Sandy Espinosa is a special-events professional with over 20-years of experience. Prior to joining the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS), Ms. Espinosa managed nationwide marketing and trade events for Condé Nast’s Brides local magazines and its companion site Brides.com, while completing a master’s degree in organizational leadership from Columbia University. She then transitioned to planning integrated marketing and educational events for Condé Nast Digital. In her current role, Ms. Espinosa is Head of ACAMS Global Events overseeing the content producers, logistics managers, copywriters and coordinators as well as on-site management. She began her career with ACAMS as the international events manager and subsequently progressed into her current role. As events director, Ms. Espinosa is responsible for growing event attendance, ensuring that content is timely, and creating new events to serve emerging anti-financial crime audiences. Key to Ms. Espinosa’s success is establishing and maintaining rapport with leaders in the anti-money laundering community and keeping up with global AFC trends.

With an eye for attendee experience, an ear for wish lists and the expertise to bring it all together, Ms. Espinosa has established herself as a passionate, forward-thinker and go-to leader within the events department at ACAMS.