and more than 40 ATM locations, a Contact Center, and Internet, online and mobile banking channels. The company is headquartered at 225 Chestnut Street, in Rochester, and can be found on the Internet at esl.org.

 

Christine Fisher