TERRE HAUTE, Ind. ––Indiana State University FCU has named a new president and CEO.
With the retirement of former President/CEO Trent Kerr, the credit union has named Marie “Sam” Shanks to lead the $130-million organization.
Shanks has worked at ISUFCU for her entire career, the credit union said in a statement, beginning as a student worker at the credit union in 1982.
Upon graduating from Indiana State University in 1985 with a degree in computer science with a minor in business administration, Shanks was named the ISUFCU Executive Vice President. In 1991, she graduated from CUNA Management School and was also an inaugural member of the Innovations for Indiana Credit Unions through the Indiana Credit Union League.
“I’ve been with the organization through years of expansion and growth and with that, my commitment to the credit union and ISU community has followed suit,” Shanks said. “Looking back, I never intended on being a leader of this organization, but now more than ever, I am dedicated to the financial cooperative philosophy.”
Other Roles
Outside of ISUFCU, Shanks currently serves as the vice-chair of the Indiana State University Foundation Board of Directors, is a Wabash Valley Art Spaces board member, a St. Benedict Church parish council and finance committee member, and a past Terre Haute Catholic Youth Ministry volunteer.
The credit union has approximately 9,700 members.