Financial Abuse Specialist Team (FAST)

The Financial Abuse Specialist Team (FAST) is a multidisciplinary team of public agency representatives and private professionals from the financial services industry. FAST was formed in 2005 to provide expert forensic assistance in the investigation of complex cases of suspected elder financial abuse. FAST also works to raise public awareness and provide community education through professional training programs.

https://www.marinhhs.org/blog/marins-financial-abuse-specialist-team-fast

Deborah Stephenson moved to Sausalito in January 1978 after graduating from New Mexico State University with a degree in Accounting and Management. She worked as an FDIC Bank Examiner until the mid-1980's and then started a 20+ year career in Business/Corporate Banking. In 1998 she moved to Mill Valley and retired from the banking industry in 2014. She travels to her apartment in NYC as time allows but remains active in Marin County most of her free time.

Chrisula Asimos, PhD, EA, CSA worked as a mental health clinician in psychiatric emergency for about 40 years and also had a second career working for the IRS in taxpayer\compliance. Currently volunteer as a commissioner representing San Rafael on the Marin County Commission on Aging, and am a co-volunteer coordinator with the San Rafael Villages. As a volunteer with the FAST team I am concerned about the financial exploitation and abuse of older adults and the numerous SCAMS that target this vulnerable and trusting group.