Bay Federal Credit Union announces two promotions: Trisha Bennett to vice president of enterprise applications and project management office and David Torres to assistant vice president of home loan sales.
Trisha Bennett
Bennett’s promotion comes on the heels of two successful milestones in her career — earning her Project Management Professional Certification from The Project Management Institute and being awarded the Credit Union’s 2023 Service Excellence Award.
She joined the credit union in 2019, where she began as assistant vice president of enterprise applications and project management office. She has demonstrated exemplary leadership and project management skills, helping streamlining Bay Federal’s operational efficiency and fortifying capabilities to deliver superior service to members.
“I am excited for this opportunity to provide guidance amongst systems, applications, and project management processes, all while supporting our greater strategic initiatives,” she said.
Born and raised in Santa Cruz County, she graduated from UC Davis, with a bachelor’s degree in wildlife, fish and conservation biology, and obtained her Business Analysis Certification from the University’s extension program.
Bennett serves on the board of the Pescadero Arts and Fun Festival and is secretary of the Pescadero Community Foundation. She enjoys spending time with her family in the Santa Cruz Mountains, and her family has two loving rescue cats and two rescue dogs who join them on their adventures.
David Torres
Torres has been instrumental in leading both Bay Federal’s team of local home loan consultants and Bay Federal members through the challenges of the housing market. He has steadied the ship from a refinance boom driven by historically low interest rates to a challenging purchase market for first-time buyers.
In addition, he has developed new talent at the credit union and brought in applications and servicing tools to support borrowers.
“I’ve always really enjoyed the satisfaction of assisting our members in achieving their homeownership goals,” Torres said. “This new role will allow me to leverage even greater opportunities for our members and navigate the market at a much higher level.”
Before joining Bay Federal in 2014, he spent 11 years in mortgage banking. He became Bay Federal’s home loans manager in 2019.
He has a bachelor’s degree in economics from San Jose State University and serves as a board member for Habitat for Humanity Monterey Bay. He lives in Santa Cruz with his wife and 3 children and enjoys coaching his children’s sports teams.