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March – May 2016, Meet the ACAMS Staff

Margo Vakharia: Quality Support in Europe

March 7, 2016 /Leave a comment

Margo Vakharia arrived in London in 2000, after backpacking through Australia for a year. Vakharia intended to return to Ireland, but her brief London stopover became permanent when she was offered a job in finance with HSBC. With a keen interest in technology, Vakharia...

December 2015 - February 2016, Meet the ACAMS Staff

Monica da Rosa, CAMS: AML/CTF Trends and Challenges in Latin America

December 9, 2015 /Leave a comment

ACAMS Today had the opportunity to speak with Monica da Rosa. Mrs. da Rosa is the event producer for Latin American conferences and training at ACAMS. As the producer for Latin American conferences, Mrs. da Rosa conducts telephone and in-person research to spot market...

Meet the ACAMS Staff, September - November 2015

Lindy Thomas: The Wonderful World of Enterprise Members

August 25, 2015 /Leave a comment

Lindy Thomas is ACAMS’ client relationship specialist for enterprise members. She enjoys working with individual enterprise members and demonstrating what each element of the ACAMS enterprise membership offers. Prior to her appointment as the client relationship specialist for enterprise members, Ms. Thomas held various...

June – August 2015, Meet the ACAMS Staff

Murray Bowen: Continued Growth in AML

May 27, 2015 /Leave a comment

Murray Bowen was raised in the small town of Moore Haven in Glades County, Florida, by both of his parents who were in law enforcement. The county had a total population of 6,500. Bowen joined ACAMS in 2008 and started with the member service...

March – May 2015, Meet the ACAMS Staff

Yuri Caballero: Puzzle Solving

March 3, 2015March 6, 2015 /Leave a comment

Yuri Caballero has worked at the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS) for almost nine years. He started with the member services team and during his tenure at ACAMS he has worked as the IT network specialist, data analyst and is currently the...

December 2014 - February 2015, Meet the ACAMS Staff

Karen Yau: The Importance of the CAMS Certification

December 9, 2014March 6, 2015 /Leave a comment

Karen Yau joined the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS) in 2011. As the operations manager of the ACAMS Asia Headquarters, she is responsible for maintaining efficient and effective administration and operations at the Asia office, quality customer service and sales support, event...

Meet the ACAMS Staff, September - November 2014

Andrea Winter: Building Relationships within the AML Community

August 28, 2014March 6, 2015

Andrea Winter joined the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS) in January of 2005 and currently serves as the global director of sponsorship and advertising. In this role she helps AML and financial crime solution providers determine how to maximize their business development...

June - August 2014, Meet the ACAMS Staff

Cesar Marcelo: Accounting Department

June 6, 2014March 6, 2015

Cesar Marcelo joined the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS) as a senior staff accountant in September of 2009 and currently serves as the financial controller. As the financial controller, his responsibilities are to ensure accurate and complete monthly accounting close and preparation...

March – May 2014, Meet the ACAMS Staff

Cathy Murray, Sales Department

March 5, 2014March 16, 2015 /Leave a comment

Cathy Murray serves as the account manager for Canada and the Mid-Atlantic region for ACAMS. She has been with the organization for three years and looks forward to many more. Murray has been in sales for 20 years and prior to joining ACAMS, she...

December 2013 – February 2014, Meet the ACAMS Staff

Yokel Yeung

December 17, 2013March 12, 2015 /Leave a comment

ACAMS Today had the opportunity to chat with Yokel Yeung, the associate director of association development in the Asia region. ACAMS Today: How did you first become involved with the association? Yokel Yeung: I answered a job posting for the manager role in the...

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