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Leadership

The U.S. Faster Payments Council (FPC) leadership includes the executive director and Board of Directors. As a principles-based organization, its structure, operations and activities are designed to adhere to the fundamental values of inclusiveness and fairness; flexibility and responsiveness; and transparency in decision-making. The FPC Board of Directors is comprised of voting members that represent the six membership segments.

FPC Staff:

Executive Director

Reed Luhtanen

U.S. Faster Payments Council
Director of Marketing & Communications

Elizabeth Grice

U.S. Faster Payments Council
Director of Operations

Angela Hendershott

U.S. Faster Payments Council
Member Services Manager

Christine Delaughter

U.S. Faster Payments Council

FPC Board of Directors:

Financial Institution

Michael Bilski

North American Banking Company
FPC Chairperson
Business End-User

Matt Howarter

Walmart Inc. FPC Vice Chairperson
Business End-User

Stuart Dwyer

Microsoft Corporation
Business End-User

Perry Starr

Target Corporation
Consumer Organization

Gail Hillebrand

National Consumers League
Consumer Organization

Cathy Mansfield

National Consumer Law Center
Consumer Organization

Adam Rust

National Community Reinvestment Coalition
Financial Institution

Sumit Arora

Wells Fargo Bank
Financial Institution

Charles Harkness

Corporate One Federal Credit Union
Other

Deborah Baxley

PayGility Advisors
Other

John Drechny

Merchant Advisory Group
Other

Steve Kenneally

American Bankers Association
Other
 

Steve Mott

BetterBuyDesign
Payment Network Op.

Lisa Akahoshi

Visa
Payment Network Op.

Robert Lewis

Open Payment Network
Payment Network Op.

Phillipa Wilson

Mastercard
Technology Provider

Elspeth Bloodgood

Jack Henry
Technology Provider

Kevin Christensen

SHAZAM
Technology Provider

Kim Ford

Fiserv
Technology Provider
 

Beverly Kennedy

JPMorgan Chase Merchant Services 

FPC Board Advisory Group:

 

Michael Black

iSoftware4Banks
 

Tony Cook

First Bank
 

Travis Dulaney

Timeis.io
 

Tim Dwyer

Nationwide Insurance
 

Brad Ganey

Catalyst Corporate Federal Credit Union

Mary Gilmeister

MACHA

Andrew Gomez

Lipis Advisors
 

Scott Harkey

Endava
 

Ronald Herman

Sionic
 

Jorge Jimenez

Juniper Payments
 

Vladimir Jovanovic

PSCU
 

Josh Karoly

Netflix
 

Jane Larimer

Nacha
 

Laura Menken

Early Warning Services - Zelle
 

Judy Nguyen

American Express
 

Sheila Noll

Midwest Independent BankersBank
 

Sam Pate

Citizens Bank & Trust
 

Jon Prendergast

TD Bank
 

Craig Ramsey

ACI Worldwide
 

Rodman Reef

Reef Karson Consulting, LLC
 

Booshan Rengachari

Finzly
 

Mike Shepard

First National Bank
 

Michael Sklow

Goldman Sachs
 

Peter Tapling

PTap Advisory, LLC

 

Connie Theien

Federal Reserve System
 

Pat Thelen

Ripple
 

Steve Wasserman

Vments

FPC Work Groups:

APIs Work Group Vice Chair

Moa Agrell

Trustly
Fraud Work Group Vice Chair

Amanda Compton

Arvest Bank
Operational Considerations Work Group Vice Chair

Tony Cook

First Bank
QR Code Interface Work Group Chair

Scott Green

SHAZAM
Directory Models Work Group Vice Chair

Lou Grilli

PSCU
Education & Awareness Work Group Chair

Charles Harkness

Corporate One Federal Credit Union
Financial Inclusion Work Group Chair

Gail Hillebrand

National Consumers League
Real-Time Recurring Work Group Vice Chair

Hope Hacker

Nationwide
Real-Time Recurring Work Group Chair

Josh Karoly

Netflix
Fraud Work Group Chair

Lee Kyriacou

The Clearing House
QR Code Interface Work Group Vice Chair
 

Steve Mott

BetterBuyDesign
APIs Work Group Chair
 

Dean Nolan

Fifth Third Bank
Financial Inclusion Work Group Vice Chair

Adam Rust

National Community Reinvestment Coalition
Cross Border Payments Work Group Vice Chair

James Sellick

Ripple
Operational Considerations Work Group Chair

Miriam Sheril

Form3
Directory Models Work Group Chair

Peter Tapling

PTap Advisory, LLC

Cross Border Payments Work Group Chair

Barry Tooker

TransactionBanker.com
Education & Awareness Work Group Vice Chair

Steve Wasserman

Vments