Washington

Join and connect with industry professionals for unique networking opportunities near you

Washington

Join and connect with industry professionals for unique networking opportunities near you

The ACFCS Washington D.C. Chapter is your direct link to the national organization. By joining our Chapter, you not only receive the benefit of both local and national membership, but you gain an entire network of individuals looking to enhance their financial crime careers.
 
Through education, training, certification and networking, the Washington D.C. Chapter is helping to expand the global reach of ACFCS. Your membership will connect you with financial crime professionals locally and globally who wish to stay abreast of continuously changing financial crime trends and improve results in compliance, investigations and enforcement.
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OUR MISSION

‘’The Washington, D.C. Chapter of ACFCS exists to increase access to practical tools, knowledge, and emerging trends to help industry professionals improve results in financial crime detection and prevention. The Chapter promotes ACFCS as a platform for collaboration between public and private financial crime industry specialists to facilitate better financial crime compliance, investigations and enforcement. By sponsoring educational programs and hosting a wide range of meetings and events of local interest featuring speakers from private sector and financial regulatory and enforcement agencies, the Chapter offers unique career development and professional networking for its members in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.”

OUR VISION

“To create a safe environment based on transparency and trust to inspire the community how to build a data driven and ethical society and prevent Financial Economic Crime.”
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Beth Peter

Co-Chair

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Toni Gillich

Co-Chair

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Bruce Zagaris

Programming Director

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Rick Cadenas

Programming Director

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Karen Schnell

Communications Director

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Ross Delston

Board Member

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Hdeel Abdelhady

Chapter Advisor

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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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