The Cooperative Exchange, The National Clearinghouse Association Announces 2026 Board of Directors
Washington DC (January 1, 2026) – The Cooperative Exchange, The National Clearinghouse Association, which represents more than 90% of the Health Care Clearinghouse industry, supporting more than 750,000 provider organizations, maintaining more than 8,000 payer and 1,000 plus HIT vendor connections, processing more than four billion claims annually with a transaction value over $1.1 trillion, is pleased to announce its 2025 board of directors.
2026 Board Officers:
Board Chair - Jennifer Nereu, Executive Vice President of Provider Solutions at Jopari Solutions
Board Vice Chair – Cyndi Padilla, MBA, CHC, Compliance Project Manager, Cognizant
Treasurer – Tina Greene, Regulatory and Industry Standards Director at Enlyte/Mitchell
Secretary - Eric Grindstaff, Expert Business Analyst, Veradigm
Immediate Past Chair – Pam Grosze, Vice President and Product Manager Lead, PNC Bank, Healthcare Division
At Large Director – Crystal Ewing, Vice President of Product Management at Waystar
At Large Director - Sean Kilpatrick, Vice President of Product Management at Availity
At Large Director – Genevieve Morris is VP, Interoperability and Regulatory Strategy at Optum
At Large Director – Beth Wolskij, Vice President Product, Clearinghouse with Office Ally
The Cooperative Exchange members and board are very pleased with the succession of Jennifer Nereu to serve as the new 2026 Chair of the board of directors for a two-year term. Nereu has served on the Board of Directors since 2024.
“I am honored to step into the role of Chair of the Cooperative Exchange,” said Nereu. “I look forward to working alongside the Board and our members to accelerate progress and help shape the future of electronic data exchange. Building on the momentum of prior leadership, we will continue to innovate, deepen collaboration, and advance our mission to improve efficiency, advocacy, and education for healthcare stakeholders and government partners.”
For more information, visit http://www.cooperativeexchange.org.
Contact Information
If you would like more information about this press release, please contact Lisa Beard, Executive Director of the Cooperative Exchange at 205-585-4000 or lisa@m3solutionsllc.com.