Movers & Shakers
STCU promotes two leaders
Two longtime STCU employees have been promoted to positions of senior leadership.
• Brian Scott was promoted to chief risk officer, after four years as STCU’s VP of Accounting and Finance.
Scott joined STCU in 2003, working primarily in consumer loan origination and underwriting, and later moved to the accounting department, where he became VP of Accounting and Finance in 2019. His new role will include the oversight of consumer and commercial underwriting, lending operations, loss mitigation and risk management.
A graduate of Spokane Valley’s Central Valley High School, Scott holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from WSU. He earned an MBA from Western Governor’s University, covering costs through the tuition reimbursement program offered to any STCU employee who wants to further their education.
• Angela Swenseid has been named senior vice president of Finance and Accounting.
Swenseid joined STCU in 2010, shortly after earning a bachelor’s degree in accounting and finance from Eastern Washington University. After performing various roles in the finance and accounting department, she was promoted to director of finance in 2019.
Earlier this year, she received her MBA from Washington State University, also through STCU’s tuition reimbursement program.
Cindy Bond joins eXp Luxury
Cindy Bond has joined eXp Realty, the fastest-growing global real estate brokerage in the world.
As part of this select group, Bond will serve as a trusted adviser who brings local market expertise and valuable global connections to her clients. She is excited to be part of a new partnership with eXp’s exclusive eXp Luxury real estate program.
eXp Luxury provides the latest technology along with providing access resources, tools and training for an ever-changing real estate environment.
Bond is an associate broker, certified residential specialist and graduate of the Realtor Institute. Her licenses are active in Idaho and Washington.
Upon entering the real estate industry, Bond was co-owner of a residential building company. After receiving her real estate license in 1996, she was awarded Rookie of the Year at Prudential NW Realty in the Seattle area.
Bond has been affiliated with Tomlinson Sotheby’s International Realty since 2000 as a co-owner (2004-2019) and associate broker (2000-2023). She earned the achievement of No. 1 Top Producer during 2007-2012 and 2014-2022, and she leads the market regionally in the sale of luxury properties. Bond has been involved within the local real estate community serving on the Multiple Listing Service Board of Directors (2007-2023), as MLS president 2013 and she was voted Bonner County Favorite Woman in Real Estate 2012.
Cindy Bond and her husband, Jeff Bond, support multiple local charities and educational endeavors. In their free time, the Bonds enjoy their family of four grown, married children and 10 grandchildren, sailing, traveling, cooking and wine, biking, hiking and skiing. Cindy Bond also enjoys gardening, flower arranging and music.
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Angela Swenseid
Cindy Bond