From the Editor
When I was in Italy a few years ago I met a nice couple at a café who was on their way back from a year-long world tour. My first thought was: how can they afford to take a year off of work to travel...
From the Editor
WANTED—From the Editor
Wanted! Award-winning professionals whose efforts and talents in the field of compliance have led to recognition among their peers and confidence for their institutions. Reward! Fortune and glory for those who are willing to achieve the same. Congratulations to our award winners: James Candelmo, Vasilios...
Shakespeare—From the Editor
"All the world's a stage and all the men and women merely players." Words written in England circa 1600 still resonate today. Each person plays many roles in their life. They are professionals, students, mothers, fathers, siblings, criminals and heroes. Shakespeare understood people and the...
Partnerships
Partnerships are important. The power of two can accomplish much more than is generally possible with only one. A peanut butter and jelly sandwich just is not the same with only peanut butter or only jelly. Juliet would just be another young woman staring at...
Happy Birthday ACAMS Today!
I can’t believe ACAMS Today and I share a birthday month. ACAMS Today was born 10 years ago in March of 2002. As I pulled out the old issues of ACAMS Today from storage and flipped through the many editions, I noticed that from the...
Going Above & Beyond
Some of my favorite stories come from individuals caught in the grip of World War Two. Stories abound of valorous deeds done in the face of monumental opposition, from the battlefields of France to the horrors of the European ghettos. Many individuals went above and...
Happy 10th to ACAMS
Happy 10th to ACAMS and congratulations to all the members who have contributed to ACAMS' 10 successful years in the business! It is no secret that I am a sports fan. I especially enjoy watching gymnastics. Growing up, I anxiously waited for the four year...
From the Editor
I grew up in a small town out west where summer days were spent riding my bike with my good friend Brittney. In the summer of '84, my little town experienced one of the greatest floods in its history. I remember everyone in town pitching...