Our History
Safe Harbor Credit Union was chartered in 1952 by employees of the Ludington Plant of Dow Chemical Company. The founders established our credit union to provide a safe, friendly environment where Dow’s Ludington employees and their families could place their savings and receive a good rate of return, as well as borrow for productive purposes at a lower, fair rate of interest.
The credit union was originally housed on the grounds of the Dow Ludington plant in a small office located in the building that also housed the Dow employment office and Plant Security personnel. In 1981, our credit union constructed a new building at 1500 South Madison Street, just outside the Dow Chemical Plant.
Our credit union has grown steadily over the years. Several years ago, our charter was amended to expand our field of membership to include other groups in addition to Dow Ludington employees. We currently have more than 100 groups. As a result of our expanded field of membership, we changed our name in February of 2000 from Dow Ludington Employee’s Credit Union to Safe Harbor Credit Union.
In June of 2001, we constructed a new credit union building at 1200 E. Tinkham Avenue in Ludington. This larger facility enabled us to provide improved drive-in services, expanded 24-hour automated teller machine services, and additional parking — all in a location that is much more convenient for the majority of our membership.
Board of Directors
|
Name |
Title |
Start Date |
Last Elected |
Term Expires |
Years Served |
|
David Kasley |
Chairman |
2013 |
2023 |
2025 |
6 |
|
Tangee Pettis |
Vice Chairman |
2001 |
2021 |
2024 |
21 |
|
Julee Sarto |
Secretary |
2020 |
2023 |
2025 |
2 |
|
Bob Thompson |
Treasurer |
2017 |
2021 |
2024 |
5 |
|
Kathy Courturier |
Director |
2017 |
2020 |
2023 |
5 |
|
Chris Tooman |
Director |
2023 |
2023 |
2026 |
1 |
| Chris Simpler |
Director |
2023 |
2023 |
2026 |
1 |
|
Total Years of Service |
|
|
|
|
41 |