Karla Monterrosa-Yancey

Karla Monterrosa-Yancey

Editor-In-Chief, ACAMS


Specialties: Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS)

Karla Monterrosa-Yancey is the award-winning editor-in-chief of the ACAMS Today (AT) magazine, a publication of ACAMS. Under her guidance the magazine has won over 300 awards for content, design, copywriting, interviews, media and much more. Recently, Monterrosa-Yancey was selected as part of E&P magazine’s “Editors Extraordinaire Class of 2024.”  

Monterrosa-Yancey has expanded the global reach of AT by launching two additional titles to the ACAMS Today  repertoire: ACAMS Today Europe  digital (published in English, French and German) and ACAMS Today Español digital. Monterrosa-Yancey also guides and manages the content and design of ACAMSToday.org, ACAMS Connection and Conexión  newsletters, AT social media, ACAMS members’ career headquarters and community forums. 

Monterrosa-Yancey is currently a Florida Magazine Association (FMA) board member and former president of same. She is also a board member of the Anti-Human Trafficking Intelligence Initiative. 

Monterrosa-Yancey is extremely involved in the publishing industry and has judged for the prestigious Azbee Awards  by the American Society of Business Publication Editors, the Eddie and Ozzie Folio: Awards and the EXCEL Awards. Prior to joining ACAMS, Monterrosa-Yancey worked in the accounting, education and technology industries. Monterrosa-Yancey received her Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist certification in 2008. She is fluent in Spanish and French and holds a bachelor’s degree in international relations and a master’s degree in business administration.