Maureen E. Carollo is SVP, Director of Compliance for Sovereign Bank in Oklahoma City, a $1.2 billion community bank. She was most recently Chief Compliance & Chief Risk Officer, SVP, for Old Glory Bank and has over 35 years of experience in the deposit operations, loan administration, compliance management, internal audit and BSA/AML/CFT management areas and holds the Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager (CRCM) designation and the Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) certification. She is a graduate of the Southwestern Graduate School of Banking at SMU in Dallas, Texas, and graduated with recognition for leadership. She serves on the “ABA Bank Compliance” magazine Editorial Advisory Board, where she has had multiple articles and columns published. She has also received an APEX Award for “Excellence in Publishing.” She has been a regular speaker for the ABA Regulatory Compliance Conference, where she serves on the Advisory Board and was awarded the 2021 “Distinguished Service Award” for Compliance. She has also regularly spoken at events for Marquis Centrax, CbanC and Bankers Online. She is also active in the Oklahoma Bankers Association, where she has been past Chairman of the Compliance School Board of Regents and has served on the Board for over 20 years. She is also a frequent speaker for the OBA’s Compliance School and past speaker for their Operations School, Consumer Lending School, and Intermediate Banking School.