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Maria Mayshura is the First Senior Vice President/Chief Risk Officer for First Bank. Prior to joining First Bank she was First Vice President/Internal Auditor at Ocean City Home Bank.
Maria has been in banking as an internal auditor for over 30 years. During those 30+ years, she has been responsible for compliance regulations, Sarbanes Oxley implementation and most recently COSO implementation. In addition to those responsibilities, she has performed audits for all departments within each bank and has adjusted those audits to reflect the changing landscape of the audit profession as well as the banking environment.
Ms. Mayshura is an active member of the New Jersey Banking Association since 1993, having held positions of chairman for the internal audit committee as well as the compliance committee. She has attended the America’s Bankers Association (ABA) annual compliance conference since 1999 focusing on the changing regulatory environment each year. She has also been a member of the Institute of Internal Auditors since 1993.
As a BSA Officer, Brendan Ryan is responsible for ensuring that First Bank remains in compliance with the Bank Secrecy Act and the PATRIOT Act. Specific areas of focus include Anti-Money Laundering investigations, OFAC compliance, and assisting in fraud investigations.
Prior to First Bank, Brendan worked in the AML Department at Capital One, overseeing the criminal subpoena review process for the Enhanced Due Diligence Department and prior to that serving as an analyst.
Brendan is a Graduate of Loyola University of New Orleans, is a member of Krewe of Freret, and locally is a member of the Ancient Order of Hibernians.
Michelle Mack is the Vice President and Compliance Officer of First Bank. Mrs. Mack’s primary responsibility is to maintain regulatory compliance for First Bank.
Prior to First Bank, Michelle worked at Affinity Federal Credit Union as a Compliance Officer. Michelle is an accomplished NAFCU Certified Compliance Officer (NCCO) with deep expertise in consumer protection, regulatory compliance, internal audit, consumer banking, compliance testing, evaluation and reporting. She possesses extensive banking, credit union, mortgage, real estate, and commercial banking experience.
Ms. Mack earned a Bachelor of Arts in Government and Politics from Saint John’s University. She is a member of New Jersey Banking Association Compliance & CRA Committee and has been a Girl Scout Leader in Somerset County for over 12 years.
As a BSA (Bank Secrecy Act) Officer, Brendan Ryan is responsible for ensuring that First Bank remains in compliance with the Bank Secrecy Act and the PATRIOT Act. Specific areas of focus include Anti-Money Laundering investigations, OFAC compliance, and assisting in fraud investigations.
Prior to First Bank, Brendan worked in the AML Department at Capital One, overseeing the criminal subpoena review process for the Enhanced Due Diligence Department and prior to that serving as an analyst.
Brendan is a Graduate of Loyola University of New Orleans, is a member of Krewe of Freret, and locally is a member of the Ancient Order of Hibernians.