Duane J. Crithfield

Director

Mr. Crithfield is a graduate of the University of Nebraska having obtained a Masters in Administration. He served as an officer in the U.S. Army and subsequently as a reserve officer. Mr. Crithfield began his business career as an investment officer for a major Midwest regional bank and was actively involved in numerous leveraged buyouts. In the following years, Mr. Crithfield founded a U.S. based consulting firm specializing in international financial services. Mr. Crithfield works closely with many Caribbean governments advising on the laws and regulations concerning banks, trust companies and insurance companies. He assists governments in reviewing existing and proposed legislation that affects financial institutions.

Keithley F. T. Lake

Director

A native of Anguilla, Mr. Lake attended the University of Missouri-Kansas City, where he received his J.D. with Distinction. After graduation, he was admitted to the Missouri Bar and worked as a staff attorney for the Office of the Solicitor, United States Department of Labor in Kansas City. Following his employment with the U.S. government, he joined Allied Signal, Inc. in Kansas City as a staff attorney, where he eventually was named Counsel, Allied Signal, Inc., Kansas City Division. Mr. Lake then attended Norman Manley Law School at the University of the West Indies. Upon receiving of his Legal Education Certificate, he returned to Anguilla where he founded the law firm Keithley F. T. Lake and Associates, Barristers and Solicitors-at-Law. This firm is engaged in the practice of law with special emphasis on international commercial matters.

Brenda A. Moore, CPA, CIA

Chief  Financial Officer

Ms. Moore brings over 18 years of financial, accounting and management experience to Alliance. During her seven years with Ernst & Young, Ms. Moore provided financial and operational audits, internal audit services and management consulting to publicly traded and privately owned clients in various industries including insurance, financial services, retail, health care, law and publishing. In her positions as Controller of the Women’s Tennis Association Tour and as CFO in the finance and telecommunications industries, Ms. Moore was responsible for such critical functions as financial reporting, financial budgeting, strategic operational planning, business risk analysis, and corporate governance. Ms. Moore graduated from the University of South Florida with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting. She is a Certified Public Accountant and Certified Internal Auditor, and a member of the American Institute of CPAs, the Florida Institute of CPAs and the Institute of Internal Auditors.

Pamela Jacobs Soulé, B.S., J.D.
General Counsel

Mrs. Soulé is a former senior attorney for the Florida Department of Financial Services where she worked with investigators, criminal prosecutors and various government agencies in the regulation of Florida’s financial services industry for over seven years. Prior to joining Alliance Holding Company, Mrs. Soulé served as in-house counsel to Offshore Trust Services in Tampa for two years. While attending law school, Mrs. Soulé gained legislative experience as an intern with the Florida House of Representatives, Committee on Finance and Taxation. Mrs. Soulé is a graduate of the Florida State University, where she earned her Bachelors of Science in Economics, and Stetson College of Law, where she earned her Juris Doctorate. Mrs. Soulé has been a member of the Florida Bar since 1996, where she served on the Consumer Protection Law Committee, and she is a current member of the Federal Middle District Court of Florida.