Head of Finance
Julie Heffelfinger
Julie has over 20 years of success in operations, management, strategic relationships, and process improvement. Julie’s passion is evident throughout her career, which has spanned from a lobbyist and business owner to a healthcare administrator before joining the payments industry in early 2017.
Prior to joining ConnexPay, Julie worked for a highly successful corporate payments company as SVP of Strategic Operations, and most recently she served as Director of Operations at ACI Worldwide.
When Julie isn’t working, she loves spending time outdoors, exploring nature, enjoying wildlife, hiking, kayaking, and scuba diving.
Julie earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Ohio Dominican University. She also holds two master’s degrees—an MBA with a healthcare concentration from Southern New Hampshire University and a master’s degree in positive organization development and change from Case Western Reserve University.
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Julie has already proven herself to be an asset in the payments industry working for a highly successful corporate payments company as SVP of Strategic Operations, and ACI Worldwide as Director of Operations. With her years of progressive leadership, Julie provides the experience and knowledge to continually inspire ConnexPay teams.
When Julie isn’t working, she loves spending time outdoors exploring nature and spending time with wildlife above and below the water through hiking, kayaking and scuba diving. Julie earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Ohio Dominican University. She also holds two master’s degrees, an MBA with a healthcare concentration from Southern New Hampshire University, and a master’s degree in positive organization development and change from Case Western Reserve University.
Leadership Team

Robert Kaufman
Founder & CEO

Blair Jeffery
Chief Operating Officer

George Hansen
Chief Revenue Officer

Kunal Patel
Chief Technology Officer

Niels Kohl
Chief Financial Officer

Nicole Zamora
Head of HR

Judson Preuss
Head of Product

Sandy Smith
Head of Strategic Program & Partner Management