People’s Credit Union recently elected several members to the Board of Directors and Supervisory Committee, as announced in a press release on September 24, 2024.
The appointments include 3-year terms for John Trifero and Timothy DelGiudice, and a one-year term for Steven Kozlowski. Trifero is a retired naval undersea warfare center employee, DelGiudice is a member of Raytheon’s government relations team, and Kozlowski is an associate professor of finance at Fairfield University. The other two re-elected to the board are Edward Lopes Jr. for a three-year term and Michelle Freitas for a three-year term on the supervisory committee. Lopes is a Newport School Department behavioral specialist and a Hazard’s Beach manager. Michelle Freitas, CPA, was re-elected to a three-year term on the Supervisory Committee.
“Mr. Newsome is employed by the Newport School Department as a behavioral specialist at Rogers High School. He is also employed by Hazard’s Beach as a Manager. He graduated from Eckerd College and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and Sociology. Mr. Newsome was a former head football coach for Rogers High School, coaching for 24 years. He is also an active community volunteer in the City of Newport,” said People’s Credit Union in a press release. “Mr. Trifero is currently employed as a Realtor with RE/MAX Professionals of Newport. He retired from the Naval Undersea Warfare Center as a Technical Project Manager for Network Engineering and IT Security. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Norman Bird Sanctuary, Innovate Newport, and as a Newport Hospital Corporator. He formerly served on the People’s Credit Union Board of Directors and Supervisory Committee, as Mayor of the City of Newport and, as a member of the City of Newport Planning Board. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics/Education from Providence College.”
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