Donna Kelly

Areas of Expertise
  • Consumer Compliance
  • Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) Auditing
  • Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) Training
  • Loan Review
Education and Training
  • Ouachita Baptist University, BA/Accounting, 1985
  • American Bankers Association/National Compliance School, 2002
  • American Bankers Association/Graduate School of Compliance Management, 2005
  • Numerous FDIC and FFIEC sponsored schools and seminars
  • U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Graduate/Women's Executive Leadership Program, 1995
Certifications
  • Certified Public Accountant

Senior Consultant

Biography
Donna Kelly provides a wide array of regulatory consulting services to our clients. She manages the compliance services practice group that provides consumer compliance reviews and  Bank Secrecy Act audits. She conducts BSA, compliance, internal audit, and fair lending training in a variety of formats. She also provides loan review, internal audit, policy, and other management-related services.    

Donna has an extensive background in compliance, loan review, and accounting management. Before joining DD&F, she gained 5 years experience with the FDIC as Bank Examiner, leading examination teams in assessing credit and financial risks of financial institutions, assisting in the training of assistant examiners, and serving as a BSA subject matter expert. Prior to that, she acquired 7 years of experience in supervisory accounting positions with the FDIC, responsible for all general ledger transactions, reconciliations, and financial reporting for receiverships and subsidiary corporations.  

Her regulatory and professional experience provides her with a broad understanding of banking regulations and financial practices. Donna holds the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) certification.

Professional Experience
Consumer Compliance - Extensive knowledge of consumer compliance regulations in the banking industry. Manages the compliance work group. Extensive experience conducting consumer compliance reviews.  

Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) - Extensive experience conducting Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) audits.    

Training - Has conducted numerous training sessions in the areas of Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), compliance, internal audit, and fair lending.  

Internal Audit - Has served numerous clients with ongoing risk assessment and internal audit services. Has provided assistance in the development of internal audit plans and policies, and provided other management-related services.  

Loan Review - Has served numerous clients with ongoing loan review services and with targeted and due diligence loan review services.