Michigan Chapter

Sharese is an Assistant Vice President, Senior Auditor II of Compliance with Trustmark National Bank within the Internal Audit Department. In her role, she delivers independent, objective assessments of processes and risks, evaluating the adequacy and effectiveness of risk management policies and practices, as well as ensuring adherence to relevant laws and regulations. With over 20 years of experience in the financial services industry, Sharese brings a wealth of knowledge in compliance and risk management.

Prior to her current role, Sharese held various positions at midsize financial institutions, specializing in BSA/AML, compliance, quality assurance, risk management, and internal controls. Her experience encompasses conducting risk assessments, developing processes and procedures for Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) and Customer Due Diligence (CDD) programs, performing background investigations, issue validation, root cause analysis, and ensuring compliance with both regulatory and organizational requirements, including BSA and financial regulations.

Sharese has also conducted investigations into money laundering and other financial crimes, supporting the bank’s obligations under the BSA and USA PATRIOT Act, and contributing to suspicious activity monitoring.

She holds a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) from Cleary University and is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS). Sharese is an active member of the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS), including its Michigan Chapter.

Andrea Cohn works as a Governance Consultant on the Enterprise Financial Crime Compliance team at Bread Financial (FKA Alliance Data Card Services). Prior to joining Bread Financial, Andrea was the BSA Officer at Diversified Members Credit Union, a BSA/AML Investigator at Level One Bank, a BSA/AML Quality Assurance Analyst at Flagstar Bank, and a BSA/AML Compliance Risk Specialist at Flagstar Bank. She has experience in creating and maintaining procedures, conducting BSA/AML compliance risk assessments, analyzing cyber-related events, coordinating regulatory audits and examinations, change management, and board reporting. Andrea was a key member of the beneficial ownership implementation team at Flagstar Bank and was integral in developing their new hire training program. Before entering the BSA/AML field, Andrea was a cyberterrorism analyst for Michigan State University.

Andrea earned two Bachelor of Arts degrees from Michigan State University – one in Criminal Justice and the other in Media & Information. She has been a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) since 2018.

Nikhil is a Managing Director in Crowe’s Financial Crime practice with over 15 years of experience in consulting, managing large scale AML systems implementation, systems integration, system optimization, model validation, and business process reengineering projects. His specialization is in addressing complex data integration challenges presented by regulatory compliance initiatives including AML/BSA, regulatory compliance systems implementations, information management, and advanced data analytics solutions.

Nikhil's experience includes leading data integration, strategy and roadmap development, data governance, and regulatory compliance reporting projects. He serves as a subject matter expert on large data integration and BI engagements with focus in the Financial Services industry. He has managed numerous large Financial Crime implementations for solutions, including Actimize, FCRM, Mantas, Fircosoft, and others. He has helped bring operational efficiencies to his clients by developing unique analytics solutions that can provide insights on AML data. Nikhil also has significant experience working with large, global financial institutions on complex financial crime engagements, including engagements structured to meet regulatory obligations and time commitments.

Pamela Nolen is a Senior BSA/AML Specialist at Flagstar Bank in Troy, Michigan.   She is an accomplished, performance-driven business professional with 20 years of experience in regulatory compliance, audit and risk management in the banking operations environment.  Pamela is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (CAMS) who works a variety of bank investigations and customer due diligence cases to identify and report financial crimes.  Pamela is a graduate of Howard University in Washington, D.C. and studied business management at Walsh College in Troy, Michigan.   She is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority and the Treasurer of the Howard University Alumni Club of Detroit.