(Latham, N.Y.) - Sunmark Federal Credit Union has announced that Monica Berard has been hired as Community Development Officer. 

                In this position, Berard’s responsibilities include working with existing and prospective Community Business Partners; helping  Community Business Partners’ employees  improve their financial well-being; conducting financial seminars that address topics including credit repair, mortgage, and business referrals; and serving as a Sunmark ambassador to the community.

Previously, Berard was at KeyBank for nearly six years, where she began as a teller, graduated from their Management Associate Program in 2012 and most recently, was a personal banker in the Albany area.

Berard holds a Bachelor of Science in Mass Communications from State University College of New York at Oneonta.

                Berard lives in Albany and is an active member of the Tech Valley Young Professionals Network Planning Committee of the Albany-Colonie Regional Chamber.

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About Sunmark Federal Credit Union:

Since 1937, Sunmark Federal Credit Union ($450 million in assets; 48,000+ members) has been helping members in the greater Capital Region community improve their financial position by offering a full range of mortgages, insurance products, retirement accounts and of course, savings and checking.

Sunmark is committed to the financial health and well-being of each member by offering tools that educate and inform and products and services that make it easier to reach financial goals such as planning a budget, saving for a home, repairing  credit or getting out of debt.

For more information, call 518-382-0605 or visit www.sunmarkfcu.org.