Emily Strickland

Emily Strickland has a diverse and extensive work experience. Emily started their career in 1999 at Regions Bank as a Head Teller and worked there until 2003. Emily then worked at Morgan Keen as a Sales Assistant from 2003 to 2006.

After that, they joined Paragon Commercial Bank as a Loan Closing Coordinator, where they provided documentation support, liaised with borrowers' counsel, and managed loan portfolio exceptions. In 2009, they moved to Reliant Bank as a Teller Manager, where they managed the teller team, branch operations, and executed customer appreciation events.

In 2011, Emily joined Aquesta Bank & Insurance as a Commercial Loan Operations Manager, where they managed loan packages, closings, and funding for commercial loans. Emily also wrote loan covenants to ensure enforceability.

From 2014 to 2018, Emily worked at Greater Community Bank (Georgia) in various roles. Initially, they served as a Loan Operations Manager, overseeing loan operations and implementing new loan products. Later, they took on the role of Deposit Operations Manager/Information Security Officer, managing deposit operations, retail staff, and branch operations. Emily also introduced a sales culture resulting in improved cross-sales and worked on redesigning the bank's overdraft privilege service for cost reduction and improved compliance.

Currently, Emily is working at Safe Systems as a Senior Compliance Specialist. In this role, they work with financial institutions to implement and maintain SaaS solutions for information security compliance. Emily advises financial institutions on information security oversight, conducts Business Continuity and Cyber Incident Response exercises, and assists with various information security tasks.

Overall, Emily Strickland has demonstrated expertise in compliance, loan operations, deposit operations, and information security throughout their career.

Emily Strickland graduated from the University of South Carolina with a Bachelor's of Media Arts degree, specializing in Media Arts. Emily obtained their degree but the specific start and end years of their education at the university were not provided. Additionally, they have obtained a certification in Risk and Information Systems Control™ (CRISC) from ISACA in August 2022.