ACSS
D.C. Chapter
About Chapter
Come join us to promote sanctions awareness and create a community for sanctions professionals in Washington D.C.! The mission of the ACSS D.C. Chapter is to serve, inform, and advance sanctions and export controls professionals in the national Capitol region. The Chapter holds regular events centered around hot topics in the sanctions industry that impact sanctions and export controls professionals.
All ACSS members can join their local Chapter for free. If you are already an ACSS Member, all you need to do is update your membership profile. Click here to access your membership profile.
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Board Members
Carol Beaumier
Chapter Chair
Senior Managing Director | Protiviti
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An experienced consultant with more than thirty-five years of experience, Carol has extensive knowledge of numerous risk and regulatory issues affecting the financial services industry and frequently writes about and speaks on these issues.
For the last several years, Carol has been a regular presenter at the Institute of International Bankers’ BSA/AML/OFAC Training Series. She is also a lecturer at the Boston University School of Law for which she has designed and is teaching a financial crimes course in the University’s Certificate in Financial Services Compliance program.
David Kostelansky
Subject matter expert
Government
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David has extensive private sector experience. He was a Senior Consultant in Deloitte’s Business Intelligence Services where he worked with a diverse group of finance, defense, and intelligence organizations. Prior to that role, David worked at the Economist Intelligence Unit where he researched and reported on multinational corporations, banking, and foreign direct investment in China.
David received a M.S. in National Security Strategy from the National War College and a B.A. in International Economic Relations from American University. He also spent time studying at the London School of Economics and Peking University.
Dennis Krepp
Export Controls Trade Manager
Caterpillar Inc
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Peter Grigg
Director, Compliance and Control, OFAC/Economic Sanctions Advisory Officer
BNY Mellon
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Before establishing a career within economic sanctions compliance risk management, Peter held various management roles within consumer banking legal and regulatory compliance organizations. Peter is a D.C. native; he earned his JD/MBA from Duke University and bachelors in International Relations and Psychology from UNC-Chapel Hill.
Michael H. Huneke
Partner
Hughes Hubbard & Reed
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Mike’s recent thought leadership includes several “fresh looks” at all aspects of sanctions and export controls compliance, synthesizing key concepts from these complicated, dynamic regulatory topics and providing general counsel and chief compliance officers with the tools for focusing resources on the greatest risks for companies, directors, and officers.
The Legal 500 has recognized Mike as a “voice of reason when it comes to compliance matters,” with clients’ feedback including that Mike “stands out for his multi-jurisdictional knowledge of compliance, pragmatism and efficiency in handling cases.”
Mike received Lexology’s Client Choice Award for Investigations-USA for 2022 and 2023. Clients’ feedback included that Mike “is always able to quickly respond to the client’s queries even on a short notice and provides guidance which is at the same time precise and compelling.”
Mike was also recognized as one of four Hughes Hubbard attorneys honored to receive Global Investigations Review’s (GIR’s) “Most Important Development in the Practice or Law of International Investigations” 2020 award on behalf of the firm and its Global Investigations, Enforcement and Compliance team for his representation of Airbus in its historic settlement to successfully resolve bribery and corruption allegations.
ACSS CHAPTER FAQs
Who can join an ACSS Chapter?
Anyone can join an ACSS Chapter! Our Chapters are a place for our members to form a community on the ground, network, and share knowledge with like-minded sanctions professionals. If you are an ACSS member, click here to sign up today.
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I'm not sure if I want to become an ACSS Member, what are the benefits?
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