Curtis C. Collins is Vice Chairman of the JSC Federal Credit Union, a $1.5 Billion – 116,000 member financial cooperative which is located in southeast Houston, Texas  and serves the NASA Johnson Space Center and surrounding communities.  Collins has been a volunteer at JSC FCU for over 45 years having served 28 years as a Board member and 17 years as a credit committee member, including 8 years as chairman.  As a member of the JSC FCU Board of Directors, he has served for 26 years as both Vice Chairman and Board Membership Officer, and 12 years as a member of the Political Liaison Committee.  

Collins was elected in 2008 to serve as a National Credit Union Foundation Board Member and had previously served seven years as a Texas Credit Union League Foundation Trustee, 2000-2007, including three years as Chairman and one year as Vice Chairman.  For the Texas Credit Union League, he currently serves as a member of the Programs Committee and has previously served as chairman of the Volunteer Council; and a member of the Financial Literacy Council and Steering Committee for the Volunteers Summit.  For the Houston Chapter of Credit Unions, Collins originated and served as Chairman of the Credit Union Volunteers Association, which provided monthly programs for volunteers on current credit union issues and provides developmental opportunities.  He also conducts formal training for local credit union volunteers in the CUNA Volunteer Achievement Program, where Collins has attained eight levels of certification.   Also, Collins has served as a member of the National Association of Federal Credit Unions membership, programs, and awards committees.

Collins is a Credit Union Development Educator.  He received his certification in 2000 from the Credit Union National Association (CUNA) in Madison, Wisconsin.  He has a BBA in Human Resources from the University of Houston; and has worked for over 48 years in human resources management, spacecraft program and administrative support, and center operations support for the NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston Texas.  He is currently an instructor in Federal wage and salary administration programs for NASA and various other federal agencies.

Collins was selected to the Texas Credit Union League Hall of Fame in October 2010.  He was also awarded the Texas Credit Union League Volunteer of the Year Award in 2003 and the National Association of Federal Credit Unions Volunteer of the Year Award for CU’s with assets over $100 million in the year 2000.  While working for NASA, Collins received the prestigious NASA Astronaut’s Snoopy Award and Certificate of Commendation, and the Manned Flight Awareness Honoree Award.  He was the Houston Area Professional Federal Employee-1986.        

A native of Mathews, Virginia, Collins and his wife Barbara live in Pasadena, Texas.  They have 3 adult children, David, Laurie, and Chad and 6 grandchildren.