Northeast Credit Union hires Ken Lawrence as SVP, Chief Information Officer

PORTSMOUTH – Northeast Credit Union announced the hiring of Ken Lawrence as Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer. As a leader in Information Security and IT Infrastructure, Ken brings over 20 years of experience to his new role at Northeast, where he will implement and lead technology transformations that will support the credit union’s commitment to enrich and nourish the lives of their employees, members and community.

“We’re excited to leverage Ken’s vast IT skillset and executive leadership experience as we focus on enhancing our technology that safely and securely delivers our services and products to our members.” Shares Chris Parker, President and CEO.

Ken adds, “I’m thrilled to join Northeast Credit Union and develop ways to enhance the member experience as we embark on the mission to enrich and nourish the lives of others; I cannot think of a better way to start the year.”

Ken comes to Northeast from Partners Federal Credit Union in Orlando, Florida where he served as their Senior Vice President of Technology and Chief Information Security Officer. His storied career includes spearheading the end-to-end delivery of IT infrastructure and applications for large-scale, globally distributed data centers, creating IT security teams, and providing Special Operations support to the United States Army for 15 years as the Director of Corporate Security, Infrastructure & Architecture.

New Account Manager comes to Avery

PORTSMOUTH – Avery Insurance, a fourth-generation, family-owned, independent insurance agency located in New Hampshire, announced Tracie Morey has joined the agency as a Personal Lines Account Manager. Her responsibilities include servicing and placement of personal insurance accounts as part of our premier client services and production team.

Morey started her insurance career in 2008 in the State of Maine as a licensed Property & Casualty Producer servicing clients with both personal and commercial insurance needs. Morey holds her Accredited Customer Service Representative designation and is a Legal Principles Claims Specialist. Originally from South Berwick, Maine, Morey currently resides in Stonington with her husband Bennett, daughters Kaylee and Aubrey, and their two dogs Bruin and Roscoe.

“We started out 2022 with a goal to add talent to an already great team of professionals because, without the best people, nothing else matters,” said Tod O’Dowd, President of Avery Insurance. “In the last year, we’ve added nine new team members to allow us to continue to be hyper-focused on client service and satisfaction and we are not done yet.” Avery has 30-plus employees and provides customized insurance solutions for businesses and individuals across the country. To learn more about careers at Avery Insurance or how we can help protect your assets, please visit www.AveryAgency.com.

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