Exploring Why™ Workshop

Josh Roberts

Vice President of System Collaboration & Development | The League

Josh is responsible for promoting credit union service and outreach and fostering opportunities for credit union growth. You can also find Josh helping Wisconsin's small credit unions with operational consulting, provides strategy assistance by facilitating Strategic Planning Sessions, and providing various training for credit union leaders, staff, and boards. Additionally, Josh spearheads diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives for The League and its member credit unions and is also the League Liaison for the Wisconsin Credit Union Foundation and oversees its operations.

Josh has nearly 20 years of experience in the financial industry, having served credit unions as a vice president, controller, and compliance officer.  He is a graduate of CUNA Management School, where he served as Class President, and a 2016 graduate of the Credit Union Development Educators (CUDE) program.  

Josh currently serves on the Executive Committee of the CUNA Lending Council and is Vice-Chair of CUNA Lending Council’s Member Resources Committee and Vice-Chair of the Engagement Committee. In addition, he is engaged in the community, serving as Board Chair for the Milwaukee Area Technical College Accounting Advisory Board, and as a member of the Milwaukee Area Technical College Banking and Finance Advisory Board. He has previously held positions and volunteered with local neighborhood associations, the American Red Cross, and local environmental organizations.

Cooper Larson

Community Financial Education Coordinator | Royal Credit Union

Cooper Larson is a Community Financial Education Coordinator at Royal Credit Union. She has worked in The Credit Union Movement for ten years. Cooper connects Royal with the communities it serves by forming impactful partnerships focused on financial education delivery. She leads Royal’s correctional facility education program, co-hosts Royal’s award-winning Money Donuts podcast, serves as President of the Royal Young Professional’s Group, and is the Young Professionals Liaison to The League on the Chippewa Valley Chapter of Credit Union’s board. Cooper was also a recipient of the 2023 World Young Credit Union Professionals (WYCUP) scholarship which allowed her to travel to Brazil for an immersion experience with Sicredi Credit Union. In her free time, you can find her working on graduate school courses and going on adventures with her Labrador Retriever, Coco.