Sarah Jo Brenner, VP Marketing, Andigo Credit Union

Sarah Jo Brenner is the Vice President of Marketing at Andigo Credit Union where she focuses on growing and developing their emerging community brand. She has worked in the financial services industry for over 10 years at both large and mid-size organizations building market recognition for both national and local brands.

Sarah is a brand champion who drives member growth and community recognition, overseeing creative services, communications and community engagement. She is passionate about organizational strategy and leadership, as well as all things marketing. As a life-long learner, Sarah consistently looks for opportunities to expand her knowledge and make an impact. Most noteworthy is being recently selected to join Filene's exclusive i3 program. During this two-year term, she and her team will be focusing on fostering the development of new ideas and innovations.

In her short tenure at Andigo, Sarah has also recommended and implemented more competitive certificate terms. As a result, Andigo has seen strong growth in their certificate portfolio, adding more than $30 million in certificates over last year.

Sarah embodies credit union values by being a servant leader for her team and takes that same approach in her work within the community. She leads the charge for the annual Andigo Adventure Challenge (obstacle race), benefiting Chicago Voyagers, a nonprofit organization helping at-risk youth develop life and leadership skills through outdoor activities. This is but one example of the events Sarah leads and participates in. In the past year she acted as a volunteer consultant to help guide a local start-up non-profit focused on engaging and recognizing service-minded high school students.

Sarah and her fiancé Nate live in Hoffman Estates, IL with their three very large cats Nikita, Sebastian, and Sir Duke Fitzgerald and their very energetic dog Zeke.