Wespay Advisors was founded with a single purpose; to provide quality payments expertise while maintaining value. Since our inception in 2016, Financial Institutions, FinTechs, Third-Party providers, technology companies, and other businesses have all benefited from our guidance in all areas of payments.
We pride ourselves on over 300 years of combined financial services experience and the talent of our people. Our seasoned consultants are accredited professionals holding multiple industry credentials, including:
Whether you need guidance in Retail Banking, Risk Management, Payment Operations, Treasury Management, or Regulatory Compliance, it’s this level of knowledge that allows us to provide the direction needed to put you on target.
Regardless of the payments direction you need, Wespay Advisors can lead you down the path of success.
Wespay Advisors follows The Institute of Internal Auditors’ standards. Our consultants are strictly prohibited from performing audits within one year following conclusion of a consulting project for each client. We will assign an auditor who was not engaged in delivering the consulting services for a mutual client.
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Jennifer Blevins serves as President of Wespay Advisors, bringing 20+ years of experience across sales, product development, treasury management, and strategic business development within the financial services and payments industry. In this role, she leads the organization’s consulting and risk management services initiatives, helping financial institutions and businesses navigate evolving payments systems, mitigate risk, and optimize operational efficiency.
Prior to joining Wespay Advisors, Jennifer held senior leadership roles in national and regional financial institutions, where she directed teams in delivering innovative treasury and cash management solutions. With a strong foundation in client-centric sales and product strategy, she built robust pipelines and long-term partnerships that accelerated revenue growth and positioned organizations for scalable success. Additionally, she volunteered with Wespay on the Member Advisory Council for over twelve years and served as the council Chair during that time.
Jennifer served as a Board member (VP Website) for the Northwest Association for Financial Professionals (NWAFP) from 2013 – 2016 and as the Entertainment Chair for the Northwest Association for Financial Professionals (NWAFP) Summit from 2012 – 2017. She was also the recipient of the Wespay Frank E. Zima Award for Payments Advocacy in 2016 and holds the designation of Accredited ACH Professional (AAP) and National Check Professional (NCP). Jennifer earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Organizational Communication from California State University of Sacramento.
Dina Cannavo brings over 20 years of professional management experience to her role as Wespay Advisors’ Business Manager. Prior to joining our team, Dina spent several years as the Compliance Officer for a restaurant franchisor, eleven years in multi-family property management, and six years in retail management.
Dina’s day-to-day includes reviewing service agreements, executing contracts, billing, and resource allocation. She is the focal point and is considered instrumental in working with our clients to facilitate the seamless rollout of Wespay Advisors’ Risk Management and Consulting Services.
Brian Stearns is a Senior Payments Consultant with Wespay Advisors, in addition to his role as Vice President, Supervisor of Risk Management Services. Brian spent almost 10 years working for credit unions processing and managing electronic payments systems, including over 6 years at Farmers Insurance Group Federal Credit Union where he managed the ACH, Share Draft and Wire Transfer payment channels. He has an extensive background in risk management and leveraging risk mitigation to pursue strategic goals. Brian has consulted with clients on a variety of projects, including developing an E-Banking Risk Review, Remote Deposit Capture risk management, implementing ACH origination and Operations Process Improvements.
Brian served on Wespay’s Rules Advisory Council where he acted as a voice for credit unions regarding rule changes in the ACH Network. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Argosy University and is an Accredited ACH Professional (AAP), National Check Professional (NCP) and Certified Internal Auditor (CIA).
As a Senior Payments Consultant, John Curtis offers over 30 years of experience in payments and financial services. John has deep expertise in management of retail branch operations, core system conversions and integration, and treasury and product management for payments applications in both financial institutions and payment service providers. Throughout his career, he has gleaned experience from implementing new products, determining business case/strategy, evaluating risk, crafting policies and procedures, implementation and rollout, and sales training. John has consulted with Wespay Advisors’ clients on numerous projects, including implementing third-party programs, launching ACH origination, ACH due diligence, risk mitigation and ACH process improvement.
He has contributed to multiple projects with Nacha and continues to sit on industry task forces, helping to shape the future of payments. John is a frequent speaker at industry events, such as the Nacha Payments Conference and local Association for Financial Professionals (AFP) groups. He is a graduate of The Payments Institute and has previous involvement in the American Bankers Association Task Force on Payments Law and past board chair of Payments Resource One.
