2023-2024 Rising Star Award in Recognition of Outstanding Club Leadership and Service

Written By Dr. Emme Devonish

I am so honored to receive the 2023-2024 Rising Star Award in Recognition of Outstanding Club Leadership and Service alongside the two recipients of the award for Outstanding Dedication and Service Above and Beyond All Expectations, Robert Fleischmann and Harold Gear, from the Rotary Club of Jacksonville-Oceanside. Thank you, President Ken Cahill, the Board of Directors, and all members for recognizing our commitment to our community, Rotary International, and service above self. A special thanks to the Rotary Club of Jacksonville-Oceanside members who celebrated with us, the Executive Director of Beaches Museum, Christine Hoffman for offering the venue for our event, my co-chair of the Decorating Committee, Tanya Foreman for our making our silver and black New Year's Eve theme sparkle, Karen Perrin for bringing the glitter, Sean (Coach Sean) McCarthy for lending us the disco ball, and to Teresa and Steve at Taste! Catering on the Boulevard for the delicious food and excellent service.

Dr. Emme Devonish

Emme Devonish is Principal and Executive Consultant at Creative Compliance Communication Services, LLC. She provides strategic advice, executive coaching, corporate governance guidance, compliance risk assessments and program evaluations, and leadership training on ethics and organizational culture to organizations across multiple sectors. Her work focuses on delivering tailored services that respond to client specifications, emerging industry trends, and regulatory requirements. 

Dr. Devonish is a Certified Compliance & Ethics Professional and a SHRM Certified Professional. She maintains a license to practice law in the State of New York and retired from the Bar of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 2012. She began her career as an Attorney-Adviser at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Later she worked as a Director in the Compliance Department at The Prudential Insurance Company of America and then as a Vice President at Nomura IBJ Global Investment Advisors before joining the Corporate Department at Kelley Drye & Warren as a Senior Associate.

Her knowledge of securities law and regulatory compliance best practices led her to several high-level project-based roles, including as International Legal Counsel at Crédit Lyonnais Asset Management and as Finance Counsel at the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations in Paris, France. Upon her return to the United States, she served as Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer at Transamerica Investment Management in Los Angeles, and thereafter formed her consulting practice, Creative Compliance Communication Services, LLC.

Dr. Devonish is certified in Distance Education and has taught online, hybrid, and face-to-face courses in Law, Communication, English, Literature, Writing, and Film at various universities across the United States and abroad. She holds PhD in Film Studies from The University of Sydney, an MFA in Creative Writing from Carlow University, a JD/MA in Law and International Affairs from The American University, and a BA in French and International Relations from Syracuse University.

http://www.emmedevonish.com
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