Mavis Bennett , CAMS , CFE — New York , USA
Mavis Bennett is a compliance professional with 15 years of experience working within various aspects of an anti-money laundering / Bank Secrecy Act program . Currently , Bennett is an assistant vice president transaction monitoring manager with Community Federal Savings Bank ( CFSB ) in New York City . As CFSB is a retail bank , it also provides payment settlement services and serves as a prepaid card issuer to various types of fintech companies that operate in the payments industry . Working in this space has afforded Bennett wonderful opportunities that have brought continuous growth and development to her career .
Bennett is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist ( CAMS ) through ACAMS and a Certified Fraud Examiner ( CFE ) through the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners . She earned a bachelor ’ s degree in marketing from St . John ’ s University in Queens , New York , and she also earned a master ’ s degree in business administration from Saint Peter ’ s University in Jersey City , New Jersey . In addition to her professional work , Bennett is also a volunteer reading tutor for grade school children through Reading Partners , a national nonprofit organization that provides reading support to grade school students that empowers full reading potential along with fostering the joys of reading .
Megan Jeffries , CAMS — Utah , USA
Megan Jeffries most recently worked at Zions Bancorporation in both the quality assurance and enhanced due diligence functions . She previously served as the board-appointed vice president , Bank Secrecy Act ( BSA ) officer and deposit compliance officer for Congressional Bank . Jeffries started her banking career at the Bank of Georgetown in human resources , made a brief stop in accounting and finally landed in compliance — she has never looked back .
Outside of full-time employment , Jeffries has spent time consulting for community banks , volunteering for the national suicide hotline , pursuing a Master of Business Administration and living in Peru with family . She has presented for ACAMS as part of the ACAMS Anti-Money Laundering ( AML ) Foundations course and certificate programs , in addition to having her Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist ( CAMS ) designation . One of her greatest joys during her career has been helping others to understand and apply AML / BSA principles in their work .
Jeffries previously served in the ACAMS U . S . Capital Chapter Program Committee , followed by a term on the ACAMS U . S . Capital Chapter Board . She co-chaired the ACAMS U . S . Capital Chapter ’ s first and second annual AML / CTF Financial Institutions and Law Enforcement Collaboration Forums , with the goal of enhancing public-private partnerships to create more effective programs .
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