Linda Armyn
Linda Armyn was named President & Chief Executive Officer of Bethpage Federal Credit Union in August, 2023 and serves as the fifth President and CEO, and the first woman to hold this position. A dynamic strategic leader well known throughout Long Island and the credit union industry, Armyn has played an integral role in Bethpage’s strategic growth and enhanced corporate brand.
Armyn joined Bethpage in 2001, leading Corporate Strategy, Business and Community Development, Charitable Giving, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Crisis Planning, Public and Government Relations. Over the years, she has helped lead most of the credit union’s operations, which has helped Bethpage grow from $1.1 billion to over $13 billion in assets. Linda played an integral role in two mergers that led to Bethpage’s open charter in 2016, leading to Bethpage serving members nationally. Today Bethpage Federal Credit Union is the largest credit union in the Northeast and the 15th largest in the nation, with 440,000 members and 800 employees.
Bethpage is focused on enriching the lives of its teammates, members, and the communities it serves. With a focus on collaboration and innovation, Linda developed Bethpage’s comprehensive Community Engagement efforts, known as Bethpage Cares. This successful philanthropic effort invests more than $2 million annually to communities of modest means and 6,000 employee volunteer hours annually. In 2019, Linda and the Bethpage team collaborated with Suffolk County to bring a Bike Share program, known as Bethpage Ride, to Suffolk County for the first time, which now serves 12 communities in last mile mobility efforts. In 2020, Armyn introduced the Bethpage Difference Makers Program to foster and fund youth volunteerism in the community and grew the Bethpage at Work program with companies throughout the tri-state area.
Of the significant branding initiatives led by Linda, the most visible is the annual Bethpage Federal Credit Union Air Show at Jones Beach. By partnering with the NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historical Preservation, Linda branded Bethpage as the Title sponsor of Long Island's largest public event. The Air Show attracts nearly 400,000 attendees annually each Memorial Day weekend since 2004, except for 2020 where the Bethpage team created a virtual show. Linda also enhanced Bethpage’s brand through negotiating the naming rights at the LI Ducks stadium (from 2010-2020) and establishing the annual Bethpage Turkey Drive which supports Island Harvest and its network of food pantries providing Thanksgiving meals to food-insecure Long Islanders.
Linda was appointed by Governor Hochul, to Co-Chair the Long Island Regional Economic Development Council, as a member of the NYS Parks Commission on Long Island, and Vice Chair of Stony Brook University Presidents Council. She also serves on several Long Island Not for Profits and national trade association committees.
Linda was honored by Hofstra’s Center for Suburban Diversity, Good Samaritan Hospital, YMCA of LI, American Heart Association, EAC Network, City and State LI 50 most influential 2018-2022, LIBN: Business Hall of Fame 2020, 40/40 &Top 50 Women Hall of Fame, Long Island Press: 2017 Business Entrepreneur and 2016-2021- Most Influential Long Islanders, Credit Union Times 2015 trailblazer award and a 2020 Athena Leadership Finalist.