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RMA’s councils and committees act as consultants, judges, recruiters, reviewers, and advisors while carrying out the mission and contributing to the value of RMA membership. Read below to gain more information about these groups of volunteers who share their knowledge, time, and experience to help RMA.

RMA's Councils

Chapter Development Council

Council Chair:

 

Brett T. Lawrence, Platinum Bank, Oakdale, MN

 

Council Members:

  • Theresa Arrighi, First Bank, Charlotte, NC
  • Indre Anelauskas, Protiviti, Los Angeles, CA
  • Kim Briggs, Wells Fargo Bank NA, Fort Mill, SC 
  • Brandon Brown, First Western Trust Bank, Scottsdale, AZ
  • Sarah Chadburn, Community National Bank, Newport, VT
  • Nick Davis, MidFirst Bank, Oklahoma City, OK
  • Elena Dawson, Raymond James Bank, St. Petersburg, FL
  • Mark Dechert, Meridian Credit Union, Etobicoke, ON
  • Marisa Flynn, Mid Penn Bank, State College, PA
  • Liliana I. Miranda, Weststar Bank, El Paso, TX
  • Emmett Reidner, Enterprise Bank & Trust, St. Louis, MO
  • Jessica Rempel, Scotiabank, Calgary, AB
  • Babette Stone, Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc, Raleigh, NC
  • Brian Strauss, Fannie Mae, New York, NY

Community Bank Council

Council Chair:

 

Tom MacDonald, Maine Community Bank, Westbrook, ME

 

Council Members:

  • Rob Bender, The First National Bank of Elmer, Elmer, NJ
  • Deanna Cavanaugh, Connecticut Community Bank NA, Norwalk, CT
  • Bob Coffin, Penn Community Bank, Perkasie, PA
  • Anna Hu, Central Pacific Bank, Honolulu, HI
  • Robin Ingari, American Bank, Corpus Christi, TX
  • Scott Lawley, FirsTier Bank, Denver, CO
  • Kathryn Manning, b1, Baton Rouge, LA
  • Murray McGough, Triumph Financial, Bettendorf, IA
  • Carolyn Normand, South Shore Bank, Quincy, MA
  • Kate Salyers, Citizens Bank, Corvallis, OR
  • Nikki Sloan, Novato, CA
  • David Stewart, Kleberg Bank NA, Kingsville, TX
  • Melissa Torres, Oak Bank, Fitchburg, WI
  • Bill Wilson, Nano Banc, Irvine, CA

Credit Risk Management Council

Council Chair:

 

Saad P. Aslam, Citizens Financial Bank NA, New York NY

 

Council Members:

  • Melinda Chausse, Comerica, Dallas, TX
  • Johna Fidanza, BNY Mellon, West Palm Beach, FL
  • Mark Huffstetler, Truist Bank, Atlanta, GA
  • Nathan Jones, Heartland, Dubuque, IA
  • Ellen Koebler, Wells Fargo, Charlotte, NC
  • Blinn Latta, Bank of America, New York, NY
  • Julie Nosser, Hancock Whitney, New Orleans, LA
  • Daniel Riner, JPMorgan Chase, Chicago, IL
  • Humberto M. Salomon, Citibank NA, Irving, TX
  • Michael Short, CoBank, Greenwood Village, CO
  • Scott Stiverson, Associated Bank, Milwaukee, WI
  • Justin Windschitl, US Bank, Minneapolis, MN
  • Scott Wrigley, MidFirst Bank, Oklahoma City, OK

Enterprise Risk Management Council

Council Chair:

 

Avani Parekh, TD Bank, Cherry Hill, NJ

 

Council Members:

  • Lori Calhoun, Dollar Bank, Harrison City, PA
  • Lisa Carbone, JMPC, Chatham, NJ
  • Lisa Cuba, Forbright Bank, Chevy Chase, MD
  • Duane Elmer, Goldman Sachs, Irving, TX
  • Steven Erickson, Raymond James Bank, St. Petersburg, FL
  • Steffanie Jasper, PNC, Pittsburgh, PA
  • Rajeev Lakra, RBC, New York, NY
  • Kim A. Persaud, Citi, New York, NY
  • Karelle Pinnock, Charles Schwab, San Francisco, CA
  • John Sauer, Huntington National Bank, Columbus, OH
  • Aprille Savarese, Zions Bancorp, Salt Lake City, UT
  • Marcia Thompson-Young, BNY Mellon, Weehawken, NJ
  • Oliver Williams, Regions Bank, Birmingham, AL

