Bonita Jones Named 2010
Distinguished Service Award Winner
The honor goes annually to a
compliance professional in who
demonstrates “outstanding leadership, initiative and accomplishment
in service to the regulatory compliance management profession.” The
selection came from the ABA Compliance Administrative Committee
(CAC), a committee of 13 leading
bank compliance professionals.
In introducing Jones, CAC
Chair Elizabeth M. Snyder, CRCM,
chief compliance officer and Leaders Bank in Oak Brook, Ill, praised
Jones for improving regulator-banker relations during her time at
the Federal Reserve.
“Bonita made banker education
a priority while at the Federal Re-
serve, she continuously strived to
bridge the gap between regulator
and banker and she continues to
impart that knowledge and experi-
ence in her new role as a consul-
tant,” Snyder said.
In nominating her, a long-time
colleague praised Jones’s passion for
bank compliance: “Bonita’s passion
for community development, fair
lending and CRA, as well as risk
management is evident in her inter-
actions with the students at the ABA
Compliance Schools and in her
writings for the ABA Bank Compli-
ance magazine.”
In her acceptance speech, Jones
was humbled by the DSA honor be-
cause of those who had won it before
her (See list below). She thanked
family members and former col-
leagues, but said the Federal Reserve
of Philadelphia and San Francisco
“laid the foundation for me.”
Jones said the award is particu-
larly important to her because it
is based on a service model with
three main principles: capacity
for excellence, integrity, and pas-
sion. She said the ABA continually
identifies brilliant people to work
directly or indirectly for the asso-
ciation, which leads to excellence in
knowledge. She added that integ-
rity builds on something her late
husband, Bruce Miller, lived by:
“Make sure you always do the right
thing.” Finally, she implored con-
ference attendees to exhibit pas-
sion in their service and to focus
on what they enjoy, because that’s
what they will excel in. In closing,
she promised to continue to “strive
for excellence, definitely maintain
my integrity, and keep the passion.”
Prior to the formation of
Bonita Jones & Associates, Jones
spent more than 28 years with the
Federal Reserve. She was a prin-
cipal at the Federal Reserve Bank
of San Francisco with responsibil-
ity for banking supervision and
regulation.She also spent 19 years
at the Federal Reserve Bank of
Philadelphia where she managed
supervision staff and worked in
both safety and soundness and
consumer compliance functions.
Jones is a member of the advisory
board for the ABA National Com-
pliance School and the Graduate
School of Compliance Management.
She also serves as a regular contribu-
tor to and as an editorial adviser for
ABA Bank Compliance magazine. ■
Bonita g. jones
Bonita Jones, president of San Francisco-based Bonita Jones & Associates, LLC, received the 2010 Distinguished Service Award June 14 at he American Bankers Association’s Regulatory
Compliance Conference in San Diego.
distinguished service award Winners
2009
Keith E. Monson, CRCM
Premier;Bank
(now senior Vice president of audit and
compliance at premier Bank, jefferson city, mo.)
2008
Anna M. Rentschler,
CRCM, CAMS, AMLP
central;Bancompany
(now Bsa/aml officer at central Bancompany,
jefferson city, mo.)
2007
Alan J. Dombrow
Federal;Reserve;Bank;of;new;York
(now examining officer at the federal reserve
Bank of new York, new York, n. Y.)
2006
John J. Byrne, CAMS
Bank;of;America
(now executive Vice president for the association
of anti-money laundering specialists)
2005
Karen Davy Wright, CRCM
JPMorgan;chase;Bank
(now executive director of compliance at
jpmorgan chase Bank, houston, texas)
2004
Charles Lewis, CRCM
uMB;consulting;services
(now Vice president of compliance services for the
missouri Bankers association, jefferson city, mo.)
2003
Andrew M. Zavoina, CRCM
First;national;Bank;Texas
(now an executive Vice president at the glia
group, killeen, texas)
2002
Stuart J. Lehr, CRCM
union;Bank;of;california
(now an industry principal at finacle, at infosys
technologies limited, fremont, calif.)
2001
Nancy Derr-Castiglione, CRCM
Bank;one;corporation
(now compliance manager at dc compliance
services, llc, littleton, colo.)
2000
Lucy H. Griffin, CRCM
compliance;Resources,;Inc.
(now president of compliance resources, inc.,
reston, Va.)
1999
Allan L. Kraemer, CRCM
Bank;of;America
(now principal at kraemer & Walters llc, mill
Valley, calif.)
1998
Michael D. Maher, CRCM, CRP
u.s.;Bank
(now senior Vice president and acting group
risk officer at Wells fargo home mortgage,
minneapolis, minn.)
aBa
1997
Margaret P. Causby, CRCM
old;Point;national;Bank
(deceased)
1996
Robert P. Chamness
cFI;Proservices
(now chief legal officer and secretary at
digimarc corp., tualatin, ore.)
1995
Jack Adams, CRCM
corestates;Bank
(deceased)