John holds the Accredited ACH Professional (AAP), Accredited Payments Risk Professional (APRP) and National Check Professional (NCP) designations.
As a Risk & Compliance Auditor for Wespay Advisors, Kristin Butcher conducts ACH Audits and Risk Reviews for our clients. Prior to joining our company, she spent 15 years as an Assistant ACH Manager for a credit union where she managed the ACH processing team, including compliance, audits, daily transaction processing, and oversight for projects to launch new processes and products. As a payments enthusiast, Kristin earned her Accredited ACH Professional (AAP) designation in 2016.
As a Payments Consultant with Wespay Advisors, Thomas conducts ACH Audits and Risk Reviews for our clients. Before joining Wespay, Thomas spent over five years working for credit unions focusing on compliance, dispute resolution, training, process improvement, and daily processing for ACH, checks, wire, and Zelle payments.
Thomas earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology. He is an Accredited ACH Professional (AAP), Accredited Payments Risk Professional (APRP), and National Check Professional (NCP).
As a Risk & Compliance Auditor for Wespay Advisors, Tiffany Steen conducts ACH Audits and Risk Reviews for our clients. Before joining Wespay, Tiffany spent over 18 years at a credit union where she developed expertise in electronic payments, auditing, procedures, process management, and staff development. As a leader, Tiffany consistently drove operational improvements and ensured compliance with regulatory requirements and industry standards. Holding an Accredited ACH Professional (AAP) certification, Tiffany is committed to optimizing payment systems and fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
Jim is responsible for developing and providing payments education and training to Wespay members through workshops and webinars. He also supports our members who reach out for assistance via our Payments Hotline by leveraging his expertise to provide guidance and insights to address their inquiries. In addition, he performs audits and assists with consulting engagements as well.
Prior to joining Wespay, Jim was the Customer Service Manager for Bank of America’s ACH Regional Processing Center in Seattle.
Jim is an Accredited ACH Professional (AAP), an Accredited Payments Risk Professional (APRP), and a National Check Professional (NCP). He is also a member of the Nacha Rules and Ops Committee and the APRP Oversight Panel. He is active in the Catholic Church and participates in several Ministries. In his free time, Jim enjoys playing with his kids, taking advantage of all the fun things the Pacific Northwest has to offer, and spending time with friends and family.
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Carmen is responsible for creating and delivering payments education and training to Wespay members. She also assists members who call for help on our Payments Hotline and is a host on our Payments Perspective Podcast.
Prior to joining Wespay, Carmen spent 24 years in the financial industry. She has experience at both banks and credit unions, in jobs ranging from front-line to back-office operations. This includes over eight years managing payment operations teams including deposit operations, cash management, project implementation, and credit cards. Additionally, she volunteered with Wespay on the Member Advisory Council for seven years and served as the council Chair during that time.
Carmen holds a Bachelor of Arts in Organizational Management from Whitworth University and a Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership from Gonzaga University. She is an Accredited ACH Professional (AAP) and Accredited Payments Risk Professional (APRP). In her free time Carmen enjoys traveling, live music, and playing video games with her son.
As a Payments Consultant & Auditor with Wespay Advisors, Nathan Carman brings over 20 years of experience in the banking industry, including over 14 years in various positions in retail branch banking and almost 6 years at Technology Credit Union managing ACH, Share Draft, Wire, ATM and Card Services. He has focused his career on process improvement and creating operational efficiency through automation and system integration. Nathan works with our clients on conducting Audits and Risk Reviews, as well as consulting projects around ACH process improvements, mitigating fraud risk, launching ACH origination, and workflow management.
Nathan earned a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering from University California Irvine and a Masters in Business Administration from University of Phoenix. He is a National Check Professional (NCP), Accredited ACH Professional (AAP), and Accredited Payments Risk Professional (APRP).
As a consultant with Wespay Advisors, Paula Rowe is responsible for helping financial institutions, technology providers, third party senders, and corporate clients in support of project definition and goal clarification. She will synthesize information from your team and provide a review along with the practical information needed by your team to accomplish their objectives.
Prior to joining Wespay Advisors, Paula spent 23 years in the Treasury Management product organization of PNC Bank and prior to that, 17 years in the Global Cash Management department at Mellon Financial. Paula has worked on a variety of projects that include assessing payment processing platforms, implementing web portal ACH origination capabilities, applying ACH rule changes, and executing on financial institution acquisition/merger activities.
