Lauren Bonker Cams

Lauren Bonker has extensive work experience in various roles within the financial industry. Lauren started their career at AEON as a Foreign Language Teacher from November 2010 to November 2012. Lauren then worked as a Head Teacher at Yes! English School from November 2012 to December 2013.

In 2014, Lauren joined Union Bank as a JCSU Account Operations Specialist from January 2014 to May 2015, and later served as a BSA Specialist I from May 2015 to October 2016.

Since 2016, they have been with Banc of California, where they have held multiple positions. Lauren started as an FIU Analyst from December 2016 to May 2017. Lauren then progressed to become a KYC Specialist I from May 2017 to August 2018, a KYC Specialist II from August 2018 to July 2019, and a Senior KYC Specialist from March 2019 to July 2019.

Lauren then took on the role of EDD/KYC Team Lead from July 2019 to November 2021. Following this, they served as the Director of Operations - Real Estate and Commercial Lending from November 2021 to August 2022. Currently, they hold the position of VP, Operational Risk Management since May 2022 at Banc of California.

Lauren Bonker completed their Bachelor's degree in International/Global Studies at UC Irvine from 2006 to 2010. During the same time period, they also pursued a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in the same field at UC Irvine. In 2009 to 2010, they studied International Studies at Meiji Gakuin University.

In terms of additional certifications, Lauren Bonker obtained the Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) Certification from ACAMS in November 2017. Additionally, they achieved the Japanese Language Proficiency Test N2 from the Japan Foundation and Japan Education Exchanges and Services in August 2013.