Welcome and thank you for visiting the web page of the Greater Boston Chapter of ACAMS! Launched in June 2010, the mission of the Greater Boston Chapter is to support the goals of the larger ACAMS organization in providing outstanding learning and training events for career development and professional networking for our community professionals. The Chapter will fulfill this mission by organizing meetings, workshops and events of local interest, where we will present various speakers who are subject matter experts. By joining and participating in the Chapter, you can keep your AML skills up to date in this ever changing environment. The Chapter’s Executive Board is comprised of industry professionals from both the private and public sector in and around the Boston area. Please feel free to contact us with questions or comments at acamsboston@gmail.com.We look forward to meeting you at our next event!

The Greater Boston Chapter Executive Board now has openings.
Interested candidates should e-mail Kathleen McDevitt Carr at  kathleen.mcdevitt.carr@bankofamerica.com.

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Christian Wilson, CAMS
Co-Chair
Goodwin Procter LLP

Christian is an attorney in the business law department of Goodwin Procter LLP. Prior to joining Goodwin Procter LLP in 2008, Christian held various positions in the anti-money laundering industry since 2005, including service as a reporter for moneylaundering.com, as a manager in the program and training department of the Association for Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists ("ACAMS"), and as a senior advisor to ACAMS. Christian has been certified as an anti-money laundering specialist ("CAMS") since 2005 and has published articles on anti-money laundering subjects (Bank Secrecy Act, terrorist financing, § 312 of the USA Patriot act and compliance programs) in Money Laundering Alert and ACAMS Today. Christian graduated from the University of Miami with honors and from Notre Dame Law School, cum laude.

e-mail: cgwilson@goodwinprocter.com

John A. Beccia, III, CAMS
Co-Chair
Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc.,

John is Senior Vice President and Assistant General Counsel for Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc., a publicly traded company that provides private banking, investment management, and wealth advisory services. John serves as the Anti- Money Laundering Officer for the holding company. He is responsible for oversight of the company’s enterprise-wide Anti-Money Laundering and OFAC Programs.

John previously served a similar role as Assistant General Counsel for Investors Bank & Trust Company. Prior to that, Mr. Beccia was Chief Regulatory Counsel and Research Director for The Financial Services Roundtable in Washington, D.C. where he managed regulatory affairs and assisted with the Roundtable’s legislative efforts. While at the Roundtable, he was a member of FinCEN’s Bank Secrecy Act Advisory Group.

John is the chairperson for the American Bar Association’s Compliance, Examination and Audit Subcommittee of the Banking Law Committee and Co-Chairperson of the Boston Bar Association’s Corporate Counsel Committee. He is also an adjunct faculty member at the Morin Center for Banking and Financial Law at Boston University where he teaches Banking Structure and Regulation.

e-mail: jbeccia@bostonprivate.com

Todd Raque, CAMS, CFE
Co-Secretary
Citizens Financial Group

Todd currently serves as Vice President and Director of AML Investigations for Citizens Financial Group / RBS Citizens. He oversees the AML investigations and transaction surveillance programs for Citizens Financial Group. Todd provides subject matter expertise in AML compliance, financial investigations and transaction monitoring systems and methodologies across multiple business lines.

Todd has held various roles in both the public and private sector. He has over 17 years experience in investigations related to fraud, narcotics trafficking and AML / CFT matters. Prior to RBS Citizens, Todd held investigative and quality control roles in the Financial Intelligence Unit of Key Bank in Cleveland, Ohio. Additionally, he spent eleven years in law enforcement primarily conducting and leading criminal investigations related to narcotics trafficking. Todd served as a Detective in the Louisville Metro Police department’s Narcotics Unit, in Louisville Kentucky.

Todd is a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) and a Certified Anti–Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS). He obtained a Bachelors Degree in Business Management from Indiana Wesleyan University and has a Forensic Accounting Graduate Certificate from Northeastern University.

e-mail: Todd.l.raque@citizensbank.com

Darren Donovan
Co-Treasurer
KPMG, LLP

Darren is a principal with KPMG LLP’s Forensic Advisory Services practice. He serves as the National Forensic Banking & Finance Industry leader. Darren’s previous experience includes an executive management role with one of the world’s leading investigation consulting firms; service with the Criminal Bureau of the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office, and Fidelity Investments’ corporate investigations group.

