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Mount Laurel, Nj

Mount Laurel, Nj

Oversaw and enhanced the enterprise risk management program as well as advised executive management and Board of Directors on current and emerging strategic, financial, operational, compliance/regulatory, and informational technology risks. Developed and implemented an "action oriented" enterprise risk management programs built to measure risk quantitatively and provide meaningful guidance on mitigating risk consistent with business objectives and organizational risk appetite. Spearheaded management efforts to rapidly establish, govern and operationalize IT and cyber risk management practices, established metrics to measure progress and honed incident response capabilities based on lessons learned. Served as the lead management representative for interaction and open and transparent communications with all federal regulators.

Mount Laurel, Nj

Established an independent compliance function strategically focused on monitoring, identifying and mitigating compliance risk consistent with best practices and organizational capabilities. Executive accountability for staffing and operating an enterprise compliance management system including a refresh of all P&Ps, independent compliance testing/validation, risk assessment, training, fair lending and third-party oversight. Championed a “culture of compliance” through the build out of a de novo ethics program to drive self-identification and escalation of issues leading to greater employee empowerment.

Garnered recognition as a trusted legal and business advisor commencing with PHH’s spin-off as public company through the financial crisis of 2008. Reported to Corporate General Counsel on legal compliance, corporate governance, litigation, SEC, M&A, ERISA, and corporate finance matters. Prepared governance materials for Board of Directors meetings.

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Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, History