Arlington Community Federal Credit Union ($468M, Falls Church, VA) has selected Benjamin Sande-Otieno to serve as its new Controller. He was placed by DDJ Myers, the well-known leadership development firm that is now an ALM First Company.
Mr. Sande previously served as Accounting Controller for Agriculture Federal Credit Union (AgFed) and as Accounting Manager for Interior Federal Credit Union. He brings more than a decade of finance, accounting, and analytics experience to his new position.
“We are looking forward to the experience that Benjamin will bring to Arlington Community. We are confident that his passion for leadership, process improvement, and analytics will take the Accounting & Finance teams to the next level,” says Keith Lotf, Chief Financial Officer for Arlington Community FCU.
Mr. Sande completed both his MBA and Master’s degree in Diplomacy & International Relations at Seton Hall University. He also earned his Bachelor of Science degree from New Jersey City University, where he double majored in Accounting and Computer Science. In his free time, Mr. Sande enjoys cycling on nature trails, watching his favorite soccer team, Liverpool, play in the English Premier League, tutoring and mentoring high school and college students, and taking weekend day trips with family in the spring and summer.
Sande-Otieno, Controller