Board

Board of Directors

Introducing our 2025 Dallas Area Compliance Association Board of Directors

Rhonda Coggins, CRCM, is a manager in Wipfli’s risk advisory services practice, with over 40 years of experience in the financial industry. She provides expert compliance-related advice and guidance to banks and credit unions all over the country.  Her focus on the management of consumer federal banking requirements has been instrumental in assisting clients with the implementation of new regulations, as well as in the handling of day-to-day compliance responsibilities.  Clients appreciate her insight and solutions to help them overcome compliance challenges.

Cindy Maxwell-Bathea is Senior Vice President Community Reinvestment Act Officer at InterBank with 3 decades of experience in the banking industry. Cindy’s renowned analytical skills and savvy in regulatory trends have proven effective in achieving banking goals, namely though her specializations in Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) Compliance, corporate governance, regulatory best practices, and operational policies and procedures.  She has served on numerous nonprofit boards, and community committees, including United Way of Metro Dallas Financial Inclusion Roundtable, North Collin County Habitat for Humanity, United Way Pathways to Work Advisory Group, and Volunteer Center of North Texas, where she Co-developed innovative CRA solutions such as its online volunteer portal.  Cindy looks to bring her passion for executing CRA to the DACA team to continue to be a part of positive community impact in the North Texas area and beyond.

Gene has held management and compliance roles in financial services for 20 years and currently serves as a regional Managing Principal for Capco. He is a speaker and frequent contributor of articles to financial publications on compliance and risk topics. His areas of expertise include lending, deposit operations, loan servicing, consumer complaints and fair lending/servicing. Gene has performed dozens of audits and risk assessments, as well as exam preparation work, for clients regionally and nationwide. He previously held compliance and management roles at Capital One and CitiFinancial. Gene holds the CRCM certification and has an M.B.A. from the University of Texas.

Alyson Trout is the Chief Risk Officer for Pegasus Bank, responsible for management and oversight of the Compliance and BSA Departments while also conducting various Internal Audits. Her banking career started on 9/11 and since that time she’s worked in almost every community banking department, with a few detours to provide compliance and regulatory oversight to vendors or align with other DACA partners in the compliance/audit field. She obtained her CRCM in 2013 (through a DACA recommendation and scholarship!). Alyson proudly joined the DACA Board in 2019 and is currently serving in the Communications role.

“Through serving in consulting and industry roles, I have over 15 years of experience in compliance risk management. My practice emphasis includes enterprise and compliance risk management, internal audit, USA PATRIOT Act, Bank Secrecy Act, Anti-Money Laundering Act compliance, and privacy compliance. I also have experience with co-sourced and outsourced AML staff augmentations, system implementations, risk assessments, and emerging technologies, including blockchain and cryptocurrency.

I am a Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager (CRCM) in addition to holding a Certified Anti Money Laundering Specialists (CAMS) certificate. I hold a B.A. in Criminal Justice from Michigan State University.”

Amy Thorpe is the SVP, Chief Compliance Officer and BSA Officer for Harmony Bank. She began her banking career as a teller over 14 years ago at a small, East Texas Community Bank. She has been with Texas Brand Bank, which is now Harmony Bank, for over 8 years. She obtained her CRCM certification in 2015 and her CAMS certification in 2018 (with the help of a DACA scholarship). Amy became a member of DACA shortly after moving to the Dallas area in to take a position with Texas Brand Bank and as of 2025, is now serving as head of Scholarships to the DACA board.

Bart Statowski is a Director with Asurity Advisors and has 15 years of experience in consumer financial regulations, risk management and anti-money laundering regulations.  Previously he has served in senior leadership roles at mid-size regional banks and a professional services advisory firm.  Bart has extensive experience in working with financial institutions to build out compliance management systems (CMS) and helping prepare them for Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) oversight.  

In his time working with mid-sized banks, he has helped several regional banks  with the build out of their compliance management system (CMS), monitoring and testing programs, compliance training programs, policies and procedures, risk assessments, complaint management programs, key risk indicators (KRIs), Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) process, Fair and Responsible banking programs, and Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) programs.  He also has experience working with institutions needing guidance on responses to regulatory or legal compliance and AML enforcement actions and has extensive experience in management regulatory examinations.    

Prior to his time in banking, Bart was a Risk Advisory Services Manager at a national consulting firm where he led engagements related to consumer compliance, fair and responsible banking, and BSA/AML.  During his time at the firm, he helped clients identify risks within their processes and worked with them to help identify potential solutions to gaps.  He also oversaw staff  and worked on ways to streamline and develop a consistent review and reporting process.

Bart is a graduate of Loyola University Chicago with a Finance and Economics degree.  He has also attended the ABA National Compliance School and ABA Advanced Compliance school.  Bart holds the Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager (CRCM) certification, Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) certification, and the Certified Anti-Money Laundering Fraud Professional (CAFP) certification.  He is also a board member of the Dallas Area Compliance Association (DACA).    

Bio coming soon.

Whitley Duncan serves as the Secretary of the Board for the Dallas Area Compliance Association (DACA). In her professional role as an Audit Manager at Payne & Smith, Whitley specializes in regulatory compliance, Fair Lending, and Bank Secrecy Act.

With over 10 years of experience in the financial sector, Whitley has held key positions across various departments in community banks, giving her a well-rounded understanding of the industry. Her deep expertise in regulatory requirements, combined with her practical experience, allows her to contribute effectively to DACA’s mission of fostering compliance education and networking in the Dallas area.

Whitley is committed to advancing the compliance profession and supporting DACA’s goal of promoting best practices and continuous learning among industry professionals.

Dennis Smith, CRCM is a Senior Consultant with Capco with over 2 decades experience in regulatory compliance.   Dennis began his banking career as a teller over 25 years ago at a northeast Texas community bank.  Throughout his banking career, he has held many titles such Compliance, BSA, Security – Officer.  In 2014, Dennis obtained his CRCM certification and accepted a consulting position with Capco, formally FIS.   Through his consulting work, he has performed numerous regulatory compliance reviews, audits, and risk assessments for clients nationwide.  Dennis holds a B.S. of Business Administration from Texas A&M University – Commerce.  In 2025, Dennis joined the DACA Board of Directors.

Linda Crank is the Senior Vice President, CRA Officer for Centennial Bank and Happy State Bank – A Division of Centennial Bank. She is responsible for the management and oversight of the Bank’s Community Reinvestment Act program. With over 40 years financial industry experience, she has held roles including CRA, HMDA, Fair Lending, Risk Management, and Treasury Management. She is a frequent speaker and serves on several non-profit boards. She currently serves as a Director at Large for DACA and has proudly served on the DACA Board for many years in various capacities.