BARBARA E. HURST Editor, Bankers' Hotline, President, Hurst Associates, Inc., Brookhaven, PA With a background in public relations, followed by 15 years in the banking industry as head of a department in charge of claims, security training, and Bank Secrecy Act compliance, Barbara has been teaching these subjects and others for the past 18 years. In her position as editor of BANKERS' Hotline, she works at staying on top of what is happening in the banking industry and how it affects the security function. Her presentations combine information with humor, and she tends to attract speakers of similar talents to her workshops. Barbara has taken security and compliance programs and presentations to 44 states, and internationally, for bankers, governments, and law enforcement. PATT ARDIS, ESQ. Shareholder, Wolff Ardis, PC, Memphis, TN Throughout his career, Patt has been a champion of honor and integrity in business. He is a recognized expert in fraud detection and investigation, fidelity bond investigation and litigation, directors' and officers' liability, securities cases and other matters involving allegations of breach of fiduciary responsibilities. He has effected the recovery of more than $140,000,000 in the areas of fraud and negligence and has successfully defended a number of claims filed against clients. A Special Counsel to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Patt is based in Memphis, Tennessee and very successfully represents clients nationwide. JOHN ATKINSON AVP, Supervision & Regulation, Federal Reserve Bank, Atlanta, GA John Atkinson is Assistant Vice President in charge of the Consumer Affairs, Trust, and Electronic Data Processing Examination Sections of the Department of Supervision and Regulation. John worked in Consumer Affairs Examination in Fed for 8 years before moving to his present position. Since 1989, he has been the officer in charge of specialized examinations in the Sixth Federal Reserve District. He has oversight responsibility for examinations for consumer compliance, the Community Reinvestment Act, the Bank Secrecy Act, and numerous other requirements of financial institutions. He is a familiar name on national banking conference programs, alerting bankers to what the examiners are really looking for. DAVID BATTLE Security Specialist, St. Louis, MO As a security practitioner in the private sector security industry, David served as Investigator, Security Training Specialist and Security Officer for Boatmen’s Bancshares, Inc. (now Bank of America) for 18 years. Battle received the distinction of Certified Fraud Examiner and served as an original member of the Board of Regents of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (1988 - 1990). He still serves as white-collar crime’s investigator and consultant for industry, financial institutions, attorneys, law enforcement and media. David’s sessions, which have been taught in 41 states to more than 200,000 bankers and law enforcement agents, are much in demand in security banking conferences. JOHN BYRNE, ESQ. Director, Center for Regulatory Compliance, ABA, Washington, D.C. John is responsible for ABA’s lobbying, regulatory, and educational efforts on money laundering, asset forfeiture, computer security, white-collar crime, privacy, and other general electronic banking issues. He has been a member of the Treasury Department’s Bank Secrecy Act Advisory Board since its inception. He has also written extensively on money laundering and environmental issues and is a frequent contributor and advisor to Money Laundering Law Report, BANKERS’ Hotline, and the ABA Bank Compliance Magazine among others. The author of many articles, he has appeared on TV as well as before Congress and state legislatures addressing money laundering problems and compliance by financial institutions. IAN M. COMISKY, ESQ, Partner, Blank Rome LLP, Philadelphia, PA Ian is a partner in the law firm of Blank Rome Comisky & McCauley LLP. For the past 20 years he has concentrated his practice in the area of white collar criminal defense. He has been retained by financial institutions and individuals in cases involving money laundering and asset forfeiture issues and conducted compliance seminars for financial institutions on money laundering and related compliance issues and conducted compliance seminars for financial institutions. Ian has appeared on CNBC’s Money Talk and on CNNfn. He has also written extensively in the areas of white collar criminal defense and tax litigation, co-authoring Tax Fraud and Evasion. He will be bringing us interesting case studies on the first day of the workshop, concentrating on security’s involvement in all security’s involvement in all aspects of money laundering. PETER G. DJINIS, ESQ. Law Offices of Peter Djinis, McLean, VA