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Below is a list of course instructors and content development managers for the FIBA Anti Money Laundering Institute.

          

FIBA Outside Directors AML Course

Alcides L. Avila is a FIBA instructor for the Outside Directors AML Course. With over 27 years of experience, Mr. Avila represents clients before the Federal Reserve, the FDIC, the Florida Office of Financial Regulation and other regulatory agencies, he is also a former General Counsel of FIBA. Mr. Avila was selected by Chambers USA as one of America's Leading Business lawyers and was elected by his peers to "The Best Lawyers in America 2006". Mr. Avila is a founding partner of ARHM&F, who brings exceptional strength to the practice, particularly in representing domestic and foreign clients in all aspects of bank regulatory and transactional matters.

         
         

FIBA Private Banking AML Course

Alfred E. Townsend is a FIBA instructor for the Private Banking AML Course.  He started his career in the financial services industry in 1977 as an Investment Advisor and was top 10% producer of his firm.  Mr. Townsend has personally trained over 10,000 bankers and investment/financial advisors around the world. Mr. Townsend is President of Training and Management Consulting Group, Inc. (TMC Group). 

             
         

       FIBA AML Certified Associate (AML/CA)
        
FIBA Certified Professional in AML (CP/AML)

Ana Maria de Alba is a FIBA instructor for the AML/CA and CP/AML course. Ms. de Alba is a risk management and banking consultant with over 23 years combined experience and training in the banking and consulting services industries, providing forensic investigations, litigation support, and risk management consulting services to the domestic and international banking community. Ana Maria is the founder  and Principal of Consulting Services for Management & Banking (CSMB).

     
         

FIBA Management AML Course

Clemente Vazquez-Bello is a FIBA instructor for the Management AML Course. Mr. Vazquez-Bello is well-known in the U.S. and international banking circles for his long-standing career as counsel to domestic and foreign banks.  In his capacity as banking counsel, Mr. Vázquez-Bello has counseled international and banking clients in licensing, regulatory and transactional matters.  Additionally, he has developed substantial expertise in the development and implementation of policies, procedures, programs and systems to prevent, detect and react to the movement of illicit capital vis a vis U.S. laws and regulations. 

 

 

 

   
         

Anti-Fraud and Financial Investigations (AFFI)

Delano Gray, MS, MBA, BS, CIA, CBA, CISA, CFE, CFSA,    Instructor,  School of Accounting, College of Business Administration, Florida International University. Mr. Gray has extensive experience in financial analysis and accounting for offshore and domestically owned financial institutions. He is a lecturer for the Institute of Internal Auditors and has conducted lectures in Trinidad, Africa and throughout the United States. He is a member of the Association of Fraud Examiners, the Association of Certified Bank Auditors, the Association of Financial Service Auditors, Information Systems Audit and Control Association and Association of Bankers (London and Toronto). He is also a member of the FIU University Credit Union Board of Directors and chairman (2004-2007) of the Finance Committee, a member of FIU’s Institutional Review Board, a member of the Faculty Senate, Senate and Budget Committee, Advisory Committee, and the Online Technology Committee.

     
         

FIBA Correspondent Banking AML Course

Gene Truono
is a Managing Director in BDO Consulting, a division of BDO Seidman, LLP, in the New York office. Mr. Truono has over twenty years of banking, regulatory compliance and legal experience. He has an extensive background related to consumer and commercial banking laws and regulations, and is responsible for the firm’s Banking Regulatory Compliance practice, including initiatives related to anti-money laundering, mortgage lending investigations, consumer compliance, and IRS 1441 tax compliance. 

 

 

   
         

             FIBA Outside Directors AML Course

Julia Mold Director at Clear Sky Compliance Inc., and Consultant to the Florida International Bankers Association, moderating its monthly financial crime prevention live webinars. Julia Mold’s financial    services industry experience spans global and U.S. domestic banks, correspondent banks, broker-dealers, private equity funds, mutual funds, money services businesses and insurance companies. She has conducted more than thirty large and complex financial crime projects for clients including assessments of fund transfers, payment processing, currency transaction reporting, private and correspondent banking, high risk customer investigations, investigator training, suspicious activity detecting, and development of automated rules and scenarios. Ms. Mold specializes in project management, complex investigations, risk mitigation issues and internal audits.

     
         

FIBA AML Certified Associate (AML/CA)
        
FIBA Certified Professional in AML (CP/AML)

Maria Jose Fox has over 19 years of practical international, domestic and regulatory bank experience, in the areas of private banking, credit, and international bank examinations. In 2007, Ms. Fox entered private practice and formed In Compliance We Trust Consulting, LLC (InCWeT). Through her practice, she (i) develops all-encompassing BSA and AML compliance programs, including transaction monitoring programs, client risk rating methodologies, OFAC procedures, KYC & EDD guidelines, (ii) conducts employee training, (iii) performs BSA and OFAC risk assessments, and (iv) all other related matters, such as 314a and regulatory reports. She also manages and oversees KYC & EDD file remediation projects. 

       
         
          Anti-Fraud and Financial Investigations (AFFI)

Michael E. Yasofsky, Jr., JD, AML/CA has over twenty-five   years experience conducting, managing and directing complex forensic financial investigations including international tax, money laundering, Bank Secrecy Act, terrorism financing, financial frauds and corruption. He has trained hundreds of domestic and foreign bankers, regulators, investigators, prosecutors and judges. He currently provides consulting and advisory services and serves as an International Economic Crimes Advisor for Latin America on contract with the US Treasury Department.

     
         

           Broker Dealer AML Course

Sven Stumbauer is  a FIBA instructor for the Broker Dealer AML course. Sven joined KPMG’s Forensic practice in October of 2004. Prior to joining KPMG ForensicSM, Sven worked with the NASD (National Association of Security Dealers) as a Compliance Examiner. His prior experience includes Financial and AML/U.S. Patriot Act compliance audits of broker/dealers as well as securities fraud examinations. Sven’s industry expertise includes domestic and international banks, broker/dealers, trust companies and hedge funds, focusing on regulatory compliance, fraud issues and Anti-Money Laundering compliance. Sven participated in the development and deployment of KPMG’s proprietary Anti-Money Laundering approach and system, for both correspondent and retail banking, which focuses on the development of scenarios to identify potentially suspicious transactions as well as other indicators of money laundering or fraud.