Our Leadership
Leadership
First Entertainment Senior Management
President, Chief Executive Officer
Stephen OwenSenior Vice President, Chief Experience Officer
Addie AllisonSenior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Ken KramerSenior Vice President, Chief Information Officer
Jonathan PartridgeVice President, Consumer Lending & Resolutions
Rami BorshehVice President, Commercial Lending
Shannon LeitchSenior Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer
Molly HolcombVice President, Operations
James MarcellinoVice President, Digital and Payments Experience
Daniel AritaVice President, Retail
Nick LeviSenior Vice President, Chief Risk Officer/General Counsel
Jennifer JordanVice President, Finance
Larry GragerSenior Vice President, Chief People Officer
Janet GaspardVice President, Information Technology
Irina AbramovaVice President, Member Experience Center
Lisa Rauda-CookVice President, Enterprise Technology & Data
Paul Partida
First Entertainment Board of Directors
Chair
Patrick WaltersVice Chair
Stephen RaynesTreasurer
Irwin JacobsonSecretary
Laura ValanDirector
Howard WelinskyDirector
Gari Ann DouglassDirector
Sakae ManningDirector
Jeff MirkinDirector
Michael EdwardsDirector
Ted SchilowitzDirector
James Herr
Supervisory/Audit Committee
The Supervisory Committee is elected by the members and is comprised of volunteers who are member-owners of the credit union. Its primary function is to serve as the audit committee of the credit union, ensuring that the credit union is soundly managed and that member assets are safeguarded. To fulfill its function, the committee monitors and evaluates the quality of credit union finances, operations, and decisions.
Specific Responsibilities
- Safeguard First Entertainment member assets by initiating ongoing internal and yearly external audits.
- Review First Entertainment policies, procedures, and operations.
- Review the minutes of meetings held by the First Entertainment Board of Directors and committees.
- Evaluate First Entertainment’s internal controls and financial position.
- Make recommendations for improving First Entertainment’s operating practices.
- Keep abreast of consumer laws and regulations and determine First Entertainment's compliance with them.
- Ensure that First Entertainment is not in violation of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act by discriminating against any category of members.
- Collaborate with regulatory examiners during their inspection.
- Reviewing and resolving member complaints that cannot be rectified through normal channels.
Supervisory Committee Chair
Mitch NedickCommittee Members
Frank Cannata
Heather Cochran
Dhiren Patel
Doug Regan
Corrie Rothbart
Michiko Shepherd
Member Complaints
The vast majority of issues can be resolved efficiently and effectively by the First Entertainment Credit Union staff.
If you are unable to resolve an issue or discrepancy regarding your account through normal channels, you may wish to contact the Supervisory Committee. You may do this by sending a letter to our Supervisory Committee at this address:
Supervisory Committee
First Entertainment Credit Union
P.O. Box 100
Los Angeles, CA 90078-0100
Media Benefits Corporation Board of Directors
Insurance services offered through Media Benefits Insurance Services CA Lic#0H99393, a DBA for Media Benefits Corp., which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of First Entertainment Credit Union.
Chair
Elena Campbell-MartinezVice Chair
Preston Kevin LewisTreasurer
Suzanne AlexanderSecretary
Mark NewtonMember
Charles “Tad” MarburgMember
Charles Bruen
Member
Alan Saxe
First Entertainment Credit Union
6735 Forest Lawn Dr.
Hollywood, CA 90068
323.851.3673
888.800.3328