Peter Djinis is the founder of the Law Offices of Peter Djinis, specializing in civil and regulatory matters involving federal anti-money laundering and Bank Secrecy Act laws. Before establishing his own law offices, he served as Executive Assistant Director for Regulatory Policy for the US Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), for which he was responsible for establishing regulatory policy and overseeing all aspects of Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) compliance by US bank and non-bank financial institutions. Peter is the author of The ABC's of the BSA, a reference book on BSA regulatory requirements. He often speaks on money laundering and Bank Secrecy Act compliance matters and has frequently appeared in the national media and testified before Congress. MARY BETH GUARD, ESQ. Executive Editor, BankersOnline.com, Oklahoma City, OK Mary Beth is now Chairman and CEO of Glia Group, as well as an advisor to the BANKERS’ Hotline and editor of BankersOnline.com. After 17 years of practicing law, 13 years in banking, she joined Thomson Financial Publishing as Executive Vice President of Specialized Services, developing its website, “bankinfo.com,” and serving as editor from inception to February 2000. Formerly General Counsel and COO of the Oklahoma Bankers Association, she authored Legal Briefs,a biweekly publication addressing banking law issues. She has taught more than 300 seminars on subjects from financial privacy to federal lending regulations and also served as General Counsel for the Oklahoma State Banking Department. CAPTAIN STEVE HECKER Police Department, Norfolk, NE Captain Hecker came to our workshop 2 years ago and described the horrible incident of the shooting of four employees and a customer in 40 seconds one morning in Norfolk, Nebraska. He explained the logistical problems, the communication snafus, and the importance of evidence gathering. The Court has now made its decision on the fate of the four perpetrators, and Steve has more information to share with security officers, not only about that incident, but lessons learned about what needs to be included in the liaison between the security officer and law enforcement. JIM 'GATOR' HUDSON President and Co-Founder Amcrin Corp, Portland OR With 23 years in law enforcement, Jim has supervised investigations on narcotics, SERT, fraud, street and computer crimes. He co-founded Amcrin Corp. in 2000 to create the CrimeDex Network and is a member of the International Association of Financial Crimes Investigators (IAFCI), the California Financial Crimes Investigators Association (CFCIA), the Northwest Fraud Investigators Association (NWFIA) and the International Association of Crime Analysts (IACA). He has spoken for Safeway, Merrill Lynch, AG Edwards, Marathon Wealth Management, i2 Inc, American Express, America’s Community Bankers Association, and the Communications Fraud Control Association (CFCA). He has been awarded Medals for Valor from the Portland Police Bureau and the International Narcotics Officers Association, an Oregon Peace Officers Association Medal of Honor, and the Purple Heart. CHARLES INTRIAGO, ESQ. President, Global Alert Media, Miami, FL Charlie is president of Alert Global Media, Inc. and publisher of the Money Laundering Alert, a monthly publication considered to be one of the world’s leading authorities on money laundering, the Bank Secrecy Act and foreign developments in the money laundering field. He has appeared on many US television programs, including 60 Minutes and Frontline. Often quoted in major newspapers throughout the world, he has served as consultant to ABC News and to banks and law firms on compliance and civil legal cases dealing with the subject of money laundering. He has served as Chief Counsel to the Government Operations Subcommittee on Legal and Monetary Affairs of the US. House of Representatives, Special Counsel on Organized Crime in Florida, and as Assistant US Attorney in Florida, where he prosecuted white-collar criminals and narcotics traffickers. His feelings on money laundering are intense, and his sessions thought-provoking and extremely informative. HONEY SHELTON President, InterAction Training Systems, Victoria, TX Honey Shelton is Executive. VP and Retail Division Manager for First Victoria NB in Texas. She brings 20 years of experience as a training and quality improvement consultant for financial institutions nationwide. Her depth of knowledge, enthusiasm and compelling personality make her a trainer much in demand. Her training sessions as webinars often are featured on the BankersOnline web page. In 1983 Honey founded the InterAction Training Systems, Inc., and since that time is often found on the programs of state and national banking associations.