Afternoon State Content General Session (KRP's Edward Reisinger)

1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. 20-minute Repossession State Content Break Out Session

4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. 20-minute Collection State Content Break Out Session

Afternoon State Content Breakouts (KRP's Jonathan Kudulis)

(Participants not attending State Content Breakout attend General Panel Discussion)

Real Estate Lending State Content Breakout Sessions (KRP's Will McCarty)

(Participants not attending State Content Breakout attend General Panel Discussion)

Michael R. Christians
Regulatory Compliance Counsel

As principal of Michael Christians Consulting, LLC, Michael assists financial institutions and organizations across the country with ensuring their compliance programs conform to Federal laws and regulations. He provides counsel relative to current rules, assists with the strategic implementation of upcoming regulatory changes and offers customized education and training services.

Michael has more than two decades of experience in the financial services industry with a primary focus on consumer compliance. He obtained his Juris Doctorate from Drake University Law School. He is a member of the Iowa State Bar where he is licensed to practice law.

Tyler F. Parker

Tyler F. Parker is a nationally recognized speaker on financial institution operational and compliance topics, who has taught operations and compliance programs for all state credit union leagues and associations, America's Credit Unions, the NCUA and thousands of credit unions over the last thirty-seven (37) years. Additionally Ty creates comprehensive user-friendly member product and service agreements and online solutions that help his credit unions with all their critical goals, especially making and saving a great deal of money daily and annually.

Amy Wargo
Director of Risk Management

Amy Wargo has spent almost three decades working with financial institutions to solve their compliance and operational challenges. She currently oversees the CU Risk Intelligence division of League InfoSight by supporting leagues in providing affordable high quality compliance solutions to their client credit unions. She is an experienced facilitator, compliance expert, auditor, and risk manager. She frequently works with leagues all over the U.S. as well as credit union executive teams and compliance professionals. Her expertise is deeply seated in financial institution operations, mortgage lending, process improvement, instructional design and compliance/examination assistance and support.

As a credentialed expert in the credit union industry, she routinely speaks on industry challenges, hot topics/trends and reconciling examination/compliance deficiencies. As a sought-after and top-rated speaker, she has been featured at award-winning conferences including America's Credit Unions schools and league meetings. Her ability to communicate mobilizes audiences of all ages, from young professionals to seasoned board members.

In her spare time, Amy enjoys reading novels, running, or punching the bag in the boxing gym. She resides with her husband in Southeast Michigan.

Edward Reisinger

Edward has a comprehensive understanding of credit unions operations, process, and procedures. His practice focuses upon employment matters, real estate and consumer lending, electronic and digital banking, creditor rights and strategic analysis. Edwards has been a part of the Credit Union movement for more than 20 years and frequently provides training to credit unions and mortgage companies. He is a past president of the Vestavia Hill Sunrise Rotary Club and the Vice-Chairperson of the Leadership Council of the University of Alabama School of Law.

Jonathan Kudlis

Jonathan’s practice involves supervision of civil litigation for the firm’s representative clients, as well as general regulatory and operational guidance. Jonathan handles a wide assortment of cases, in both federal and state courts, including vendor (contract) disputes, construction disputes, regulatory issues and bond claims.

Jonathan is a graduate of the university of Alabama School of Law. He is a member of the Alabama State Bar, Florida State Bar, Louisiana State Bar, Mississippi State Bar, State Bar of Texas and Virginia State Bar. Jonathan has been recognized as a “Top 40 under 40” and “Rising Star” attorney by multiple publications.

Will McCarty

Will grew up in Montgomery Alabama. He graduated from Samford University in 1992 and upon graduation moved to Washington D.C. to serve on the Congressional staff of U.S. Congressman Spencer Bachus of Alabama. From 1993-1996, Will served as the Congressman’s Press Secretary, as well as the Spokesman for the House Banking Committee’s subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation.

Will left Washington in 1996 to attend the University of Alabama School of Law. After graduating, he began working as the Director of Governmental Affairs for the Alabama Credit Union League. He became the Vice President of Governmental and Public Affairs and Staff Counsel, then became the Sr. Vice President of Governmental Affairs and Staff Counsel for the League of Southeastern Credit Unions, which was created by the consolidation of the Alabama and Florida Credit Union Leagues. During his time at the League, Will oversaw the legislative, compliance, political, grassroots, and legal departments of the organizations. In 2012, Will left the League to join the firm.

David Blake

Mr. Blake is a Financial Forensic Specialist with the Georgia Department of Human Services (DHS) Forensic Special Initiatives Unit (FSIU) and a member of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) Crimes Against the Disabled and Elderly (CADE) Task Force. Before joining DHS in 2010, Mr. Blake served with the DeKalb County Police Department and the DeKalb County District Attorney’s Office as the chief investigator over the White-Collar Crime Unit. Mr. Blake is an ACFE Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), an NW3C Certified Economic Crimes Forensic Examiner (CECFE), a State of Georgia POST Certified Instructor, and is a co-developer of and a principal instructor for the Certified At-Risk Adult Crime Tactics Specialist certification course (CACTS).