Washington Federal, Inc said that effective January 1, 2018, Michelle Coons will lead its New Mexico territory as Senior Vice President and Regional President.
Bill Synnamon, its current NM Regional President, is retiring effective December 31, 2017, after serving in this capacity over the last 6 years. Michelle and Bill, whose career paths have crossed in the past at United New Mexico, will begin working together on the transition of duties as of December 1st. Michelle will maintain offices in Albuquerque and Santa Fe.
Michelle is a thirty-four-year veteran of NM banking, having held positions as a Regional President, a Community Bank President and a multi-state Commercial Banking Manager over the last 18 years. She is well known across the state for her community leadership having served as past board chairs for the UNM Foundation, Accion, the Association of Commerce and Industry and the UNM Alumni Association.
Her current community involvement also includes the New Mexico Space Authority, New Mexico Amigos, New Mexico Women’s Forum and Economic Forum. Michelle is a UNM graduate with a BBA from the Anderson Schools of Management, attended UNM’s New Mexico School of Banking and the National Commercial Lending Graduate School at the University of Oklahoma.
