North Carolina Chapter

North Carolina Chapter

The North Carolina chapter is a direct link to the national organization and promotes ACFCS as a platform for collaboration between industry professionals with a desire to exchange ideas, share inputs, and increase visibility and awareness of Fincrime compliance. By hosting educational programs and other events of local interest, our chapter offers unique career development and professional networking opportunities to our members in North Carolina.

OUR MISSION

Our mission is to unite all financial crimes professionals across North Carolina with a common goal of collaborating to enhance awareness and insight into emerging trends in the world of financial crime and compliance.

OUR VISION

To foster an inclusive environment where financial crimes professionals meet locally to share best practices and ideas, while building relationships across the industry.

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Marissa Lahousse

Co-Chair

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LeVar Anderson

Co-Chair

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Kimberly Pino

Programming Director

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Tanika Scott

Membership Director

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Andra Thomas

Communications Director

J. Natalia Romero

Treasurer

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LaKeisha Moore

Secretary

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See What Certified Financial Crime Specialists Are Saying

"The CFCS tests the skills necessary to fight financial crime. It's comprehensive. Passing it should be considered a mark of high achievement, distinguishing qualified experts in this growing specialty area."

KENNETH E. BARDEN 

(JD, Washington)

"It's a vigorous exam. Anyone passing it should have a great sense of achievement."

DANIEL DWAIN

(CFCS, Official Superior

de Cumplimiento Cidel

Bank & Trust Inc. Nueva York)

"The exam tests one's ability to apply concepts in practical scenarios. Passing it can be a great asset for professionals in the converging disciplines of financial crime."

MORRIS GUY

(CFCS, Royal Band of

Canada, Montreal)

"The Exam is far-reaching. I love that the questions are scenario based. I recommend it to anyone in the financial crime detection and prevention profession."

BECKI LAPORTE

(CFCS, CAMS Lead Compliance

Trainer, FINRA, Member Regulation

Training, Washington, DC)

"This certification comes at a very ripe time. Professionals can no longer get away with having siloed knowledge. Compliance is all-encompassing and enterprise-driven."

KATYA HIROSE
CFCS, CAMS, CFE, CSAR
Director, Global Risk
& Investigation Practice
FTI Consulting, Los Angeles

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