Marianne Schmitt works for J.W. Cole Financial, a Broker Dealer in Tampa, Florida as a compliance officer. Along with her other responsibilities, she is responsible for all AML related tasks. In addition to the CAMS designation, Schmitt has earned other Compliance, AML and Fraud related designations: Certified Compliance & Ethics Professional, Certified Fraud Control Associate and Certified Financial Crime Specialist.

Schmitt also participated in the first CAMS Audit Certification class and completed her white paper on the topic of the Importance of Training and Audit. She has attended numerous ACAMS conferences and is part of the Central Florida Chapter.

Schmitt is passionate about the compliance field and once stated, “AML sings to me!” She hopes to keep increasing her knowledge in the compliance field through participating in the ACAMS mission of information sharing with other compliance professionals.