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Interra Credit Union Holds Ribbon Cutting Ceremony 

And Grand Opening For LaGrange Office

Pictured, from left are: Carl Stoltzfus, Board Treasurer for Interra Credit Union; Jim Henning, Chief Financial Officer; Randy Zimmerly, Associate Director for Interra Credit Union; Joel Richard, Senior Vice President of Member Experience; Andy Marshall, Chief Operating Officer, Amy Sink, Chief Executive Officer; Beth Sherman, Executive Director of the LaGrange Chamber; Liz Bontrager, Regional Branch Manager; Haley Nickell, LaGrange Branch Manager; Phil Wiens, Chief Lending Officer; Tim Yoder, Chairman of the Board for Interra Credit Union; Octavia Yoder, Executive Director of the LaGrange County Community Foundation. 

March 31, 2021 – The ribbon cutting and grand opening celebration for Interra Credit Union’s LaGrange office was held on Tuesday, March 30. The ribbon cutting ceremony took place at 11:00 am. The office is officially open to members and the public. Community members are welcome to visit the location and meet the staff that are serving the LaGrange office.

Interra’s LaGrange office is located at 209 East Central Avenue, LaGrange, IN 46761, one block east of highways 9 and 20. Office hours are 8:30 am – 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday, and 8:30 am – 12:00 pm on Saturday. Staff at the new office includes, on the retail side, Haley Nickell, Branch Manager, Nicole Henschen, Senior Member Advisor, Gabe Arroyo and Lyndy Poyser, Member Advisors. “Haley Nickell, previous Branch Manager of the Topeka office, is leading the team at LaGrange,” said Joel Richard, Senior Vice President of Member Experience at Interra Credit Union. “She has been with Interra for 11 years and possesses not only the experience but also the passion to both lead this new team and serve the community,” he added.

Additional expert staff serving the LaGrange community for mortgage, agribusiness and business, and financial planning needs.

  • Cory Brown, Mortgage Loan Advisor
  • Jacob Vargas, Commercial Lending Support Specialist
  • Jim Kirk, Interra Investments Financial Advisor

The LaGrange office makes the third Interra location, and only credit union, in the county. “We could not be more excited to open our office in LaGrange,” said Richard. “We have a passionate team throughout LaGrange County who strive to continually build trust and bring value to current and future members at Interra,” he added. “We want to make an impact and be the most valued financial resource in the LaGrange community,” he concluded.

The 3,200 square foot full-service LaGrange office offers an innovative flex space concept, personal and technology conveniences, 2 drive-thru lanes and full functioning ATM capabilities. Building partners for the project were DJ Construction, Goshen, Indiana, and Design Collaborative, Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Interra, headquartered in Goshen, was charted in 1932 and has assets of $1.3 billion. The credit union’s field of membership spans 18 counties in northern Indiana, with more than 300 full and part-time employees serving nearly 85,000 members. Interra currently operates 15 offices in Elkhart, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Marshall and Noble counties in Indiana and via a suite of robust electronic services at interracu.com.