About Us

Bizio is a CUSO that is a wholly owned LLC of Altra Federal Credit Union based in Onalaska, WI. It was formed out of the passion to help credit unions who want to grow and prosper that may not have the people resources to get them where they want to go. Altra lends its team of highly skilled, experienced professionals for Bizio projects.

Our Vision

Build relationships with credit unions to help them prosper and grow.

Our Mission

To provide expert consulting services to credit unions.

About Altra

  • Formed in 1931
  • $2.8 Billion in assets
  • Over 154,000 members worldwide
  • Branches in 6 states
  • Certified as a Great Place to Work® organization & recognized as a Fortune Best Workplace
  • Featured in Newsweek
  • Featured on “World’s Greatest!” TV series
  • Made the lists for both Forbes Best in State & Bankdash 100 Best Credit Unions in America
  • Numerous Financial Education Awards
  • First Place Dora Maxwell Social Responsibility Award Winner
  • CUNA Diamond Award Winner
  • Voted Best Financial Institution in La Crosse County, Winona, MN, Rochester, MN, Clarksville, TN and Tyler, TX
  • Raddon Crystal Performance Award Winner

To learn more visit www.altra.org.

Board

Meet Bizio’s Managing Board Members

steve koenen

Steve Koenen

President & CEO, Altra Federal Credit Union

  • Over 35 years of banking experience
  • Completed Filene Research Institutes i3 Program
  • Certified Chief Executive (CCE)
  • Wisconsin Credit Union Shared Service Centers board member
  • Corporate Central Credit Union board member
  • CU Next Gen board member
  • Bachelor’s degree in Finance from the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse
  • Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin–Madison
Kevin Strangman

Kevin Strangman

Executive VP, Administration, Altra Federal Credit Union

  • Over 30 years of financial institution leadership experience
  • Serves on advisory council for Fiserv
  • Actively involved in local groups such as United Way, La Crosse Neighborhood Revitalization Committee, Hunger Task Force of La Crosse, and Luther High School
  • Chairman of the Altra Foundation Board
  • Certified Chief Executive (CCE)
  • Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Finance from the University of Wisconsin – La Crosse
cheryl dutton

Cheryl Dutton

SVP, Chief Marketing Officer, Altra Federal Credit Union

  • Champion for Altra Financial Advisors
  • Over 30 years of marketing experience
  • Brand strategist
  • Serves on advisory council for CUNA Mutual Group
  • Bachelor’s degree in Marketing from the University of Wisconsin – La Crosse
josh hamit

Josh Hamit

SVP, Chief Information Officer, Altra Federal Credit Union

  • Throughout 20-year career in IT Hamit has spearheaded technology advancement in a number of transformative areas, including cybersecurity, data, cloud computing, IT support, IT architecture, IT governance, and infrastructure management.
  • Active member of the ISACA Emerging Trends Working Group and regular contributor to information technology and cybersecurity media requests.
    • ISACA serves over 165k IT governance professionals across 188 countries.
    • Hamit is one of around 50k global certification holders to have earned ISACA’s Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) designation.
  • Infosec Hall of Fame
  • Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), and Certified Innovation Executive (CIE)
  • Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology from Kaplan University
dawn fread

Dawn Fread

SVP, Corporate Strategy and Innovation, Altra Federal Credit Union

  • Over 30 years of Information Technology, Instructional Design, and Facilitation
  • Serves on Advisory Councils for Western Technical College Business Analyst program, Member Development Company (MDC) Project Council, and NextUP Focus Innovation Group, CU NextGen
  • Consulting and facilitating strategic planning sessions
  • Master Certificate in Applied Project Management, Villanova University
  • Foresight Practitioner, Institute of the Future
  • Certified Help Desk Institute Computer Support Analyst
  • Certified Facilitator for Hartman Kinsel Team Directory
  • Information Technology degree, Western Technical College