Larry D. Sewell elected as new Chair of African American Credit Union coalition

The African American Credit Union Coalition (AACUC) said Larry D. Sewell has been elected to serve as its new board chair.

He succeeds Adrian Johnson, senior vice president/CFO for the US$4.2 billion MECU Credit Union in Baltimore, Maryland.

Sewell is vice president of corporate partnerships and advocacy for the US$2 billion Together Credit Union in St. Louis, Missouri.

“I look forward to working with our executive team, talented group of board members and President/CEO Renée Sattiewhite to continue to bring AACUC into the forefront of the credit union industry in the diversity and inclusion discussion and engagement,” Sewell said in a prepared statement.

He was appointed to AACUC’s board of directors in 2016 and was then elected for a 3-year term in 2017. A year later, Sewell was elected board vice chair serving for 2 consecutive terms.

During his tenure, Sewell served on and led committees that promoted initiatives for local, state and federal advocacy, provided mentoring services for credit unions around the world, and recruited individuals to implement AACUC’s mission to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion through advocacy and professional development.

Sewell joined Together Credit Union, formerly Anheuser-Busch Employees’​ Credit Union in 1995 as vice president of training and development, where he led the credit union’s strategic initiatives for more than 20 years before stepping into his current position.

As a financial services industry expert and thought leader, he volunteers in the community and mentors new credit union employees through the OWLs (Older Wiser Leaders) employee resource group, and serves on the Together CU’s Diversity and Inclusion Council.

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