Bankers Assurance, LLC was formed by two specialists in 2009, who decided to put the client first and offer the highest quality product for a reasonable fee. 

Donna Kelly

CPA, CCBCO, and CBAP

Donna serves as the President of Bankers Assurance, LLC and is responsible for conducting internal audits, consumer compliance reviews, Bank Secrecy Act audits, and bank training sessions.   

Prior to forming Bankers Assurance, LLC, Donna worked for DD&F Risk Management Group for seven years, where she served as the Managing Director of the compliance and internal audit departments.  Donna has extensive knowledge and training in loan review, due diligence reviews, internal auditing, consumer compliance, and the Bank Secrecy Act. 

Before joining DD&F, Donna worked for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation from 1990-2002 and the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation (FSLIC) from 1987-1990.

Donna's experience with the FDIC includes the following areas/positions:

• Bank Examiner (Little Rock, AR), where she was lead examiner responsible for assessing financial and credit risks of the institutions.  She also served as one of the BSA subject matter experts for the local office. 
• Senior Accountant (Hartford, CT), where she was responsible for all general ledger transactions and reconciliations for receiverships and subsidiary corporations. 
• Regional Accountant (New York, NY), where she was responsible for the oversight and financial reporting for $10 billion in serviced asset pools.   

With FSLIC, Donna worked as a Staff Accountant, responsible for the financial analysis and reporting of general ledger activity for three receiverships with total assets in excess of $800 million.

Donna graduated from Ouachita Baptist University in 1985, with a Bachelor's degree in Accounting.  She also received her CPA in 1993. 

In addition, Donna completed the ABA National Compliance School in 2002, and attended the Boot Camp for BSA Professionals, sponsored by the Conference of State Bank Supervisors in 2006.  She also holds the ICBA Certified Community Bank Compliance Officer (CCBCO) and the ICBA Certified BSA/AML Professional (CBAP) certifications.  

Click here to e-mail Donna Kelly or call (501) 410-3188.

Shaun Harms

CRCM, CCBCO, and CBAP 

Shaun serves a Managing Director of Bankers Assurance, LLC and is responsible for conducting consumer compliance reviews, Bank Secrecy Act audits, bank training sessions, and compliance consulting. 

Shaun has extensive knowledge in consumer compliance and BSA.  He has performed numerous audits in both consumer compliance and BSA.  In addition, Shaun has conducted numerous training sessions for institutions all across Arkansas, the Arkansas Bankers Association, and the Arkansas State Bank Department.        

Prior to forming Bankers Assurance, LLC, Shaun served for four years as a Compliance Specialist for DD&F Risk Management Group, and was promoted to Senior Compliance Specialist in January 2009. Before joining the compliance department in 2005, Shaun worked as a Consultant for DD&F Consulting Group in the mergers and acquisitions area.  During his tenure, he assisted on various merger and acquisition projects, including preparing marketing packages, regulatory applications, feasibility studies, and proforma financial statements and financial ratios.

Shaun graduated from the University of Central Arkansas in 2001 with a Bachelor's degree in Finance.  He also graduated from Arkansas State University in 2003 with a Master's degree in Business Administration, and the Barret School of Banking in 2007 (summa cum laude).

In addition, Shaun completed the ABA National Compliance School in 2006, and holds the ICB Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager (CRCM), the ICBA Certified Community Bank Compliance Officer (CCBCO), and the ICBA Certified BSA/AML Professional (CBAP) certifications.  

Click here to e-mail Shaun Harms or call (501) 410-3198.

Heather Vaughan

CRCM and CAMS

Heather serves a Managing Director of Bankers Assurance, LLC and is responsible for conducting consumer compliance reviews, Bank Secrecy Act audits, bank training sessions, and compliance consulting.  Heather has extensive knowledge in consumer compliance and BSA. 

Prior to joining Bankers Assurance, LLC, Heather was the Compliance and BSA Officer for Summit Bank for seven years.   Before joining Summit, Heather was previously with the Arkansas State Bank Department for four years where she was a Compliance and Safety and Soundness Examiner.  Heather graduated from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in 2000 with a Bachelor’s degree in Finance. 

Heather completed the ABA Graduate Compliance School in 2005, and holds the ICB Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager (CRCM) and the ACAMS Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) designations.  

Click here to e-mail Heather Vaughan or call (501) 400-4099.

Robbie Gentry

Robbie serves as a Compliance Specialist for Bankers Assurance, LLC and is responsible for conducting deposit compliance and BSA reviews.  Robbie has conducted multiple audits in deposit compliance and BSA. 

Prior to joining Bankers Assurance, LLC in January 2011, Robbie worked for Alltel/Verizon Wireless in Little Rock for seven years.  Robbie served as a Senior Financial Analyst for the Governmental Funds Division where he managed the government funds allocation that was designated for educational and other non-profit entities.  Robbie graduated from Arkansas State University in 2004 with a Bachelor's degree in Management.    

Robbie completed the ABA’s National Compliance School in October 2011. 

Click here to e-mail Robbie Gentry or call (501) 413-6181.

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