Denise Spada is a compliance professional with more than 15 years of experience working in the gaming industry as an anti-money laundering (AML) expert. Currently, she serves as the director of AML compliance for Everi Payments Inc. in Las Vegas, Nevada. Spada works with the...

Brandon Tate is a Columbia Bank vice president and Deputy Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) officer based in the Portland, Oregon, metropolitan area. He is responsible for managing anti-money laundering and enhanced due diligence investigations, and developing and enhancing written procedures, training and certification processes to...

Located in Charlotte, North Carolina, Iris Smith is the managing director, chief AML and sanctions officer for TIAA and the dual-hatted board-appointed Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) officer for TIAA, FSB. Prior to assuming this role in 2021, Smith served as the head of AML governance...

Isabel Medrano heads WestStar Bank’s Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) Department, Financial Intelligence Unit and is the BSA/Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) officer. She has over 32 years of experience in the banking industry where she has worked in various capacities throughout her career. She...