Newton, MA – March 24, 2010 – ICS Compliance will be presenting a half-day program at the Boston Chapter of the Financial Managers Society (FMS) on the morning of April 13th at the Crowne Plaza in Natick, MA. Sharon Blanchette, Compliance Manager and Subject Matter Expert in monitoring best practices at ICS Compliance, will lead the seminar to discuss best practices in compliance monitoring for banks inclusive of FDICIA / COSO monitoring, BSA compliance monitoring, vendor management monitoring, and other compliance monitoring efforts.
A panel discussion, moderated by Pamela Buckley, Regional Director, will be included in the program discussing: how good monitoring programs can enhance banks’ enterprise risk management systems. Topics include:
• COMPLIANCE presented by Kathy Killian, Operations & Compliance Officer at Randolph National Bank
• FINANCE presented by Michael Gilles, President of MG Consulting
• INTERNAL AUDIT presented by Jack Murray, Jr., CBA, CRP, Senior Vice President - Chief Auditor at Danvers Bancorp, Inc.
• RISK MANAGEMENT presented by George Collins, Senior Vice President & Chief Risk Officer at FHLB of Boston
Click here to attend this session and learn best practices for financial, compliance, BSA, vendor management, and other types of banking monitoring.
About Pamela C. Buckley, CRCM
Pam Buckley brings more than 20 years of regulatory compliance experience to ICS Compliance, where she serves as the firm’s Regional Director of New England. Ms. Buckley’s areas of expertise include compliance program administration, training, Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), ECOA, Fair Housing, HMDA, RESPA, and Home Mortgage Disclosure. With a reputation as a regulatory compliance go-to professional, she is a frequently requested speaker at regulatory compliance conferences throughout New England.
About Sharon Blanchette, MBA, CPA, CIA
Ms. Blanchette, Assistant Director at ICS Compliance, has more than 20 years experience in compliance, accounting, and auditing. As a former Vice President of Internal Audit & Control for a $1.4 billion FDICIA bank, she was responsible for all aspects of internal and compliance auditing, and annual audit risk assessments.
About ICS Compliance
As compliance specialists, ICS Compliance focuses only on regulatory issues for financial institutions. Our seasoned professionals, with previous experience as Compliance Officers and/or Federal Regulatory Examiners, provide financial institutions with invaluable expertise and insight. This competency, along with our tailored approach and strong regulatory awareness, provides clients with the confidence that comes from hiring experts in compliance. Serving institutions nationally from 17 offices, we provide customized compliance programs, remediation projects, and consultation.