Global Markets Risk Council

Council Chair:

 

Paul Sassieni, Northern Trust, Chicago, IL

 

Council Members:

  • Tiffany Eng, BNY Mellon, New York, NY
  • George Gau, MUFG Bank, Ltd, New York, NY
  • Benjamin Genek, Daiwa, New York, NY
  • Andreas Glaser, Goldman Sachs, New York, NY
  • Karsten Howes, National Bank of Canada, Montreal, QC
  • Paul Hildebrand, RBC, Toronto, ON
  • Sangjoon Kim, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, New York, NY
  • Daniel Kogler, State Street Bank and Trust Company, Boston, MA
  • Art Laichtman, Nomura Securities International, New York, NY
  • Alex Lopes, BNP, New York, NY
  • Matteo Napolitano, HSBC, London
  • Ji Qin, HSBC Bank of USA, New York, NY
  • Jason Rachlin, Bank of Montreal, Toronto, ON

Internal Audit Council

Council Chair:

 

TJ Haynes-Morgan, Raymond James Bank, Tampa, FL

 

Council Members:

  • Kevin Bertscha, ICBC, New York, NY
  • Ann Diver, Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation, Jersey City, NJ
  • Kristine Gaeta, Charles Schwab & Co Inc, Chicago, IL
  • Bruce Goldberg, Retired, Deloitte LLP, New York, NY
  • Paul Jensen, Flagstar, Boston, MA
  • Becky Keesling, BOKF National Association, Tulsa, OK
  • Monica Kim, Deutsche Bank AG, New York, NY
  • Colleen McCullum, Flagstar Bank, Charleston, SC
  • Margaret McLaughlin, UBS, New York, NY
  • Richard Reynolds, PwC, New York, NY
  • Stephanie Richard, Ally, Charlotte, NC
  • Theodore Scallon, KPMG LLP, New York, NY
  • Erwin Shilling, Wells Fargo Bank NA, New York, NY

Learning & Development Council

Council Chair:

 

Bob Smith, First Citizens Bank, Raleigh, NC

 

Council Members:

  • Wasfi Bsisu, JP Morgan Chase, Chicago, IL
  • Sari Daisey, The Bancorp, Wilmington, DE
  • Joe Iraci, JP Morgan Chase, Staten Island, NY
  • Mark Jensen, Western State Bank, West Fargo, ND 
  • Roseanne Kern, Citizens Bank, Lincoln, RI
  • Jenny Ketchepaw, Citizens Business Bank, Ontario, CA
  • Mike Roemer, Discover, Riverwoods, IL
  • Rose Sheldon, KeyBank, Lake Zurich, IL

Mid-Tier Bank Council

Council Chair:

 

Lori Calhoun, Dollar Bank, Harrison City, PA

 

Council Members:

  • Monica Bowe, Busey Bank, Urbana, IL
  • Hercules Gray, Independent Bank, Dallas, TX
  • Atul Malhotra, Fulton Bank, Philadelphia, PA
  • Dawn Mugford, Rockland Trust, Rockland, MA
  • Nicole Olaya, Columbia Bank, New York, NY
  • Mark Palmer, Glacier Bank, Herriman, UT
  • Kevin Slane, Sandy Spring Bank, Olney, MD
  • Jason Smith, Valley National Bank, Orlando, FL
  • Terence Young, WSFS, Wilmington, DE

Operational Risk Council

Council Chair:

 

Mary M. Kapferer, KeyBank, Cleveland, OH

 

Council Members:

  • Erin Amerlan, Charles Schwab & Co Inc, Lone Tree, CO
  • Michael Abriatis, PNC Bank, Pittsburgh, PA
  • Matthew Buskard, Fifth Third Bank, Cincinnati, OH
  • Kevin J. Cavalieri, M&T Bank, Buffalo, NY
  • Erika Crandall, Xpansiv, Lafayette, CA
  • Uylonda Cunningham, First Horizon, Memphis, TN
  • Pat Eglinton, First Citizens Bank & Trust Co, Raleigh, NC
  • Jennifer Erickson, Zions Bancorporation, Draper, UT
  • Joshua Henrich, US Bank, St. Michael, MN 
  • Lisa Hershey, DTCC, New York, NY
  • James Madden, Regions, Birmingham, AL
  • Matt McDonald, Sandy Spring Bank, Olney, MD
  • PJ Savalli, DTCC, Jersey City, NJ
  • Allyson Savin, Ally Bank, Charlotte, NC

