Nacha is pleased to announce that the final ballot of Board of Director candidates has been approved by the membership. The following individuals have been elected to the Board and will begin their terms as Directors effective Jan. 1, 2024: 

• Robert Abrams, PMI, PMP, Managing Director, Global Payments Industry Solutions, JPMorgan Chase & Co.
• Thomas Lopes, Senior Vice President, Commercial Payment Products, M&T Bank.
• Richard G. Leary, President & CEO, PaymentsFirst, Inc.

The following Directors have been re-elected to continue their service on the NachaBoard:

• Sarah T. Billings, Group Senior Vice President, Head of Payments and International, PNC Bank.
• Tina M. Knapp, CPA, Vice President, Director of Payments & Service Support, ESL Federal Credit Union.
• AJ McCray, Managing Director, Head of Global Payments, Global Transaction Services, Bank of America, N.A.
• Tim Mills, Regions Digital – Executive Vice President, Emerging and Digital Payments Group Manager, Regions Bank.
• Carl Slabicki, AAP, CTP, Co-Head of Global Payments, Treasury Services, BNY Mellon. 

The complete list of Nacha Board members is provided. Note that the Nacha Board elected Tina M. Knapp as Secretary/Treasurer at its meeting of Nov. 15-16, 2023, to replace John Lucas, who retired earlier this fall.

• Joe W. Hussey, Senior Vice President, Payables & Receivables, Global Treasury Management, Wells Fargo, Chairperson.
• Laura J. Listwan, AAP, CTP, Senior Vice President, Head of Commercial Business Transformation, Fifth Third Bank, Vice Chairperson.
• Tina M. Knapp, CPA, Vice President, Director of Payments & Service Support, ESL Federal Credit Union, Secretary/Treasurer.
• Jane E. Larimer, President & Chief Executive Officer, Nacha.
• Robert Abrams, PMI, PMP, Managing Director, Global Payments Industry Solutions, JPMorgan Chase & Co.
• Marlene Barkheimer, President & Chief Executive Officer, Farmers State Bank.
• Sarah T. Billings, Group Senior Vice President, Head of Payments and International, PNC Bank.
• Lisa S. Coffey, Chief Innovation Officer, Corporate America Credit Union.
• Elizabeth A. Cronenweth, AAP, CCM, Senior Vice President, Payments Group Product Manager, UMB Bank, N.A.
• Jennifer Denoo, President & Chief Executive Officer, Great Basin Federal Credit Union.
• Richard G. Leary, President & CEO, PaymentsFirst, Inc.
• Thomas Lopes, Senior Vice President, Commercial Payment Products, M&T Bank.
• AJ McCray, Managing Director, Head of Global Payments, Global Transaction Services, Bank of America, N.A.
• Tim Mills, Regions Digital – Executive Vice President, Emerging and Digital Payments Group Manager, Regions Bank.
• Stephen C. Max, Executive Vice President, Head of Operations Services, U.S. Bank.
• Christopher E. Richards, APRP, First Executive Vice President, Chief Banking Services Officer, Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank.
• Carl Slabicki, AAP, CTP, Co-Head of Global Payments, Treasury Services, BNY Mellon.
• Tynika Wilson, Senior Vice President, Debit Cards Division, Navy Federal Credit Union.
• Joseph G. Wood, Managing Director, NA Product Head TTS Core Payments and Receivables & Public Sector, Citibank N.A.
• Hank Word, President, Open Banking, Evolve Bank & Trust.