CUNA Compliance Certification Training for Staff eSchool
Instructors

Instructors

  Kimberly Bohannon

As the League's vice president of compliance and risk management, Kim analyzes laws and regulations pertaining to the credit union industry and provides guidance to the credit unions on how to properly implement those laws. She trains more than 500 staff members every year in Bank Secrecy Act and Anti-Money Laundering regulations. Kim began her credit union career with Navy Federal Credit Union. In 1996 she moved to First Carolina Corporate Credit Union (FCCCU), and has been with the North Carolina Credit Union League for 13 years. Kim holds the Credit Union Compliance Expert (CUCE) and Bank Secrecy Act Compliance Specialist designations, and is also a member of the International Association of Financial Crimes Investigators.

  Valerie Brooks, CUCE

Valerie Brooks is the regulatory and governmental affairs director for the Idaho Credit Union League. She has been with the League since January 2001. In addition to lobbying on the state and federal level, managing the state political action committee funds (PAC) and raising funds for CULAC, Val serves member credit unions by consulting on all aspects of credit union operations, lending, and member service with a special focus on compliance. Val is also the "go-to" person at the League who is called on by state and federal regulators to help a credit union who either has lost their manager or needs additional help when there are challenges in the credit union.

  Michael Carter, CUCE

Michael Carter is the compliance education specialist for the New York State Credit Union League. He develops and conducts compliance webinars, provides compliance updates to member credit unions in online and in-person sessions, and trains credit union staff at local and national conferences. Michael also coordinates the league's efforts in regulatory advocacy by soliciting opinion letters from appropriate regulatory agencies and submitting comment letters from credit unions. He also maintains InfoSight, the league's online compliance system, which launched in February 2005. Prior to joining the league in 2001, Michael worked in various departments at Pioneer Savings Bank.

  Donya Parrish, CUCE

Donya Parrish is director of compliance services for the Montana Credit Union Network. In that role for the last four and a half years, she has supported Montana's credit unions with compliance-related assistance, training, and information. Donya provides compliance support via the compliance hotline and is responsible for several resources and the compliance section of the network's website. She has a B.S. in Business Finance and a minor in Economics and is a Credit Union Compliance Expert. She has worked in the financial services industry for 13 years, including six years with the Federal Reserve Bank.

  Andrea Stritzke, CUCE

Andrea is regulatory counsel for PolicyWorks, an affiliate of the Iowa Credit Union League. She monitors credit unions' regulatory issues, fields compliance questions, and presents educational sessions. Andrea has earned CUNA's Credit Union Compliance Expert (CUCE) designation and the BSA Compliance Specialist Certification. Prior to joining PolicyWorks, Andrea worked as a judicial clerk for the Iowa Court of Appeals.

  Anne Whatley, CUCE

Anne Whatley is vice president of regulatory strategy for PolicyWorks. Anne is responsible for the delivery of PolicyWorks' regulatory services and new product development, while also working with individual credit unions to provide them with training and counsel on regulatory matters. Having previously served for many years as director of regulatory affairs for the Iowa Credit Union League, Anne has worked closely with credit unions and provided them guidance on a wide range of state and federal regulatory matters. Prior to joining PolicyWorks, she was an associate attorney with the Des Moines law firm of Whitfield & Eddy.