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Yevgeniya Balyasna-Hooghiemstra, CAMS—Netherlands

December 8, 2021 /Leave a comment

Yevgeniya Balyasna-Hooghiemstra was trained as a lawyer in Ukraine. She gained broad anti-money laundering (AML) compliance experience in the last 20 years by working within the banking sector of the Netherlands. Since 2014, Balyasna-Hooghiemstra has offered AML compliance consultancy and training services through her own...

December 2021 - February 2022, Member Spotlight

Latha Venkataraman, CAMS—United Arab Emirates

December 8, 2021 /Leave a comment

Latha Venkataraman is a certified anti-money laundering (AML) and compliance professional with over 13 years of experience in financial crimes compliance. She has acquired extensive banking and compliance experience and has gained valuable insight into financial crimes compliance training, policies, reviews, investigations and more. Having...

December 2021 - February 2022, Member Spotlight

Alison K. Jimenez, CAMS—FL, USA

December 8, 2021 /Leave a comment

Alison K. Jimenez is president of Dynamic Securities Analytics, Inc., where she utilizes her extensive background in the financial industry to consult and provide expert witness testimony on complex matters involving financial crime, fraud and anti-money laundering (AML). Jimenez's expertise centers on the quantitative analysis...

Member Spotlight, September 2021 - November 2021

Sandra Edun-Watler, CAMS—Cayman Islands

September 3, 2021 /Leave a comment

Sandra Edun-Watler is an attorney-at-law and the head of the compliance and reporting services for Mourant Governance Services in the Cayman Islands. In this role, she provides anti-money laundering (AML) and automatic exchange of information reporting as well as compliance officer services to Cayman Islands...

Member Spotlight, September 2021 - November 2021

Muhammad Rizwan Khan, CAMS-FCI, CGSS, CTMA, CKYCA—Pakistan

September 3, 2021 /Leave a comment

Muhammad Rizwan Khan was recognized for his dedication to the anti-financial crime field. Khan has achieved several compliance certifications from ACAMS, including Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS), Certified Transaction Monitoring Associate (CTMA), Certified Know Your Customer Associate (CKYCA), Certified Global Sanctions Specialist (CGSS) and Advanced...

Member Spotlight, September 2021 - November 2021

Howard Spieler, CAMS—NY, USA

September 3, 2021 /Leave a comment

Howard Spieler, co-chair of the ACAMS New York Chapter, has nearly 20 years of compliance-related experience. Throughout his career, he has provided guidance and oversight to businesses and other stakeholders on their applicable legal, regulatory and policy requirements in anti-financial crime and other compliance risk...

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Juan Augusto Botetano Villafuerte, CAMS—Lima, Perú

August 3, 2021August 11, 2021 /Leave a comment

Juan Augusto Botetano Villafuerte obtuvo su título profesional como contador público de la facultad de ciencias contables de la Universidad de Lima en Perú, en 1985. Se especializó desde temprana edad en la auditoría tributaria incorporándose como estudiante universitario en 1982 a la administración tributaria...

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Maritza Ramos Zayas, CAMS—San Juan, Puerto Rico

August 3, 2021August 11, 2021 /Leave a comment

Maritza Ramos Zayas actualmente se desempeña como investigadora, en la cual su función principal es investigar a personas y/o compañías que operan ilícitamente negocios de servicios financieros que están regulados. Ramos Zayas Cuenta con 16 años de experiencia. Trabajó como examinadora de cooperativas de ahorro...

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Marcos Tinedo, CAMS—Ciudad de México, México

August 3, 2021August 11, 2021 /Leave a comment

Marcos Tinedo, CAMS es licenciado en contaduría pública de la Universidad Católica Andrés Bello (UCAB) en Caracas, Venezuela y cuenta con una maestría en finanzas del Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administración (IESA) del mismo país. Tinedo tiene más de 20 años de experiencia en...

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June - August 2021, Member Spotlight

John F. Tobon, CAMS—HI, USA

June 25, 2021 /Leave a comment

In his position as special agent in charge for Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) in Honolulu, John F. Tobon oversees criminal investigations in an area of responsibility encompassing the five island counties of the state of Hawaii, four U.S. territories, three freely associated states and 12...

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Yevgeniya Balyasna-Hooghiemstra, CAMS—Netherlands

Latha Venkataraman, CAMS—United Arab Emirates

Alison K. Jimenez, CAMS—FL, USA

Sandra Edun-Watler, CAMS—Cayman Islands

Muhammad Rizwan Khan, CAMS-FCI, CGSS, CTMA, CKYCA—Pakistan

Howard Spieler, CAMS—NY, USA

Juan Augusto Botetano Villafuerte, CAMS—Lima, Perú

Maritza Ramos Zayas, CAMS—San Juan, Puerto Rico

Marcos Tinedo, CAMS—Ciudad de México, México

John F. Tobon, CAMS—HI, USA