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Kevin Cohee is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of OneUnited Bank. Through Mr. Cohee's visionary leadership, OneUnited Bank has exceeded industry averages year after year regarding asset growth and profitability. From 1996 to 2006, OneUnited assets have grown from $56 million to over $550 million; an annual asset growth rate over 40% per year. The Bank has consistently produced a return on assets over 1% and compound growth rates on its common equity of over 35%. The Bank has also received the highest award offered by the United States government for community development for the last two years.
A successful business executive and entrepreneur for almost 20 years, Mr. Cohee founded a consulting firm in 1979 specializing in the acquisition of radio and television stations by minorities. After obtaining his JD/MBA in 1985, Mr. Cohee became an investment banker at Salomon Brothers, Inc. By 1988, through a leveraged buyout, Mr. Cohee acquired Military Professional Services, Inc. (MPS), a 29-year old company that marketed Visa and MasterCard credit cards to military personnel. Mr. Cohee successfully turned MPS into a profitable company with a $40 million portfolio and 20,000 customers. By 1993, Mr. Cohee sold the assets of MPS achieving significant financial benefit from the transaction. Mr. Cohee purchased a majority controlling interest in Boston Bank of Commerce in 1995 - when the Bank was experiencing financial difficulties. Mr. Cohee was elected Chairman and CEO in 1996 and has since spearheaded the Bank's growth and profitability.
Mr. Cohee is a native of Kansas City, Missouri. He holds a Juris Doctor (JD) degree from Harvard Law School. He also holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Wisconsin; where he was a 4-year letterman in football. He is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity and has received numerous awards for his business and community achievements and contributions.
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Sherri Brewer is Senior Vice President, Chief Retail Officer of OneUnited Bank. Ms. Brewer is responsible for overseeing the management of retail banking including the retail and internet branches, call center, and customer support/operations departments. Prior to joining OneUnited Bank, Ms. Brewer worked at Business Bank of California, Orange County Federal Credit Union and First City Savings Federal Credit Union. A graduate of Occidental College, Ms. Brewer is currently active in the Rotary Club, NCNW, Jack and Jill of America, and the Pacific Coast Regional Small Business Development Corp.
Robert Patrick Cooper is Senior Counsel for OneUnited Bank. He is responsible for raising capital, negotiating acquisitions and directing all legal, regulatory and external affairs for the Bank. As a corporate attorney for over seventeen years, he honed his practice skills with the law firm of Hale and Dorr and acquired international merger and acquisition experience as Associate General Counsel for Battenfeld GmbH in Germany. Admitted to practice in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the District of Columbia, Mr. Cooper holds a Bachelor's degree in economics from Yale College and a Juris Doctor degree from Harvard Law School. Mr. Cooper is a member of the Massachusetts Black Lawyers Association and serves as Secretary of the National Bankers Association. Mr. Cooper also serves on the steering committee for Black and White Boston Coming Together, Inc. He is a Boston Fellow with the Partnership, Inc. and a member of the NAACP and the Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts.
Cecilia Isaac is Senior Vice President, Chief Lending Officer of OneUnited Bank. Ms. Isaac is responsible for the Bank’s lending operations including loan origination (sales and production), loan service and asset management. In this role she establishes the Bank’s lending strategy, generates new loan volume, manages the loan portfolio, recommends and develops consumer and business loan products, evaluates, implements and revises lending processes and procedures and ensures compliance with all state, local and regulatory requirements and agencies. Ms. Isaac brings over 30 years of banking experience – beginning with Security Pacific and including First Interstate Bancorp and Bank of California. She has retail banking and extensive lending expertise in single family lending, commercial lending, commercial real estate lending, portfolio management, loan work out, mortgage sales and credit administration. Ms. Isaac holds a bachelor’s degree, a master’s in public administration and a certificate in tax administration from the University of Southern California.
John Trotter is the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of OneUnited Bank. He is responsible for overseeing the company's finance and planning operations. Mr. Trotter served as Chief Financial Officer of Family Savings Bank from 1998 until it was acquired by OneUnited Bank in 2002. Prior to joining Family Savings Bank, Mr. Trotter served 18 years at Great Western Bank until it was acquired by Washington Mutual in 1997. In 1991, he was named first vice president and manager of accounting. He was named manager of investor relations in 1996. Mr.Trotter graduated from The Ohio State University in 1973 with a bachelor of science in business administration with a major in accounting.
Teri Williams is President and serves on the Board of Directors of OneUnited Bank. She is responsible for implementation of the Bank's strategic initiatives, as well as the day to day operations of the bank. These operational areas include all retail branches, marketing, compliance, lending, information technology, customer support, legal, and human resources. Under her leadership, OneUnited Bank has consolidated the local names and product offerings of four (4) banks to create a powerful national brand supported by innovative products and services. She believes the financial services industry has not connected with urban communities to fully support economic development and wealth building. OneUnited Bank can serve as a bridge by offering affordable financial services for all and financial workshops. She brings 25 years of financial services expertise from premier institutions such as Bank of America and American Express, where she was one of the youngest Vice Presidents. Ms. Williams holds an M.B.A. with honors from Harvard University and a B.A. with distinctions from Brown University. She has served as Treasurer of Dimock Community Health Center in Roxbury, MA for over 5 years. Ms. Williams has received numerous notations and awards for her contribution to urban communities including from the Urban League, NAACP and the National Black MBA Association.
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