Darren works on a wide array of issues pertaining to investigation and integrity advisory services for his clients. He has extensive hands-on experience in assisting clients in providing advisory services around government matters involving Deferred Prosecution Agreements (DPAs), Cease and Desist Orders (C&Ds) and Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) . He has developed and led numerous presentations and/ or provided reports to various government agencies such as DOJ, SEC, Federal Reserve, FDIC, New York State Banking, and a State Attorney General. Daren specializes in Anti-Money Laundering, financial fraud, due diligence, FCPA and fraud/integrity risk management. He has worked for a highly select client base of major financial institutions throughout the U.S. and the world. Darren has a wealth of experience leading complex, high profile global projects. In recent times, he has personally lead in-country projects in such venues as India, Denmark, China, Indonesia, Korea, Japan, Australia, and Brazil.

e-mail: djdonovan@kpmg.com

James M. Brydges, CAMS
Membership Director
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

Jim is a BSA Specialist examiner for the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston where he is responsible for conducting BSA/AML examinations of financial institutions regulated by the Federal Reserve in the First District. In his role as a BSA Specialist examiner, he has conducted numerous BSA/AML exams of various financial institutions ranging from small community banks to large complex banking institutions. He regularly participates in BSA/AML outreach programs sponsored by various regulatory and law enforcement agencies.

e-mail: James.m.brydges@bos.frb.org

Deborah King
Co-Membership Director
Royal Bank of Scotland

Deborah is the Head, Financial Intelligence Unit, for Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) Americas.

In this role, she is responsible for all AML Investigations functions across the RBSA footprint, including AML Investigations, High Risk Customer Investigations, FIU Analytics, and KYC Analysis.

Deb joined Citizens in 1998 as Director of Loss Avoidance, in which position she was responsible for deposit, check, and card fraud prevention. In 2002, Deb became Manager of the newly created AML Department. In 2006, she also assumed responsibility for OFAC Compliance.

Prior to joining Citizens, Deb had 16 years of Retail Banking experience, including Fraud Prevention, Senior Branch Support, Branch Management, and Operations at BayBank, in Massachusetts.

Deb earned a Bachelors Degree in Economics from Boston University. She is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS).

e-mail: Deborah.King@cfgcustomers.com

Elizabeth J. Walsh, CAMS
Programming Director
State Street Bank

Liz is an Associate Director of Compliance at State Street. Liz serves as State Street’s Bank Secrecy Act Officer and OFAC Officer. Prior to this role, Liz’s positions within State Street include but not limited to, Offshore Risk and Compliance Manager, Alternative Investment Risk and Compliance Manager, Internal Audit Supervisor and Mutual Fund Accounting Manager. Liz has worked in various State Street Offices including London, Guernsey, Tokyo and the Cayman Islands.

Liz earned a Bachelor of Science Degree with a major in Finance from Providence College. Liz obtained the Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist in 2006.

e-mail: ejwalsh@statestreet.com

Jen Hollingsworth, CAMS
Co-Programming Director
Fidelity Investments

Jen is a Senior Investigator in the External Investigations group in Fidelity Investments. She is responsible for conducting AML and fraud investigations. Prior to working at Fidelity Investments, she worked as an Investigator at the Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General, mostly specializing in financial crimes. She is CAMS-certified and earned the Certified Financial Crimes Investigator credential from the International Association of Financial Crimes Investigators.

e-mail: Jennifer.hollingsworth@fmr.com

Kathleen McDevitt Carr, CAMS
Communications Director
Bank of America

Kathleen is a Senior Anti-Money Laundering Risk Manager on the Global AML Policy and Program team within Bank of America’s Global AML and Economic Sanctions department. Based in Providence, RI, her responsibilities include leading the implementation of the AML and Economic Sanctions Policy and Program across all lines of business within Bank of America.

Prior to joining Global AML, Kathleen served as an Operational Risk Manager in the Global Wealth & Investment Management (GWIM) AML Supervision and Governance department, where she provided guidance to the GWIM lines of business on AML policy and program requirements. She was also responsible for the review and approval of high risk clients prior to on-boarding.

Kathleen has a trust background and, in her earlier years with the bank, she managed teams in both the administration and termination of trusts. She also held positions involving specific trust products – IRA’s held in trust and Irrevocable Life Insurance Trusts.

Her education includes a Bachelor of Arts from Providence College, where she majored in Political Science and a Juris Doctor from Suffolk University School of Law. Kathleen has been ACAMS certified since 2007.

e-mail: kathleen.mcdevitt.carr@bankofamerica.com

David S. Guy, CAMS
Co-Communications Director
Dwight Asset Management Company LLC

David is a Compliance Officer at Dwight Asset Management with over 8 years of financial service industry compliance, operations, and business process experience. Prior to Dwight, David worked at Navigant Consulting as a Managing Consultant in the Investment Management – Regulatory Advisory Group. He assisted Investment Companies, Investment Advisers and Broker/Dealers develop policies and analyzed internal controls in an effort to streamline business processes, mitigate risk and ensure compliance with regulatory entities. David also served as the interim AML Officer at one of the big banks in their hedge fund administration group. David received his M.B.A. specializing in Investments and International Business from Northeastern University.

e-mail: dguy@dwight.com