Our mission: To be our members' trusted financial partner providing tailored solutions to support them throughout their life events.
Get to know Cobalt Credit Union
Board of Directors | Supervisory Committee | Management Team
About Us
We know you don't do status quo. Neither do we.
Board of Directors
Dr. Julia Cronin-Gilmore
Chairperson
Denise Seaman
1st Vice Chair
Victoria Zajac
Secretary
Stacy Vance
Treasurer
Beth Thomas
Director
Victor LaPuma
Director
Natasha Lopez
Director
William E. Hetzler
Director Emeritus
John Goble
Director Emeritus
Pat Jones
Director Emeritus
David Bartholet
Associate Director
John DiMartino
Associate DirectorSupervisory Committee
Lee Dunn
Secretary
Mercy Ndosi
Member
Dr. Nelson Dantzler
Associate MemberManagement Team
Robin Larsen
President & CEO
Bob Doucette
Chief Information Officer
Rod Latham
Chief Lending Officer
Allison Malone
Chief Human Resources Officer
Keli Wragge
Chief Operations Officer
Carol Sherrow
Chief Marketing Officer
Mark Wilkins
Chief Financial OfficerOur Proud History
Cobalt Credit Union traces its roots to November 1946, when 12 individuals submitted a request to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to form SAC Federal Credit Union. The first location of SAC Federal Credit Union was Andrews Field, Maryland. In August 2018, the credit union changed its name to Cobalt Credit Union. The following are a few of the credit union's many milestones:
1946:
SAC Federal Credit Union was founded at Andrews Field, Maryland in support of SAC (Strategic Air Command)
1949:
Along with Strategic Air Command, the credit union moved offices to Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska
1965:
The credit union joined the Credit Union National Association (CUNA) and Nebraska Credit Union League (NCUL) In 1970, Congress created the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) to charter and supervise federal credit unions
1972:
The credit union moved to Building 513 on Offutt Air Force Base
1980:
Headquarters moved from Offutt Air Force Base to Highway 370 and 36th Street in Bellevue, Nebraska
1982:
During the early 1980s, the credit union expanded to over 50 employees and added many new products and services including debit and credit cards, ATMs, and first mortgage loans
1989:
The credit union assets reached more than $100 million
1993:
The credit union converted to community field of membership
1998:
The credit union introduced CU@Home, which provided members online access to their accounts
2001:
The CU increased its community charter to include all of Cass, Douglas, Pottawattamie and Sarpy Counties and reached $200 million in assets
2005:
CU opens 10th branch location and introduced business loans and services
2011:
This year the credit union expanded its charter to include Washington and Saunders counties in Nebraska and Mills and Harrison counties in Iowa and reached $500 million in assets
2014:
By this time, the credit union employed more than 200 people. Corporate headquarters moved to new, state of the art building on Highway 370 and 72nd Street in Papillion, Nebraska
2016:
The credit union opened its first Interactive Teller Machine (ITM) and established its charitable arm, SAC Foundation
2018:
SAC Federal Credit Union changed its name to Cobalt Credit Union and reached $1 billion in assets
2019:
Cobalt was the first credit union in the local area to introduce new Video Banking technology
2021:
The credit union celebrated its 75th anniversary
