2026 Enterprise Risk Management with Elliott Davis
Join VACB & Elliott Davis for our annual Risk Management Seminar.
Program link will be sent a few days before the session.
Event Details
Join VACB and the experts at Elliott Davis for our annual Risk Management Seminar offered online February 12 carrying 5 hours of CPE credit.
2026 Topics will include:
Meeting Regulatory Expectations: How to Effectively Manage, Validate, and Optimize BSA/AML/CFT Models | Drew Young & Jennifer Bledsoe
Participants will gain a comprehensive understanding of expectations from the regulatory governing bodies regarding BSA/AML/CFT model risk management. They will learn how to apply these principles to validate models effectively—ensuring conceptual soundness, ongoing monitoring, and outcomes analysis—while tailoring practices to their institution’s risk profile and operational complexity to ensure they are getting the most out of their model.
Credit in a Changing Climate: What Lenders Need to Watch Now | Jason Price
By the end of this session attendees will be able to: Recognize the top credit risks trends shaping lending today – including rising borrower stress, shifting sectors, and the ripple effects of interest rates and trade policies like tariffs; Adapt underwriting and portfolio monitoring strategies to identify early warning signs, maintain loan quality, and stay flexible in an uncertain environment; Apply practical tools and tactics to strengthen credit decision-making and credit administration – even with limited time and resources.
Yes, Fraud is Still an Important Issue That Needs Addressing | Evan Henderson
To continuously monitor, analyze, and stay up to date on emerging fraud trends, schemes, and behavioral patterns that impact financial institutions, with a focus on understanding the evolving tactics used by fraudsters, identifying vulnerabilities in financial systems, and applying this knowledge to enhance fraud prevention strategies, risk management practices, and regulatory compliance efforts.
Cybersecurity in the Community Bank Space | Danyel Marrs & Lizzie Tinker
To develop a comprehensive understanding of the most prevalent cybersecurity risks and threats facing financial institutions, while also gaining insight into the regulatory landscape, risk mitigation strategies, and best practices for safeguarding sensitive financial data and maintaining operational resilience.
Practical Use of AI in Risk Management | Brody Ledbetter & Marissa Tartarini
To develop a base understanding of how AI can be used to enhance current audit and risk management process, and to become more familiar with AI tools, and how they can be leveraged within their institution.
Legal Panel | Seth Winter and Gary Parisi, Troutman Pepper Locke
Join our legal experts for a lively risk discussion moderated by Josh White, Elliott Davis
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About Our Speakers
Josh White (Moderator) - Josh works with public and private financial institutions, along with independent trust companies. He assists these customers with financial statement audits, internal control over financial reporting audits (Sarbanes-Oxley and FDICIA), and internal audit engagements.
Jennifer Bledsoe - Jennifer provides audit services to financial institutions with a focus on financial crimes and regulatory compliance. Her experience includes Bank Secrecy Act (BSA)/Anti-Money Laundering (AML) compliance, BSA/AML model validations, deposit and loan compliance, fair lending analysis, and second-line defense consulting.
Even Henderson - Evan provides community banks and credit unions with a wide range of services, including internal audit, regulatory compliance, IIA quality assurance reviews, and other consulting services.
Brody Ledbetter - Brody has extensive experience in public accounting working with financial institutions in both the public and private sectors. Brody assists customers with testing of key controls (SOX 404 & FDICIA), and internal audit and compliance consulting services.
Danyel Marrs - Danyel has more than 25 years of experience across IT Audit, Information Security program management, and IT service delivery. For the past 10 years, he has been working with $100M to $50B+ banks, $300M to $2B+ Fin Techs and public companies to achieve their IT audit, compliance, and regulatory requirements as well as validating there remediation internal and regulatory findings.
Jason Price - Jason Price is a leader in the Financial Services Group at Elliott Davis. With over 25 years of comprehensive experience in the financial services industry, Jason has a proven track record of excellence in both financial services operations and public accounting.
Marissa (Lahousse) Tartarini - Marissa is a financial services professional experienced in providing internal audit and risk advisory consulting services for banks, credit unions, and fintech companies. Areas of focus include Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), consumer regulatory compliance and operational areas such as deposit, loan, ACH, branch operations, and credit administration.
Elizabeth "Lizzie" Tinker - As cybersecurity consulting manager, Lizzie works with customers to analyze and improve their security posture through vulnerability assessments, architecture and design reviews and validations, social engineering, and policy and procedure audits.
Drew Young - As the regulatory compliance practice leader, Drew works exclusively with financial institutions to provide regulatory compliance services, including risk-based regulatory compliance review, Bank Secrecy Act review, fair lending analysis, consultation, audit and training.