Leading and serving others is a common theme throughout Brent Rempe’s career. Rempe comes to Allegiance Credit Union (ACU) as SVP/Growth & Strategy with experience in strategic consulting, project and program implementation, and leadership development. His career began in secondary education with stints at schools in Portland, OR, Kansas City, MO, and Tulsa, OK. Rempe previously served as AVP/Credit Union Development at WEOKIE Federal Credit Union. Most recently, he worked with credit unions to develop transformational, data centric business strategies to better serve members and grow in a competitive, highly-regulated, and disrupted business climate as a Client Strategist at AdvantEdge Analytics, a division of CUNA Mutual Group.
Rempe was recognized by CUNA as a “Credit Union Rock Star” for his work at WEOKIE. Under his leadership, WEOKIE received two Desjardin Youth Financial Education Awards, a CUNA ELLy WOW Award, a Cooperative Spirit Award, and two National Credit Union Foundation BizKid$ Grants.
Rempe earned his Credit Union Development Education (CUDE) designation in September 2015 and his Africa SACCO Development Education (ADE) designation in February 2018. The World Council of Credit Unions recognized him as an International Credit Union Development Educator (I-CUDE) in July 2018. Rempe represents the Development Education Association as an Advisory Trustee on the Cornerstone Credit Union Foundation Board of Trustees. He is also a Certified Credit Union Financial Counselor (CCUFC).
Rempe holds a master of arts in organizational dynamics from the University of Oklahoma and a master of arts in economics and entrepreneurship for educators from the University of Delaware. He is currently finishing his doctorate in education with an emphasis in workforce, adult, and continuing education from the University of Oklahoma.
Rempe is passionate about the credit union movement because the credit union principles and values are very much aligned with his own. He is excited to return “home” to a credit union! At ACU, he looks forward to leveraging credit union difference to improve the member experience and attract new business.
Brent is married to Beth, a high school math teacher at Mount St. Mary (MSM). They welcomed their first child, Tobias (“Toby”), in January and they have two fur-children and a plethora of turtles. Rempe spends his time collecting vinyl records, traveling both domestically and internationally, and supporting Don Bosco Special School in Likuyani, Kenya through a partnership between the African Credit Union Development Foundation and MSM.
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Brent Rempe.