Valerie Swaya

Valerie Swaya has over 25 years of regulatory compliance and banking services experience. Ms. Swaya is responsible for overseeing the bank’s Compliance Risk Management function, including the bank’s Anti-Money Laundering (AML) program and Compliance Management program. She is responsible for the management and oversight of the Compliance Department, including the bank’s AML software and the Compliance Testing Program.

Prior to joining Modern Bank in 2011, Ms. Swaya was the Senior Vice President, Compliance Officer at The Provident Bank, NJ, where she was responsible for the management of the bank’s Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and AML program. Prior to that, Ms. Swaya spent 6 years as the Chief Compliance Officer for Millennium bcp bank, N.A, where she was responsible for the Compliance Risk Management Program, which included oversight of the bank’s AML function and Consumer Compliance Program.

Ms. Swaya is an accredited Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) and a member of the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS). Ms. Swaya started her career at the Office of Thrift Supervision as a Federal Bank Examiner. Ms. Swaya graduated from University of Massachusetts, Amherst with a B.A. in History with a minor in Economics.