Officers
Yesenia Mendez – Chair
Yesenia Armijo Mendez was born and raised in Dallas, TX. She attended Southern Methodist University and went on to attend American University in Washington D.C. where she obtained her M.A. in International Affairs. Through her banking sector background, Yesenia began her career at the U.S. Department of the Treasury in the Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence. She eventually moved into private sector and has worked for various financial institutions in the compliance space.
Yesenia is the Head of Compliance for Array, a fintech startup whose mission is to democratize consumer credit data. She is very passionate about financial literary and understands the life changing empowerment that comes with consumer credit education.
Yesenia, her husband, and two kiddos live in Dallas. Yesenia is a Peloton junkie, enjoys beating her family at board games, and trying out new cocktail recipes.
Yesenia is a proud lifetime member of Sigma Lambda Gamma Sorority Inc.
Estela Resendez – Vice Chair
Estela Resendez is Senior Vice President, Compliance & BSA Officer for Spectrum Global Payment Solutions, Inc. (Spectrum-GPS), formerly known as PNC Global Transfers, Inc. (“PNC-GT”) and BBVA Transfer Services, Inc. (“BTS”). Ms. Resendez began her career in the money service business 22 years ago and has over 40 years of experience in the financial services industry. Prior to Spectrum GPS joining Spectrum GPS, she was Deputy General Manager for Banamex-Houston Agency (now Citibank) responsible for international operations, international treasury management and regulatory compliance.
Ms. Resendez has completed the ABA National School of Compliance and Graduate School of Compliance Management courses and has attended AML conferences held by ABA, ACAMS, MTRA and IMTC.
Ms. Resendez has also been a proud member of the National Association of Realtors and the Houston Board of Realtors Association for over 30 years.
Sharon L Psencik – Treasurer
Sharon Psencik is Senior Vice President, Compliance, BSA & CRA Officer for R Bank. Sharon began her career over 30 years ago with over 25 years in the financial services industry and has been involved in almost every department including Operations, Lending Administration, Information Technology, Compliance and Audit. Prior to joining R Bank in early 2021, Sharon was SVP Compliance / BSA Officer at Wallis Bank, SVP BSA / Deposit Compliance Officer at Post Oak Bank, VP BSA Manager at East West Bank, AVP BSA Officer for MetroBank N.A. During her career, Sharon was also employed with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in the Department of Liquidation as a Claims Specialist in both Houston, Texas and Monmouth Junction, New Jersey.
Sharon has completed the ABA National School of Compliance and earned her Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager certification. She has attended AML conferences held by ABA and ACAMS.
Sharon is happily married and lives in Pflugerville, Texas with her husband Jeff. Together, they have two sons and enjoys attending sporting events, movies, traveling and spending time with family.
Members
Monique Schmit IRS Criminal Investigation (retired)
Travis Dreibelbis (Woodforest National Bank)
Ed Dubberke IRS Criminal Investigation (retired)
LaTasha Franklin (American First National Bank)
Ana Zelaya (Central Bank Houston)
MaryCarmen Menchaca (BBVA Houston Agency)