1) Where are you from? Where do you spend the most time now?
I am from Northern Westchester in New York and I currently live in Southern Westchester. For some reason I have not been able to leave Westchester’s borders! I work in the Financial District, so naturally I spend a lot of time in Manhattan.
2) What is your profession? What do you love best about it?
I am an Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer. In my role I perform investigations to determine whether transactions stem from illegal activity. I love working in Anti-Money Laundering because I get to find and report the bad guys!
3) What do you hope your work contributes to the world?
Money laundering activity in this day age has no borders. Illegal activities such as drug dealing, human trafficking, and illegal arms dealing are intertwined and have global impact. I hope that my work helps save or better the lives of those impacted by these crimes.
4) Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
I am in a good place in my life but there are a still a lot of things that I want to accomplish. There is a part of me that enjoys the hustle but I do look forward to a time where I can feel the calm of having achieved most of my goals (but I will never be finished because there are always new goals to be made). In another ten years I see myself in a loving marriage, with a flock of children and a home. In ten years I see myself healthy, happy and in love with life.
5) What is your favorite beach destination?
Such a hard question because I love the beach. I do not think I ever met a beach that I did not love. The beach I just went to in the Dominican Republic was gorgeous. But there was something about this beach that I went to in Barcelona, Spain that made me feel like I had just come home…
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