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BayPort Credit Union taps new CIO
Harrell to oversee credit union's IT strategy
Josh Janney //April 16, 2025//
Jonathan Harrell is Bayport's new CIO. Image Courtesy BayPort Credit Union.
Jonathan Harrell is Bayport's new CIO. Image Courtesy BayPort Credit Union.
BayPort Credit Union taps new CIO
Harrell to oversee credit union's IT strategy
Josh Janney //April 16, 2025//
Newport News-based BayPort Credit Union announced Tuesday that it has appointed Jonathan Harrell as chief information officer.
“We are thrilled to welcome Jonathan to our team,” said BayPort President and CEO Jim Mears in a statement. “His passion for technology and his innovative approach to problem solving and efficiency make him the perfect fit to lead us into BayPort’s next chapter of growth and success.”
Harrell has more than 30 years of information technology experience. Before joining BayPort, Harrell was most recently vice president of IT with Langley Federal Credit Union. And before that role, he spent 23 years with Regent University serving in various roles, including CIO, associate vice president of IT, director of network engineering and media services, and manager of networking engineering.
Harrell has an MBA from Regent University and a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Old Dominion University. He serves on the board for Volunteer Hampton Roads and is a member of 757CIO.
Headquartered in Newport News, BayPort manages $2.6 billion in assets and has 29 branch locations across the Virginia Peninsula and Hampton Roads.