    

RMA's Committees

Academic Program Committee

Committee Chair:

Mark Jensen, Western State Bank/North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND

Committee Members:

  • Bert Baker, Central Bank/Texas A&M University Advisory Board, Houston, TX
  • Kent Belasco, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI
  • Ray Grigelevich, Bank of Canton/Bryant University, Smithfield, RI
  • Gail Lawrence, Wells Fargo, Charlotte, NC
  • Robert Messer, American Bank of Texas, Terrell, TX
  • Jack Wixted, retired SunTrust (Truist), Naples, FL

Chapter Leadership Committee

Committee Chair:

 

Theresa Arrighi, First Bank, Charlotte, NC

 

Committee Members:

  • Will Abernathy, TowneBank, Charlotte, NC
  • Nicholas J. Alberalla, Community Bank, National Association, Amherst, NY
  • Gerald Baroudi, Business Finance Group, Gambrills, MD
  • Scott Carpenter, Truist, Glen Allen, VA
  • Christopher Colella, Commercial Bank of California, Irvine, CA
  • Derek Ezovski, Outsourced Risk Management Solutions LLC, West Hartford, CT
  • Ogadi Fields, Frost Bank, Houston, TX
  • Anita Mallory, PNC Bank National Association, Cleveland, OH
  • Suzy Morris, Peoples National Bank NA, Mount Vernon, IL
  • Beth Packel, Firstrust Bank, Conshohocken, PA
  • Holly Pepin, Norway Savings Bank, Kennebunk, ME
  • Manal Ruhl, Ephrata National Bank, Ephrata, PA

Compliance Committee

Committee Chair:

Mike Abriatis, PNC, Pittsburgh, PA

 

Committee Members:

  • Candice Aaron, Charles Schwab, Dallas, TX
  • Roy D'Sa, Huntington Bank, Columbus, OH
  • Ryan Dirks, Fifth Third Bank, Cincinnati, OH
  • Lisa Hershey, DTCC, New York, NY
  • Ed Noonan, Truist, Charlotte, NC
  • Kelly O’Brien, M&T Bank, Eden, NY
  • Joel Ramos, Busey, Urbana, IL
  • Carolynn Rosse, Raymond James, St Petersburg, FL
  • Prakash Samaga, Forbright Bank, Potomac, MD
  • Lincoln Taylor, Zions Bancorporation, Salt Lake City, UT
  • Bill Walsh, First Citizens Bank & Trust Co, Raleigh, NC
  • Sean Walther, Huntington Bank, Columbus, OH

Consumer Risk Committee

Committee Chair:

Justin Windschitl, U.S. Bank National Association, Minneapolis, MN


Committee Members:

  • Cristina Brounce, Bank of America, Newark, DE
  • George F. Buchanan III, Regions Bank, Birmingham, AL
  • David Clarke, Commerce Bank, Kansas City, MO
  • Joseph Claricurzio, JPMorgan Chase & Co, Wilmington, DE
  • Matthew Crennan, Dime Community Bank, Hauppauge, NY
  • Duane L. Elmer, Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Keller, TX
  • Anthony J. Hejna, Key Bank, Cleveland, OH
  • Denis McLaughlin, PNC Bank NA, Pittsburg, PA
  • Ram Narayan, Capital One, McLean, VA
  • Micheline Peters, Wells Fargo, Atlanta, GA

Country Risk Committee

Committee Vice-Chair:

 

Alistair Scarff, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Hong Kong

 

Committee Members:

  • Alejandro Casas, BBVA, Madrid
  • Nehad Chowdhury, Citigroup, New York, NY
  • Rodolphe Constanza, JPMorgan Chase, London
  • Talinn Demirjian, State Street, Boston, MA
  • Richard Hamilton, London
  • Preston Keat, UBC, London
  • Matteo Napolitano, HSBC Bank PLC, London
  • Laura Rattner, Miami, FL

Journal Editorial Advisory Board

Committee Members:

