Pete Hacker, a St. John’s University alum of ’88, was recently named president and CEO of the member-owned Collegeville Community Credit Union. His background includes consumer branch lending, corporate mortgage lending, and other credit and risk mitigating endeavors within the financial world. Hacker followed in the footsteps of his father, Helmut, in attending SJU, and said he is happy to now be back here serving as president of CCCU.
Michaela Fassler, of St. Joseph, was recently named president of the Pep Band for the 2015-16 academic year at Southwest Minnesota State University, Marshall. She is a junior mathematics major. The Mustang Pep Band is a high-energy performance ensemble that enhances the game day environment for football games and men’s and women’s basketball games at SMSU. Most students participate in both the spring and fall, although this is not a requirement. The band plays arrangements of some of the most driving popular music selections from the past four decades in order to provide entertainment to the widest possible audience.
Erin Nelson, of St. Joseph, was recently named president of the Students Today Alumni Tomorrow for the 2015-16 academic year at Southwest Minnesota State University, Marshall. She is a sophomore marketing major. Students Today Alumni Tomorrow’s focus will be to promote Mustang pride and SMSU traditions on campus and throughout the community. The group seeks to cultivate relationships between students and alumni through networking opportunities that will enhance the college experience through fun and memorable events.
The Greater St. Cloud Development Corp. will soon be the anchor tenant in the First National Bank of St. Cloud building in downtown St. Cloud. Built in 1889, the First National Bank of St. Cloud building is considered to be one of the best designed, most preserved and most significant buildings in central Minnesota. Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982, the building is currently undergoing a complete rehabilitation in partnership with the Minnesota State Historic Preservation Office and the National Park Service. The GSDC leads economic development in the Greater St. Cloud region through six strategic initiatives; one of which is to contribute to the planning for and vibrancy of downtown St. Cloud. For more of this story, visit thenewsleaders.com and click on Nov. 13 People.
