U.S. Coin Task Force Members Confirmed
July 10, 2020
On June 30, the Federal Reserve announced the establishment of the U.S. Coin Task Force, which is a limited-scope and limited-duration task force that will work to identify, implement, and promote actions to address COVID-19 related disruptions to normal coin circulation. The following group of industry leaders in the coin supply chain have confirmed their participation on the U.S. Coin Task Force:
| Industry Affiliation | Organization | Name/Title |
|---|---|---|
| American Bankers’ Association (ABA) | ABA | Steve Kenneally Senior Vice President, Payments |
| ABA | Bankers’ Bank of the West | Chris Hill Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
| ABA | JPMorgan Chase | Tony Gerevics Managing Director, Operations Executive |
| ABA | Bank of America | Deirdre Spehar Senior Vice President, Cash and Transportation Services Executive |
| Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) | The North Salem State Bank | Sherri Reagin Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
| ICBA | ICBA | Cary Whaley First Vice President, Payments and Technology Policy |
| National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions (NAFCU) | NAFCU | Andrew Morris Senior Counsel for Research and Policy |
| Credit Union National Association (CUNA) | CUNA | Lance Noggle Senior Director of Advocacy and Senior Counsel for Payments and Cybersecurity |
| Department of the Treasury, U.S. Mint | Department of the Treasury, U.S. Mint |
Patrick Hernandez Deputy Director |
| Department of the Treasury, U.S. Mint | Department of the Treasury, U.S. Mint |
Patrick Cuddy Senior Advisor |
| National Armored Carrier Association (NACA) | The Brink’s Company | Eldon Hughes Director, Coin Product, CVS |
| National Armored Carrier Association (NACA) | Loomis | Emily Wiley Marketing Manager |
| Independent Armored Car Operators Association (IACOA) | Davis Bancorp | J.R. Davis President |
| Independent Armored Car Operators Association (IACOA) | Rochester Armored | Blake Binder Director |
| Food Marketing Institute (FMI) | FMI | Hannah vL. Walker Vice President, Political Affairs |
| FMI | Walmart Inc. | Ashley Yayock Director, Global Treasury Operations |
| Coin Aggregator | Coinstar | Jim Douthitt Corporate Treasurer |
| Federal Reserve System | Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System | Brian Lawler Assistant Director, Reserve Bank Operations and Payments Systems |
| Federal Reserve System | Cash Product Office Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco |
Kathleen Young Senior Vice President, Strategy and Operations |
| Federal Reserve System | Cash Product Office Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco |
Amy Burr Vice President, Data and Policy Analysis |
| Federal Reserve System | Cash Product Office Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco |
Steve Son Vice President, National Operations, Industry Engagement, Risk and Resilience |
| Federal Reserve System | Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta | Jeff Thomas Vice President, System Center for Auditor Development |
The task force will meet for a series of virtual working sessions in July with the goal of sharing a set of recommendations at the beginning of August. The group will focus on identifying actionable steps that supply chain participants can take to address the current coin circulation issue. In August, the task force will evaluate the benefits of continuing their work.