Meet the Speakers: What Your Executives Need to Know About Compliance Oversight
An effective workforce compliance program is a team effort. If a department, office, vendor, or even an individual worker is out of compliance, the entire organization is at risk. Your team also shapes your compliance program over time: what they find engaging, and what they don’t—as well as their technological preferences, accessibility needs, and learning styles—should guide the content of your training courses and components of your platform.
That said, your organization also needs to invest in your MVPs: the members of your board. Executive or board oversight is one of the 4 pillars of a sound compliance management system—which is why regulators require it.
Join Compli and Killgore Pearlman next week as we discuss how to cover your compliance oversight bases efficiently. Attendees will learn about regulatory requirements from a seasoned lawyer, and what oversight teams want to know—directly from a veteran board member.
Meet the Speakers: Michael Semanie, Kirby Dyess, and Brian Larson

Michael Semanie is an attorney and shareholder of Killgore, Pearlman, Semanie, Denius & Squires, PA. As a business lawyer licensed in Florida, Michael advocates for and advises a diverse group of clients on matters including advertising compliance, consumer protection claims, corporate governance, and labor and employment. He has represented businesses in court as well as arbitration, mediation, and day-to-day negotiations. Before his career in law, Michael was a successful marketer, and calls on that experience when developing creative solutions for the organizations he serves.

Kirby Dyess is Principal of Austin Capital Management, Ltd, chair of the Portland General Electric Company’s Compensation and Human Resources Committee and member of PGE’s Audit Committee, and a director on several boards—including ours. A seasoned business leader and advisor, Kirby has spent her career in top spots at the some of the world’s most innovative companies. Prior to serving on Compli’s board, she held numerous executive positions at Intel; advised the Environmental Protection Agency on emerging industry developments; and guided decision-making as a member of the board at a number of private companies, investment funds, and educational institutions.

Brian Larson is the Director of Sales at Compli, and an expert when it comes to the topics of consumer lending, regulatory enforcement, and compliance management systems. Readers of our blog will recognize Brian from his coverage of topics related to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Dodd–Frank, the American Financial Services Association, and more. When he’s not at work, Brian’s an avid fly fisherman—catch him in his waders in the middle of a river in Montana or here in Oregon.
Reserve Your Spot for Our April 3rd Webinar
Join Michael, Kirby, and Brian next week as they discuss the critical role of board member oversight in an organization’s CMS. You’ll hear from both sides of the coin about your compliance oversight obligations, and learn your reporting requirements and best practices to effectively report to your executive team. Click here to sign up.