The Dakota Credit Union Association (DakCU) held their annual meeting on May 16, 2024, with the main order of business being the election and reorganization of officers for the DakCU Board of Directors.
Two credit union professionals were newly elected to the board, including Bob Herrington, President/CEO of North Star Community Credit Union, and Jake Klobuchar, SVP of Town & Country Credit Union. Lacey Fetch, CEO of University Federal Credit Union, was elected DakCU Board Chair, and Dawn Van Ash, CEO of Oahe FCU, was re-elected Board Chair of DakCU Service Corp (DakCUSC).
DakCU President/CEO Jeff Olson stated, “The new board members bring a wealth of talent, experience, strategic vision, and a proven track record of success to our organization. We are thankful for their volunteer service and we look forward to their leadership.”
The DakCU Board is made up of seven members consisting of three North Dakota division members and three South Dakota division members, along with one multi-state at-large position. The board oversees the association as well as the Dakota League Service Corp (DakCUSC), the for-profit service corporation of DakCU.
We are pleased to announce our 2024 board members and their roles.
Katie Bredvik – DakCU Director and 1st Vice Chair DakCUSC representing SD Division C. Bredvik was named CEO of Coteau Valley FCU (Sisseton, SD) in 2017. She attended Black Hills State University in Spearfish, and later graduated from Lake Area Tech in Watertown with degrees in business and photography. She completed Management School in 2021, earning her Certified Credit Union Executive (CCUE) designation.
Lacey Fetsch – DakCU Board Chair representing ND Division B. Fetsch began working at University FCU (Grand Forks, ND) in 2004 while attending the University of North Dakota (UND). After graduating from UND with a BA in Banking and Financial Economics, she held the titles of Loan Officer and Director of Operations before becoming CEO in 2016. She graduated with High Honors from Management School in 2018 and holds the Certified Credit Union Executive (CCUE) designation.
Bob Herrington – DakCU Board 2nd Vice Chair representing ND Division A. Herrington has been the CEO of North Star Community CU since 2016; prior to that he worked for a community bank in Harvey, ND; and at credit unions in Montana and Wyoming. He holds a degree in Finance from Minot State University.
Veronica Holweger – DakCU Board and DakCUSC Secretary/Treasurer representing ND Division C. Veronica is the CEO of Med Park Credit Union (Grand Forks, ND). She was re-appointed to a board seat in 2023 following a short reprieve; she previously served on the board when she was CEO of Riverfork FCU. She has more than 25 years’ experience as a credit union CEO and 30 years in the industry.
Jake Klobuchar – DakCU Director representing Multi-State At-Large. Klobuchar graduated in 2009 from NDSU with a degree in finance and has been in the banking and credit union industry for 15 years. He is the SVP Fargo Market President for Town & Country Credit Union, serves as the secretary of the Sharehouse Foundation Board, and is the first credit union representative to serve on the Lake Agassiz Certified Development Company’s board that manages the SBA 504 loan program.
Jarrod Reisner – DakCU Board 1st Vice Chair representing SD Division A. Reisner began working at Black Hills FCU (Rapid City, SD) in 2009. His current title is Chief Financial Officer. He graduated from SD State University with a BS in Management and holds a CPA license. He is a member of the SD GAC and is a board member for Midwest Business Solutions, LLC dba Pactola.
Dawn Van Ash – DakCU Director and Chair of DakCUSC representing SD Division B. Van Ash has been involved with credit unions for more than 35 years. Starting as a teller, she was promoted to several roles including loan officer and assistant manager, prior to becoming CEO of Oahe FCU (Pierre, SD). A South Dakota native, she is a graduate of Management School and holds the Certified Credit Union Executive (CCUE) designation.
L to R: Jeff Olson, DakCU President/CEO; Jake Klobuchar; Dawn Van Ash; Bob Herrington; Jarrod Reisner; Lacey Fetsch; Veronica Holweger; Katie Bredvik.