Jennifer Williams Appointed SVP/General Counsel at Frontwave Credit Union
October 1, 2021
Oceanside, CA — Frontwave Credit Union announces the appointment of Jennifer (Jen) Williams to serve as its Senior Vice President/General Counsel.
Jennifer Williams, Senior Vice President/General Counsel
“We are very pleased to welcome Jen to Frontwave Credit Union,” said Bill Birnie, President and CEO of Frontwave. “With her in-depth experience as an attorney in the fields of law, compliance, internal audit, enterprise risk management, complaint resolution, and fraud, she will bring a holistic approach to Frontwave’s perspective and management of risk.”
Williams has 10 years of experience within the credit union industry, having previously served as Chief Legal Counsel for Aventa Credit Union in Colorado Springs, CO, and most recently as Vice President of Risk Management at California Coast Credit Union in San Diego, CA. Prior to joining the credit union movement, she served as a director at UBS International in New York, NY.
Williams holds a Juris Doctorate degree from the Indiana University School of Law, as well as a Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminal Justice, History and Political Science.
About Frontwave Credit Union
Frontwave Credit Union is a member-owned not-for-profit financial institution serving San Diego, Riverside, and San Bernardino Counties. Frontwave Credit Union provides a portfolio of financial products and services including checking and savings accounts, auto loans, mortgage loans, credit cards, home equity loans, and financial planning. Forged in 1952 as Camp Pendleton Federal Credit Union in Oceanside, California, Frontwave has grown from 8 civil service employee members and $40 in assets to over 115,000 members and nearly $1.2 billion in assets. Frontwave Credit Union has been awarded Department of the Navy’s 2020 Best Credit Union of the Year, voted San Diego’s Best Credit Union and Best Mortgage Company in the 2020 San Diego Reader “Best Of” Readers Poll, and is continuously recognized as a best place to work in Southern California, winning the Peter Barron Stark Award for Workplace Excellence again in 2020.