  • Jason Alpert, Castlebar Holdings, Tampa, FL
  • Tol Broome, Retired, BB&T, Charlotte, NC
  • Liming Brotcke, Ally Bank, Detroit, MI
  • Matt Bryant, Frost Bank, San Antonio, TX
  • George F. Buchanan III, Flagstar, Hicksville, NY
  • James J. Clarke, Clarke Consulting, Villanova, PA
  • Fred Daniels, Citizens Trust, Atlanta, GA
  • Eric Holmquist, Phoenixville, PA
  • Joe Iraci, Retired, J.P. Morgan Wealth Management, Staten Island, NY
  • Jacob Kosoff, Bank of America, Charlotte, NC
  • James Lentino, WinTrust, Rosemont, IL
  • Shelly Liposky, BMO, Montreal, QC
  • Maureen McCarthy, Brookline Bank, Boston, MA
  • Robert R. Messer, American National Bank of Texas, Terrell, TX
  • Kevin D. Oden, Kevin D. Oden Associates LLC, San Francisco, CA
  • Richard J. Parsons, Retired, Bank of America, Nashville, TN
  • Shelley Pressman, Societe Generale, Paris, FR
  • M. Robert Rose, Brookline Bank, Boston, MA
  • Ned Sergew, US Bank National Association, Charlotte, NC
  • Kathleen S. Swift, Heritage Bank, Portland, OR
  • Michael L. Weissman, Levin Ginsburg, Deerfield, IL
  • Elisabeth Wilson, Atlantic Union Bank, Richmond, VA

Model Validation Consortium Advisory Board

Advisory Board Chair

 

Aaron Benson, Zions Bancorp, Salt Lake City, UT

 

Members:

  • Jeff Broecker, Forbright Bank, Potomac, MD
  • Liming Brotcke, Ally Bank, Sandy, UT
  • Adam Chin, TowneBank, Portsmouth, VA
  • David Clatfelter, Mechanics Bank, Walnut Creek, CA
  • Steven Crowe, Busey Bank, Champaign, IL
  • Mike Dudgeon, Park National Bank, Newark, OH
  • Vinit Jagdish, Western Alliance Bank, Phoenix, AZ
  • Angela Jenkins, ANBTX, Terrell, TX
  • Jessica Jiang, Texas Capital Bank, Dallas, TX
  • Nikolai Kukharkin, MUFG Bank, New York, NY
  • Tony Mieloch, Bremer Bank, Saint Paul, MN
  • Yu Pan, U.S. Bank, Minneapolis, MN
  • Arnold Pashi (Events Chair), First Citizens Bank, Raleigh, NC
  • Bri Pentecost, Bank of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI
  • Trevor Woolley, Berkshire Bank, Pittsfield, MA

Technology Risk Committee

Committee Chair:

 

Joshua Henrich, US Bank, St. Michael, MN 

 

Committee Members:

  • Caitlin Barre, Regions Bank, Birmingham, AL
  • Matthew Beard, Fifth Third Bank, Cincinnati, OH
  • Rob Boutell, Huntington National Bank, Columbus, OH
  • Denise Cramer, M&T Bank, Buffalo, NY
  • Erika Crandall, Xpansiv, Lafayette, CA
  • David Diehl, PNC, Dallas, TX
  • Robert Hach, Key Bank, Cleveland, OH
  • James Johnson, Comerica, Dallas, TX
  • Mathew Maizel, Toronto Dominion (CA), Toronto, ON
  • Chad Marshall, Discover, Riverwoods, IL
  • Kenneth Robbins, Ally, Charlotte, NC
  • Stuart Strepman, Charles Schwab, Aurora, CO
  • Carol Weaver, Texas Capital Bank, Richardson, TX
  • Evan Wheeler, Capital One, Fairfax, VA

Women in Risk and Assurance Committee

Committee Chair:

 

Colleen McCullum, Flagstar Bank, Charleston, SC

 

Council Members:

  • Michelle Bennett, Freddie Mac, McLean, VA
  • Jennifer Cutrali, Fairfield County Bank, Fairfield, CT
  • Kris Gaeta, Charles Schwab, Chicago, IL
  • Megan Haffey, Truist, Charlotte, NC
  • Susan Harris, Edward Jones, St Louis, MO
  • Meriwether Martin, Regions, Birmingham, AL
  • Claudia Rodriguez, WestStar Bank, TX
  • Aprille Savarese, Zions Bancorporation, Salt Lake City, UT
  • Carla Simoes, ATB Financial, Calgary, AB
  • Rima Terradista, Raymond James, Saint Petersburg, FL