PLANO, Texas – The Cornerstone Credit Union League has now officially merged in the Heartland Credit Union and the two states it previously represented: Missouri and Kansas.
The CCUL now also represents credit unions in Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas.
Member CUs voted to merge in October 2022, with 93% members from both organizations voting in favor of the deal.
“We accomplished something great in 2022 by making it possible to combine forces, and now we have the chance to lift our organization and our member service even higher,” said Caroline Willard, Cornerstone League president and CEO, in a statement. “Now that our teams are successfully combined, we will continue to be guided by our commitment to our members’ success. Together with our expanded team and membership, Cornerstone league will achieve scalability and unprecedented value proposition.”
Personnel Changes
The merger has led to some personnel changes for the organization.
According to the Cornerstone league:
- Tana Hoffman, Tim Loveless, and Daylene Wittman continue to be the point of contact for Kansas and Missouri credit unions.
- Lisa Althoff-Simmons now serves in a general counsel role and joined the executive management team at Cornerstone.
- Michael Murray and Ian Dunlap will lead state and federal advocacy efforts in Kansas and Missouri, respectively.
- Karen Baker and Sarah Easley have joined the compliance department.
- Anna Neuner has joined the education and events team.
- Susan Dyer and Nora Revie have been added to the Cornerstone communications team
- Brittany Ellis and Bridget Bowles joined the marketing team.
- Tyrel Brown joined the finance team and Pat Behnen will continue in an administrative role.
- On the Cornerstone Resources side, Mark Hohenstein will lead the shared branching product for Kansas and Missouri, and Belinda Muck joined the audit and consulting department.
- The Cornerstone Foundation expanded with Beth Falkenstein joining the Foundation staff.
The Cornerstone CU League now serves approximately 700 credit unions.
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