Paula has served in the past on various Nacha councils and the Innovation Alliance. She has held the designation of Accredited ACH Professional (AAP) and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Wheaton College.
Connie LaChance is a Payments Consultant & Auditor with over 19 years of experience in the financial industry. In her experience as the Payments Systems Manager at Ent Credit Union, Connie has an extensive background in vendor evaluation, system conversions and overall system management for the institution’s ACH platform. During her tenure at the credit union, she helped launch corporate ACH origination, as well as managed the bill payment solution for members.
Connie works with Wespay Advisors’ clients on projects related to launching an ACH origination program, process improvement and policy management for existing solutions, and vendor evaluation and selection. Connie holds the Accredited ACH Professional (AAP), Accredited Payments Risk Professional (APRP), and National Check Professional (NCP) credentials. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Regis University.
With more than 35 years of experience in the financial services industry, Angie Smith is an industry recognized expert in check and electronic payments regulation. She has an extensive background in the development and implementation of policies and procedures related to check/image processing, exception processing and remote deposit capture product offerings. During her tenure at the Federal Reserve, she helped to develop the enterprise-wide FRB Adjustment System and worked on the Check 21 Act. She offers an in-depth, detailed understanding of check laws and rules, and how financial institutions can effectively manage operations in support of regulatory compliance. In her role as a Senior Payments Consultant with Wespay Advisors, Angie works with clients on projects related to check operations, remote deposit capture, bill payment and fraud mitigation.
Angie is a graduate of The Maryland Banking School and The Payments Institute. She holds various certificates in training and management courses, and earned a Bachelor of Science from Columbia Union College. She is an active participant on various industry work groups and is an Accredited ACH Professional (AAP) and a National Check Professional (NCP).
AVP, Education & Events
Jeff is responsible for producing and delivering payments education and training to Wespay members through workshops and webinars. With a passion for payments, he aims to build and share knowledge with members in effective and meaningful ways. He also supports members who reach out via our Payments Hotline, providing guidance while helping payments professionals on their journeys.
Prior to joining Wespay, Jeff spent over 12 years in various roles, including Branch Relationship Specialist, Contact Center Senior Representative, and Payments Department Team Lead. His most recent position was Payments Department Supervisor.
Jeff holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of Washington. He is an Accredited ACH Professional (AAP) and Accredited Payments Risk Professional (APRP). In addition, he was selected into Wespay’s Emerging Leaders in Payments Program in 2022 – 2023 where he worked closely with our leadership team to gain valuable career-developing skills. Outside of work, Jeff’s interests include political history and anything related to Star Wars.
Bill Schoch brings more than thirty years of electronic payments experience to his role as a Senior Payments Consultant for Wespay Advisors. With his background working for leading payments organizations, including Visa International, Citibank, N.A., and Nacha, he offers both the network and financial institution perspectives for client engagements. Bill has extensive experience in the development and implementation of products and services related to ACH, wire transfer, purchasing card, debit card, P2P payments, and money transfer networks. As the President and CEO of Wespay – Wespay Advisors’ parent company – he is responsible for strategic initiatives to grow the association and provide maximum value to members.
During his tenure at Visa International, Bill served in product leadership positions and was responsible for managing Visa’s global remittance service and initiatives to expand financial services to the unbanked in emerging markets. He was the global product manager for Visa’s debit products and was the founder of the Visa International Global Debit Forum. Prior to Visa, Bill spent eight years in the Global Cash Management division of Citibank, where he was responsible for strategic sales, product management and client on-boarding of domestic and cross-border payment solutions. Bill consults with Wespay Advisors’ clients on projects related to faster payments and emerging technologies, payments strategy, card solutions and consumer payments.
Bill currently serves on the Boards of Wespay, Nacha, and Wespay Advisors. He also serves on the Operations Committee of the U.S. Faster Payments Council and is the immediate Past Chair of the Center for Payments. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
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Patty Presta works with Wespay Advisors’ clients to conduct ACH Audits, helping our clients meet annual compliance requirements. As a long-term payments professional, Patty is an Accredited ACH Professional (AAP) and a National Check Professional (NCP). She currently sits on Nacha’s AAP Blue Ribbon Panel and regularly teaches courses on a variety of payments-related topics.
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